It’s normal to look for people who share your interest in pop culture. But what happens when devotion to corporate-owned IP becomes an integral part of your identity? What happens when you only know how to be queer through fandom?

The world’s greatest writer June Martin joins us to talk about how fandom has become synonymous with queerness, and why that’s a problem. We talk about how intellectual property laws and commerce create strange hierarchies between content creator and audience, and why queer kids need to move beyond fandom and engage with challenging queer art.

Links:

 

• June Martin on Gumroad
• June’s website
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• Reagan’s press secretary laughs about gay people dying of AIDS
• A Quiet Confidence: New York Master Photographer John Dugdale

About Rite Gud: R.S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC. Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more. 

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