LGBTQA+ Coverage of anything and everything in the world of geek culture from an LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Asexual) perspective.
Coverage of anything and everything in the world of geek culture from an LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Asexual) perspective.
Sep 30 2026
ConFABulous, Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ Gaming Relaxacon, Returns for Its Eighth Year
Like most relaxacons, ConFABulous is a small, intimate affair where you can spend your time chilling and playing tabletop and video games with folks who are more likely to understand you than the average NPC. These types of events typically are structured around casual activities and hanging out…
Sep 25 2026
The Hive’s “Bull in a China Shop” Brings a Modern Vibe to a Historical Story
This month, the St. Paul–based Hive Collaborative has partnered with Fortune’s Fool Theatre to stage Bull in a China Shop, a historical drama telling the true story of Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks, a lesbian couple who dedicated themselves to the cause of first-wave feminism in the early 20th century.…
Aug 20 2026
“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” Is Jane Schoenbrun’s Best Work Yet
There is an exchange in Jane Schoenbrun’s film I Saw the TV Glow that sits in my heart like a 50-pound weight sometimes. About one-third of the way into the movie, main characters Owen and Maddy sit awkwardly near each other on the outdoor bleachers of their high school. After not being able to answer whether…
Jul 15 2026
WTF! Fest Takes Over the Hook and Ladder for Year Two of Punk Love and Rage
On July 11, the Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge in Minneapolis hosted the second edition of WTF! Fest (“Women, Trans, Femmes and Allies to the Front!”) across all of its indoor stages. The focus of the event was to support queer, trans, and femme punks in the Twin Cities area and to act as a fundraiser…
May 06 2026
“Queer and How We Got Here” Interweaves Memoir and History for Teen Readers
Queer and How We Got Here, Eisner Award–winning editor and cartoonist Hazel Newlevant’s second full-length work, solidifies their position as one of the more inquisitive voices in contemporary queer comics. Rather than simply chart their personal transmasculine nonbinary journey, Newlevant…
Feb 28 2026
Five 2026 Releases That Are Making Me Excited About Movies Again
To say 2026 got off to a rough start would be a massive understatement. And to be frank, anything happening in the world of film has been the last thing on my mind—I have found it quite difficult to focus on “less serious” things when each day has felt so tumultuous and uncertain. But that is the gift of film,…
Oct 30 2025
Theater Mu Opens Its 2025–2026 Season with a Heartbreaking Debut
To kick off its 35th season, St. Paul’s Theater Mu, which focuses on telling the stories of the Asian American experience, debuted Maybe You Could Love Me at the Mixed Blood Theatre. Written by Samah Meghjee and directed by Katie Bradley, the play is a coming-of-age story about two queer Muslim…
Oct 04 2025
“To the Stars and Back,” a Webtoon Favorite, Is Now Out in Print
Another successful webcomic has made the jump from online to print. To the Stars and Back, a “Webtoon phenomenon,” is getting the hardcover and paperback treatment.
Written and drawn by Peglo, it’s a slice-of-life romance, a genre familiar to regular Webtoon readers. The first episode…
Jun 29 2025
The Challenges of Being an Asexual Anime Fan
Pride Month is a tradition that, up until recently, I never participated in. Not because I didn’t support the LGBT+ community—far from it—but because I never thought I belonged within that community.
When I was younger, I assumed the reason I didn’t find anyone sexually appealing was…
May 26 2025
“Mae West and the Trial of Sex” Brings Theater and Government Censorship to Life at Crane Theater
My 12-year-old child asked me last week, “Dad, why do you care about theater so much?” It was one of those sincere and honest questions a curious child may ask you. I gave him a sincere answer: Theater is important to me because it’s an accessible way for storytellers and artists to tell stories that matter…