2012 – LGBT Blogathon
Hello, YAMmies~
You know what time of the year it is again?
Just like last year we celebrated Pride Month during the first week of June, with our first EVER LGBT Blogathon event, the YAM Magazine team is proud to announce that we’re back at it!
Same rules apply! You can talk about ANYTHING entertainment (that goes for film, television, music, books, or anything else you can think of…) that is related to LGBT themes. From anywhere in the world, in any language.
Join us on June 11th – June 17th to share the best of worldwide LGBT entertainment~
These are the banners, sized 300 x 250, we’ve made for this year’s event!
If you don’t feel like using a banner representing just one letter of the LGBT community, you are more than welcomed to use our full banner, which comes in the “film version” used above, or the “television version” below:
Have you picked your banner?
You can download the ZIP files:
Join us!
- On our Facebook event page
- Or on Twitter with the hashtag #YAMLGBT
- Or on Weibo with the same hashtag ;) #YAMLGBT#
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Day 1: June 11th
- Serendipity
by SarahMadisonFiction.com - GBLT and Bollywood Cinema
by misslj_author @ LJ - C.R.A.Z.Y Review
From the Depths of DVD Hell - United States of Tara — Season 2
Rodrigo Salazar — YAM Magazine - Lima OutfestPeru 2012: Interview with Rolando Salazar
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - Are Mainstream Romance Readers Ready For Gay Relationships?
by Allison Cassatta - The L Word: In Defense of Max
by Amy - Rufus Wainwright WOWs Luminato
Donuts and Desires - The King’s Heart and The King’s Tale
by Rowena Sudbury - The Discrimination Persists: Gay Fiction Pubs, Promos & Reviews
by Red Haircrow - Rancor isn’t just Jabba the Hutt’s Pet
by Rhys Ford - Boys and Girls (Thoughts on Céline Sciamma’s Tomboy)
Krell Laboratories - Xena & Gabrielle: Spellcraft & Swordplay
by Timothy Brannan - Tales of the Waria
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - The Increasing Availability of LGBT Fiction in New Zealand
by anne_barwell @ LJ - Love’s First Kiss and why one woman can (and does!) write gay male romances.
by Elizabeth Noble - YAM Contest: The King’s Tale by Rowena Sudbury
- Lena Philipsson – Du Följer Väl Med? (Soundfactory Pride Remix)
Julyssa Diaz — YAM Magazine - Carmilla Deserves A Comeback
by S.A. Garcia
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Kaboom
From the Depths of DVD Hell - Seidman
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - Writing Ourselves Back Into History
by James Erich - Researching LGBT Issues for m/m Romance
by A.B. Gayle - 5 Lesbian Fronted Bands You Need To Know About Right Meow
by Lindsay White - Review: Going Steady by Vic Winter
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Fourth and Long by Chris Scully
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Beyond the Spanish Road by Annie Kaye
by Lena Grey — QMO Books
Day 2: June 12th
- f(x) – Electric Shock MV
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - Genre Entertainment & Gay Entertainment – Better or Worse Than The Mainstream?
by Andrea Speed - The Awesomeness of QaF
by Tia Fielding - Fixer Chao
Diandra Rodriguez — YAM Magazine - I Love You Phillip Morris
Rodrigo Salazar — YAM Magazine - Philadelphia
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - Batwoman: Marvel Heroic Role-Playing
by Timothy Brannan - Lesbian Noir
Krell Laboratories - Day 2 of the LGBT BLogathon: 돌 (Dol – First Birthday)
by undercoverinthebay @ tumblr - 100 things, writing, #22 & YAM blogathon #2
by jana_denardo @ LJ - The 2012 YAM Magazine Blogathon
by Serena Yates - YAM Contest: Shift by Andrea Speed
- The Thunder in his Head
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - Review: Judgement by Mary Calmes
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: First Class (Pushing The Envelope, #10) by Kim Dare
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: A Realistic Romance by Andi Anderson
by Lena Grey — QMO Books
Day 3: June 13th
- Rainbow Angels
by S.A. Garcia - The Golden Pin (2009)
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - Fangirl Chatroom: Is Sherlock Gay?
Julyssa Diaz + Mirella — YAM Magazine - Meshell Ndegeocello – Bitter
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - LGBT Blogathon
by Lili Sawyer — Lily Sawyers Book Blog - Homosexuality in Ancient History
by Blak Rayne — FriendzStop.com - The Dark Druid: The Director’s Cut
by Timothy Brannan - Sex and the LGBT YA Novel
by James Erich - Subtle Support Speaks Volumes
by Elizabeth Noble - Yaoi and Gay Romance
by Hayley B. James - Comic Books
by jana_denardo @ LJ - Day 3 of the LGBT Blogathon
by undercoverinthebay @ tumblr - Top5 LGBT Artists that Changed my Life
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - Review: Grease Paint by West Thornhill
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Timed Arrow by Y.L. Stray
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Executive Decision (A 1Night Stand Story) by Margie Church
by Serena Yates — QMO Books
Day 4: June 14th
- Nowhere (1997)
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - Interview: Jamie McGonnigal
Nicole Williams — YAM Magazine - Two Weddings and a Funeral
by The Kimchi Queen - Can Villains Be Redeemed?
