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Looking for LGBTQ HP fan writers/artists who will be at Azkatraz!
I am the organizer for a panel at this years Azkatraz convention in San Francisco. The panel is scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2 PM. A couple of the originally planned panel participants have found they can't make the convention this year, so I need to find replacements. Panellists need to: 1) be attending the convention in SF, 2) be Harry Potter fan fic writers, 3) identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer and 4) want to talk about the panel topic.

Queers in the Wizarding World and Ours

PANEL - led by Slashpervert

One of the most popular forms of Harry Potter fan fiction is “slash” – the pairing of canon characters in homosexual and/or bisexual relationships. While real world queers are fighting for equal rights in everything from employment, marriage, and adoption, stories about Harry Potter and his friends facing the same issues are read by thousands of fans around the world. What is the relationship between the two realms? Are queer-themed fan fiction helping the struggle or is it just voyeurism by mostly straight fans? How do queer fans experience these stories? Do these stories educate or perpetuate myths? How do gay, lesbian, and bisexual fans feel about this aspect of fandom? This panel of queer fans who are also slash writers discuss these questions.

If you qualify, please send email about yourself to: slashpervert@gmail.com

In the email, please include your age, gender and sexual orientation information, links to your writing and some basic biographic information about you.