Blog, Feminism, Important Stuff, LGBTQIA, Trans stuff

Why are people so mad at J.K. Rowling?

Greetings, friends. So, you may have noticed that a lot of people are not so pleased with J.K. Rowling as of late, and if you haven’t delved too deeply into the issue, you may be wondering why emotions are running so high. I thought I would offer some clarity on this matter, as it might be helpful for someone innocently wondering what JK possibly could’ve said to alienate and anger so many people.

So, with that said, let’s get to it.

T.J. BaerSeptember 26, 2020December 7, 20213 Comments

Books, Feminism, General Weirdness, LGBT, nancy drew, queer stuff, Short Stories, Writing

Pansy Crewe and the Mystery at the Antiques Roadshow

What I should have been doing this afternoon: Working on my book.

What I did instead: Wrote a Nancy Drew parody story about Antiques Roadshow.

Eh, it happens.

Please enjoy. :P

T.J. BaerJuly 3, 2020July 17, 2020Leave a comment

Feminism, gender, Important Stuff, LGBT, pride month

On Gender Identity and How To Be Cool

All right. Gender identity. Let’s rap.

So, there seems to be a lot of confusion out there about sex, gender, gender identity, etc., so I figured I would offer a quick primer for anyone in need of clarification. I’ll start out by saying that there’s a certain fluidity to all of this, and one person’s experience does not encompass all people’s experiences, and a general rule of thumb is just to take people at their word when they say they are this or that.

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T.J. BaerJune 12, 2020October 9, 20211 Comment

Blog, Feminism, Reviews, Sci-fi

Thoughts on Star Trek: The Original Series

So, as I mentioned before, I’ve recently been working my way through Star Trek: The Original Series, which despite my all-around nerdiness and love of sci-fi, I’d somehow never seen before.

I know. Madness.

I’ve been very much enjoying the series (when not raging about its hilariously awful treatment of women), and have been compiling my thoughts and reactions while working my way from episode to episode. I offer them to you now, because otherwise, I have no idea what to post about.