Keta Diablo — FriendzStop.com - June is Queer Cinema Month
Jesse Ataide — Memories of the Future - Reinventing Long-Loved Fantasy Elements
by Hayley B. James - Nowhere (1997)
From the Depths of DVD Hell - The L Word in the Jdrama World – Part 1: The Cast
Amy - Top and Bottom
by Krell Laboratories - Review: Asian Persuasion by DC Juris
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: The SEAL in my Attic (Lightning Strikes, #3) by Jan Irving
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Mihael’s Trial (Celestial Justice, #6) by Serena Yates
by Lena Grey — QMO Books
Day 5: June 15th
- Amy’s Blast from the Past: Dear Dad, Love Maria
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - The L Word in the Jdrama World – Part 2: The Story
Amy - Two Weddings and a Funeral: Interview with Kim Jho Kwang-soo
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - Why Blocking Marriage Equality Isn’t About “Religious Freedom”
by James Erich - Interview with Actor/Writer David W. Ross
FriendzStop.com - Willow and Tara in Mage the Awakening
by Timothy Brannan - I Killed my Mother (j’Ai Tué ma Mère)
Juan Barquin — YAM Magazine - An Ode To Ellen Degeneres
Julyssa Diaz — YAM Magazine - YAM Contest: Whistle Pass by KevaD
- Julyssa’s Jukebox: The LGBT Edition (NSFW)
Julyssa Diaz — YAM Magazine - Christopher and His Kind
Mirella — YAM Magazine - Review: Tanned by B.A. Tortuga
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Love in Focus by S.A. Garcia
by Serena Yates — QMO Books
Day 6: June 16th
- Queer Comrades: Interview with Stijn Deklerck
Amy Wong — YAM Magazine - Movie Quote of the Day – Parting Glances
by Cinema-Fanatic — cinema-fanatic.com - The Importance of Kim Jho Kwang-Soo
Julyssa Diaz — YAM Magazine - Journey of a Cassie Part Three – Pairings and Fan Fiction
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - YAM Contest: Chuffed by Tia Felding
- Sappho – Lesbian Lyrist
by Blak Rayne — FriendzStop.com - Caution: Characters Behind the Wheel
by Lou Sylvre — sylvre.com - By the Balls (A Handcuffs and Lace Story) by Mia Watts
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: It Had to Be You by B.G. Thomas
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Eden Springs by Ada Maria Soto
by Lena Grey — QMO Books - The Painter of the Wind (바람의 화원) – LGBT Blogathon
by Nelicia Low (if you can’t access her Facebook Note, here’s a screencap)
Day 7: June 17th
- Male Homosexuality in Japanese Media
ROXY — YAM Magazine - Interview with James Erich
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - YAM Contest: Seidman by James Erich
- YAM Contest: Seizing It by Christ T. Kat
- YAM Contest: Win a Book From Elizabeth Noble’s Collection
- An Ode To The Best Ship Ever: YunJae
Julyssa Diaz — YAM Magazine - Review: The Doom Generation
by Elwood Jones — From The Depths of DVD Hell - Welcome to the World of Sentries
by Elizabeth Noble — Elizabeth-Noble.com - Score (1974)
Juan Barquin — YAM Magazine - There Are No Homosexuals
by The Future Is Idol - Interview with Harmony Ink – Publisher of Positive LGBT YA Fiction
Julyssa Diaz — YAM Magazine - Review: The Witching Hour by Susan Laine
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Saturn in Retrograde by Jamie Fessenden
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Review: Need You Know by Mercy Celeste
by Serena Yates — QMO Books - Interview with Gene Gant
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - Gay Weddings in Comics
Mirella — YAM Magazine - Korean Documentary: Girl Princes (왕자가 된 소녀들)
by The Kimchi Queen - YAM blogathon post, 100 things #23
by Jana Denardo - Open and Shut
by Krell Laboratories - LGBT Under the Radar: Icons from Japanese Animations
Adrienne Lew — YAM Magazine - Tokyo Godfathers
Camiele White — YAM Magazine - Why I write gay romance
by Ariel Tachna — The Inventor’s Companion - Glee and Other Stuff: Inside the Wandering Mind of Ryan Murphy
Rodrigo + Amy — YAM Magazine
oooh i wanna do this! so we just add the banner (somewhere on our site?) or are we including a post along with it?
