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Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special - “Predators” (2016)

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XKCD’s excellent presentation on historical global temperature and anthropogenic global warming. 

LESBIAN

the abyss surrounds us by emily skrutskie (sci fi/dystopian, woc protag)

ascension by jacqueline koyanagi (sci fi/space opera, disabled woc protag)

serenity rose by aaron alexovich (paranormal graphic novel)

everything leads to you by nina lacour (contemporary, but not “about” lgbt issues/coming out/anything like that)

afterworlds by scott westerfeld (contemporary/paranormal, woc protag)

beauty queens by libba bray (not sure on the genre; not sure how good this is, haven’t read it myself)

sword of the guardian by merry shannon (fantasy; warning for attempted rape scene)

huntress by malinda lo (fantasy, woc protag)

the dark wife by sarah diemer (fantasy)

seven by jennifer diemer (fantasy/fairy tale retelling)

bleeding earth by kaitlin ward (horror/fantasy; haven’t read this either, not sure how it is)

GAY

proxy by alex london (dystopian, moc protag)

more than this by patrick ness (dystopian i guess? not sure how to describe the genre tbh)

the star host by ft lukens (sci fi, haven’t read)

hero by perry moore (superhero)

BISEXUAL

god’s war by kameron hurley (post-apocalyptic/sci fi, bi woc protag)

coda by emma trevayne (dystopian, bi guy protag)

adaptation by malinda lo (sci fi, bi girl protag)

beauty queens by libba bray (see above, major bi characters)

ash by malinda lo (fantasy/fairy tale retelling, bi girl protag)

the young elites by marie lu (fantasy, lots of bi characters all around)

the scorpion rules by erin bow (dystopian, bi girl protag, haven’t read but i hear it’s awesome)

TRANS

beauty queens by libba bray (see above, major trans woman characters (i think))

the left hand of darkness by ursula k le guin (fantasy; haven’t read this either, not sure how it is)

love in the time of global warming by libba bray (dystopian; haven’t read this one either yikes)

GAY

swordspoint by ellen kushner (fantasy; assassins! mostly just one assassin)

one for sorrow by christopher barzak (haven’t read; paranormal; bad ending)

i haven’t read these and i refuse to take responsibility for their quality, but they’re all fantasy: dragon slayer, fire dragon, luck in the shadows, kastor chronicles

TRANS

the errant prince by sasha l. miller (haven’t read; also gay; fantasy, with knights and everything)

to summon nightmares by j.k. pendragon (haven’t read; also gay; modern fantasy)

nevada by imogen binnie (haven’t read; also lesbian; road trip is a genre, right?)

bc it’s hard to find trans books at all: here is a goodreads list of trans ya fic & non-fic, one of trans books by trans authors, and one of books about gay trans men. these are just lists i came across while looking around. 

oh and as someone who has read the kastor chronicles i can definitely vouch for quality. that shit is choice. (both of these are by the same author btw lol)

- Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey (SF near-future dystopia with mutants, female protagonists)

- the Middle Kingdoms books by Diane Duane (epic fantasy but the books aren’t epic length, everyone is poly-ish [that’s not the queer bit that’s just a content note], starts off with two guys who are like totes in love & adds a few more until it culminates in a giant poly wedding, just roll with it, roll with it) (STILL NOT FINISHED but the lack of a fourth book isn’t too dire) (there is a genderqueer character in these but they are an alien, basically; I am not genderqueer so I don’t know if genderqueer people would enjoy this portrayal or not)

- the Elemental Logic books by Laurie Marks (fantasy, lesbians!!!)

R. S. Belcher: Golgotha (Weird west with multiple LGBTQ characters.

Queers Destroy Science Fiction and Queers Destroy Fantasy

Chris Morarity: The Spin Series

Brit Mandelo (editor): Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Science Fiction

Jaym Gates and Erica Holtz (editors): Broken Time Blues

Gay - The Still (by David Feintuch) fantasy, bratty prince has love affair with his mentor/babysitter. This also has a sequel. - Luck in the Shadows (by Lynn Flewelling) fantasy, young apprentice falls for his dashing spy/thief master. First novel in a series.

Lesbian The Glass Republic by Tom Pollock, urban fantasy, lesbian Muslim protagonist. Middle book in a trilogy (the whole trilogy is excellent).

INTRODUCING: THE PRISONER’S TROLLEY PROBLEMMA

A trolley full of your loved ones is heading down the tracks and will hit another loved one. If you redirect it, it will hit three strangers, but all of your loved ones will be fine. However, there is another person on the other side of the tracks facing the same problem. If you both choose to redirect the trolleys, they will crash in the middle, killing almost everyone. 

The least amount of people will die if you do nothing and allow a loved one to die, the best-case scenario for you will occur if you pull your lever and the other person does not pull theirs, and the worst-case scenario will occur if you both pull your levers.