I’m Proud of My Queer Fandom

The first time I felt possessed by a fantasy series, I was fifteen. It was 2004, and from my family’s small computer room, I spent the after-dinner hours in a web forum devoted to NC-17 Harry Potter fanfiction. This was the same room where my brother had constructed a secret liquor cabinet from the wood […] The post I’m Proud of My Queer Fandom appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

[ Electric Literature | 2022-11-01 11:05:00 UTC ]

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