@Candice Frederick, just add the banner on your site (so we can get people talking) and when the time comes to write your (multiple) contributing post(s), do one ore more of these things:
– you post something having some text linking to this post (like: contribution to YAM Magazine’s 2012 LGBT Blogathon).
– Write your post, and leave a comment down here with a link to it.
– Tweet us your post @yammag or using the #YAMLGBT hashtag
– or leave a link on the Facebook event page.
We’ll then add your post on the list above ;)
What a funny coincidence that your event overlaps almost exactly with my event, the original Queer Film Blogathon (also in its second year). Anyone who writes about LGBT film for your event is also more than welcome to cross-post to mine: http://garbolaughs.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/queer-film-blogathon-2012/
@Caroline, good things always… come in pairs? xD
Here’s my link: http://tinyurl.com/d884r7b Thank you for this opportunity to join in the celebration of Pride Month!
Here’s my post, about GBLT and Bollywood film. Thanks for hosting this blogathon!
Here’s my review for “C.R.A.Z.Y.” to kick off this weeks submissions.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with this year.
Here is my contribution…I have two books releasing today!
http://rowenasudbury.livejournal.com/69852.html
@Rowena Sudbury, Congrats Rowena! Thank you for the contribution!
“The Discrimination Persists: Gay Fiction Pubs, Promos & Reviews” http://redhaircrow.com/2012/06/11/the-discrimination-persists-gay-fiction-pubs-promos-reviews/
Thanks for the opportunity, and looking forward to seeing diverse articles and views from around the world, from those interested or involved in GLBTIIQ life, concerns, issues and more.
As I have promised Ms. J, a blog post! HWAITING!
http://rhysford.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/yam-blogathon-rancor-isnt-just-jabba-the-hutts-pet-yamlgbt/
@Rhys Ford, Yaaaay unnie!
@Julyssa Diaz, SMOOOOOOCHES!
Hello!
I hope I am not too late to join here.
But I have a post up on Xena & Gabrielle.
http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/2012/06/xena-gabrielle-spellcraft-swordplay.html
I am doing a series this week on my favorite characters and matching them up to various RPGs.
I will have more tomorrow and all week!
@Timothy Brannan, not at all! Party goes on for a week and you are free to join whenever you want!
@Julyssa Diaz, Awesome! I want to do something every day. So when I have my posts done I’ll add them here. So far I have posts nearly ready on True Blood, Willow & Tara and the 70’s flick Vampyres. Just need one more…
Here’s my contribution/blog post:
http://anne-barwell.livejournal.com/23189.html
It’s on ‘The Increasing Availiability of LGBT Fiction in New Zealand’.
Here is my link for the first post, I’ll have another later in the week. The title of the blog post is Loves First Kiss and Why One Woman Can (And does!) Write Gay Male Romances
http://www.elizabeth-noble.com/3/post/2012/01/loves-first-kiss-and-why-one-woman-can-and-does-write-gay-male-romances.html
Howdy!
I decided to rant about our fanged lesbian Carmilla and why she deserves more respect.
http://oscarsbruisedpetals.blogspot.com/2012/06/carmilla-deserves-comeback.html
First in what will hopefully be a series of reviews this week on the films of Greg Araki. Here’s my review for “Kaboom”
http://fromthedepthsofdvdhell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/kaboom.html
@Elwood Jones Very cool. I love “Mysterious Skin” and “The Doom Generation.”
@S.A. Garcia, it’s like your reading my mind! Hopefully going to get both of them reviewed this week aswell as my other personal favorite “Nowhere”.
@Elwood Jones Good, because people need to see GA’s films.
Mine’s up, about GLBT representation in current science fiction/fantasy/horror shows: http://andreaspeed.com/2012/genre-entertainment-gay-representation-better-or-worse-than-the-mainstream/
I wrote a little thingum about my favorite ever TV series, Queer as Folk. You can see it here on my blog:
http://tiafielding.blogspot.fi/2012/06/yam-lgbt-blogathon-awesomeness-of-qaf.html
I posted this on the Facebook page yesterday, but I’m not sure if anyone saw it, since it isn’t in the list for yesterday’s blog entries:
http://jameserich.com/2012/06/11/writing-ourselves-back-into-history/
I’ll be posting something else later today.
Day 2. I talk about the new Batwoman and my system of choice for her.
http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/2012/06/batwoman-marvel-heroic-role-playing.html
Here are my Rainbow Angels, valiant LGBT protectors.
http://oscarsbruisedpetals.blogspot.com/2012/06/rainbow-angels.html
@S.A. Garcia, so prompt! First post of today!
Here is Friendzstop.com first contribution to YAM 2012 LGBT Blogathon Event http://friendzstop.com/?p=557&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=574
Day 3!
