Wired.com presents the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. And here is your host, David Barr-Kirtley.

Hello and welcome to episode 133 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

Today on the show we'll be discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in science fiction

and also announcing the launch of a Kickstarter for Queers Destroy Science Fiction, a special issue of Light Speed magazine,

and I'm joined by three guests.

So first up we've got our producer John Joseph Adams.

He's the editor of Light Speed and Nightmare Magazines, and also the series editor of Best

American Science Fiction and Fantasy.

He's also edited many anthologies, including the recent books The End is Now, Dead Man's

Hand, and Help Fund My Robot Army.

So John, welcome back.

Good to be here.

Then next up we've got Shannon McGuire, who you may remember from our feature interview

back in episode 63.

She's the author of the October Day series and the encrypted series.

And she also writes the News Flesh series and the Parasitology series under the name

Mira Grant.

She's also one of the hosts of the SF Sque cast and will be surfing as guest editor for Queers Destroy Science Fiction.

So, Shannon, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

And also joining us for the first time is Steve Berman. He's edited dozens

of anthologies and sold nearly 100 articles in short stories, many of them dealing with

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