Pride Month

June is Pride Month! This month is about acceptance, equality, and celebrating LGBTQ+ people, education in LGBTQ+ history, as well as raising awareness of issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community.

Homophobia, and transphobia in all of their many forms is also prevalent as pride month calls for remembering how damaging these mindsets were and can still be.

Love is love, no matter who you are.

So let's celebrate some queer fantasy books:

• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldtree. Cozy fantasy featuring LGBT and lesbian themes. Think Dungeons and Dragons, but post-adventure and taking place in a cute coffee shop. Reviews.

• The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer. Forced proximity on an away mission in a space adventure, with an added mystery to intrigue. Reviews.

• The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon. A woman who can bring back the dead at a price, and a princess who is under threat of assassination.

• Nimona by ND Stevenson. An impulsive shapeshifter with a knack for villainy, and a villain with a vendetta team up to prove to the kingdom that the heroes they look up to aren't who they say they are. Reviews. (also made into a film on Netflix which is animated beautifully).

Remember, if you're going to a parade, to stay hydrated!