Presenting Willow & Tara and the Dark Druid.
http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/2012/06/dark-druid.html
An adventure I wrote to support the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG with special emphasis on Willow & Tara.
Here is my next contribution to the blogathon:
http://jameserich.com/2012/06/13/sex-and-the-lgbt-ya-novel/
Sex and the LGBT YA Novel
Here’s another post I did about a favorite TV show of mine.
2012 YAM contest: Subtle Support by Elizabeth Noble
http://www.elizabeth-noble.com/3/post/2012/06/subtle-support-speaksvolumes.html
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Here’s my post for Yam about a recent gay Korean film: Two Weddings and a Funeral.
http://thekimchiqueen.blogspot.kr/2012/06/two-weddings-and-funeral.html
Here is our second contribution to the YAM 2012 LGBT Blogathon Event.
Can Villains Be Redeemed? by Keta Diablo http://friendzstop.com/?p=576&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=574
I’ve been enjoying this blogathon for the last several days, and finally got a chance to put something together to contribute: http://memoriesofthefuture.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/june-is-queer-cinema-month/.
It’s about a queer film series I curated and thoughts on two Mark Rappaport documentaries, “Rock Hudson’s Home Movies” and “The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender.”
Best,
-jesse
Here’s my review for “Nowhere” continuing this weeks look at the films of Gregg Araki
http://fromthedepthsofdvdhell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/nowhere.html
Here’s today’s contribution to the Blogathon, about same-sex marriage and religious freedom:
http://jameserich.com/2012/06/15/why-blocking-marriage-equality-isnt-about-religious-freedom/
Here is our third contribution to YAM 2012 LGBT Blogathon Event.
Interview with Actor/Writer David W. Ross
Formerly from England, actor, writer and co-‐producer director David W. Ross, of the soon-‐to-‐be-‐released Indie film, I Do, does want to make a difference; hopefully open our eyes to the inequality of rights between gay and straight married couples in America.
http://friendzstop.com/?p=587&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=574
Did this disappear from the comments somehow? I posted it earlier, but I don’t see it now. This is my next blog for the blogathon, a look at same-sex marriage and religious freedom:
http://jameserich.com/2012/06/15/why-blocking-marriage-equality-isnt-about-religious-freedom/
My last post!
I wanted to end this with the characters that have meant the most to me. Willow & Tara.
http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/2012/06/willow-tara-world-of-darkness-new.html
Here is our final contribution to YAM 2012 LGBT Blogathon Event
Sappho – Lesbian Lyrist By Blak Rayne
Born on the island of Lesbos in ancient Greece, somewhere between 630 and 612 BC, the lyrist poet Sappho was an aristocrat, who married a successful merchant Cercylas, had a daughter Cleis, and lived a fairytale existence.
http://friendzstop.com/?p=600&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=574
MQotD for the blogathon: http://cinema-fanatic.com/2012/06/16/movie-quote-of-the-day-parting-glances-1986-dir-bill-sherwood/
I finally joined the queue, hoping late-ish is better than never. Thanks for organizing this blogathon! Here’s the link to my little post.
http://sylvre.com/2012/06/16/yam-mag-blogathon-caution-characters-behind-the-wheel/
Lou Sylvre
Finishing off this weeks series of reviews on the films of Gregg Araki, I revisit the first of his films I ever saw “The Doom Generation”
You can find my review here
http://fromthedepthsofdvdhell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/doom-generation.html
@Elwood Jones, awesome!
Thanks for your participation!!
How was your Gregg Araki week overall? xD
@amy, It’s been a wild week and no doubt scared my fragile psyche in god knows how many ways! Still it’s been fun to highlight Araki’s film especially when he is still a very much overlooked director, so hopefully will have encouraged a few people to check out his back catalog. I would have liked to have done “Mystery Skin” aswell, but just ran out of time, so no doubt it will make an appearance on my blog at some point next week.
Did your viewing of “Nowhere” inspire you to watch of his other films, or were you already familiar with his work??
@Elwood Jones, I had watched Mystery Skin, but I had never ventured further. I read your review and then was browsing MUBI’s LGBT section to see what was available to watch in my region. Clicked on the thumbnail of Shannen Doherty and Rose McGowan with typical teen expressions, and it turned out to be a Gregg Araki film xD
A brief look at the Korean documentary ‘Girl Princes’
-TKQ
http://thekimchiqueen.blogspot.kr/2012/06/korean-documentary-girl-princes.html
I know I missed the week of LGBT entertainment, but here’s my blog entry on “Husbands, the Series” — an utterly charming web series about a couple trying to adjust to married life.
http://bsnowwriter.blogspot.com/2012/06/yam-blogathon-entry-im-late-as-usual.html