Welcome to the Outer Alliance August 18, 2009
Posted by Natania in : The Outer Alliance , trackbackWelcome to the Outer Alliance. So far, the idea is that the blog functions on three levels: education, support, and celebration of LGBT contributions in SF/F writing.
Who is invited into the Outer Alliance? Anyone who supports the community’s tenets and is committed to engaging in intelligent discussion about LGBT issues in SF/F. This is a group founded in the belief that the best course against bigotry and discrimination is by rising above it, not stooping down to it.
This group is open to all writers (professionals and fledgelings alike) of SF/F (speculative, horror, paranormal, etc)–and their friends–of any inclination. The idea is that this is an alliance, so as long as you uphold the tenets of the Outer Alliance (see below) you’re welcome in.
- The Outer Alliance is a group of SF/F writers and friends dedicated to LGBT advocacy through education, support, and celebration.
- As a member of the Outer Alliance I pledge to uphold the tenets of education, support, and celebration of LGBT contributions to the science-fiction and fantasy genres through my actions and work, online and in print.
Things we hope to accomplish: blog articles, guest posts, community shout-outs, web-badges, newsletters, mailing lists. This is in no way meant to be a group that bombards you with information every ten minutes; I’m thinking a monthly newsletter, and biweekly mailing list announcements (we’ll cross post to the blog, as well, with celebrations of stories sold/published, important news, etc.)
If you’d like to join the Outer Alliance please visit our GoogleGroups page and fill out the form.
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I blogged about why I’m joining the Outer Alliance over at my blog in yesterdays’ post: http://cesartorres.net/blog/?p=1164.
I am excited to provide support and my voice!
This sounds like an excellent idea. Count me in! What can we do?
(Side note: we’re currently reading for a Feminist Science Fiction themed issue of The Future Fire, which explicitly asks for stories that deal with issues of gender, sexuality, sexual preference and identity, etc. I hope we’ll get some good LGBT entries.)
I´m joining the Outer Alliance big time!!
@Djibril Currently we’re starting a mailing list and brainstorming, working on getting the word out. I can add you if you like.
This is a wonderful idea. Can I join?
Yes, please do. I’m happy to join the brainstorm…
Sign me up.
Add me to the queue, please.
To all: Wonderful! I am adding people as I can; by this evening we should be caught up. Thanks for the support!
Hey, I’ll join.
If you’ll have me.
Please sign me up.
Hi Natania,
Cheryl Morgan linked to you and I’d be delighted to join. I’m a genre critic, longtime fan, out-loud-and-proud queer of various stripes, and three-time judge for the SF/F/H section of the Lambda Awards. I look forward to seeing where this goes!
Cheers,
Rose Fox
Count me in, please.
Can I be added to the queue, please.
Please add me — would love to see where this goes.
If you’re willing to have me, I’d love to be part of this.
Sounds good to me.
Wicked. I’m in
Followed a friend/fellow writer here from Twitter. Count me in!
Please sign me up. I’m in that fledgeling category, but I do write fantasy and a bit of SF.
Wonderful to see this, I’d love for it this issue to start getting some noise and press.
*raises hand* Pick me pick me!
This is just so great already, after barely two days! Thanks, Natania, for coming up with this plan at this time. It’s going to be great. I added a new post just now at my blog (www.mbranesf.blogspot.com) pointing its readers to this page as well as Cheryl and Hal’s comments about it on their sites.
If straight writers are welcome, I’d like to join.
I’m in, if you’ll have me!
Please add me.
Sarah Ann Watts
I’d love to be involved!
I linked here, so consider me supporting.
“This is a group founded….” –
Could you tell me who has founded this group and who will be moderating the blog? Perhaps I’m clueless, but I haven’t been able to find anywhere the information as to the blog owners.
cheers
F
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@Fran Glad you asked! We are extremely new. As in, about three days old. I had the idea, and through Twitter banded together with a handful of other writers who shared a vision of a group dedicated to intelligent discussion, education, and celebration (as well as support) LGBT/queer issues in speculative/SF/F writing. Currently the moderators of the group include Chris Fletcher of M-Brane SF, and writer Cesar Torres. We’re expanding quickly. I am the primary web-type person at the moment. I imagine we’ll have formal bios of the faces behind the alliance soon enough! – Natania
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