June: Rainbow Team Challenge

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

As June is Pride Month, I thought we'd do something at least vaguely related as a challenge for the month:
Two teams will be having an epic read-off, each trying to read more books written by an LGBTQ+ author (ideally with with at least one LGBTQ+ character), than the other. But the winning team will not only be decided by number of books but also by the number of different "rainbow colours" they come across in their reading.

Duration: June 1-30, 2021

Registration:
Please register by posting in this topic. Registration is open now until to May 29th. Teams will be revealed on May 31st.

Rules:
1) For a book to qualify for the challenge, it must be finished in June and be written by an LGBTQ+ author. There are bonus points for LGBTQ+ characters.
2) Each finished qualified book earns 1 point, but teams also get 1 point for each different sexual/romantic orientation and gender identity - or colour of the rainbow, so to speak - in their reading (but each one can only be counted once).
3) For a book to be counted for your team, please make a post in this topic when you finish it, and note characters with their non-heteronormative sexual/romantic orientation or non-cis gender identity.
4) Don't forget to pledge books for your team on the Challenge page after creating your challenge shelf. (Georgia Peaches Challenge Page, Black Flamingos Challenge Page, Guide for joining challenge-page-challenges here)
5) Be friendly, be respectful, have fun - maybe even learn new things!


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PS: The teams are named for books that fit the challenge: The Black Flamingo, Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
PPS: In case you need to find a few more LGBTQ+ authors, here's some help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... , https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5... , https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g... , https://www.advocate.com/books/2018/6... , https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainm...
PPPS: I myself won't take part in the challenge unless teams won't even out otherwise.

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Participants:

The Black Flamingos: Black Flamingos Challenge Page // Points: 41
Brianna
Noor
Book counter: 9
Representation counter: non-binary, transperson, bi, gay, lesbian, demi-gender, pan


The Georgia Peaches: Georgia Peaches Challenge Page // Points: 10
Blobbie!
Surya
Book counter: 2
Representation counter: Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Gay, Pan, Aro Ace

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

And while my internet connection lasts (hopefully not just tonight):

Our June-Team-Challenge is open for registration now!

[Niharika✩]

I’ll have to stand this out:(

[[deleted user]]

I would like to join!

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Niharika wrote: "I’ll have to stand this out:("

Sorry to hear! See you in the July-Challenge, hopefully ;-)

@Noor: Welcome again :-)

[stu , in charge of BOTM]

I’ll join!

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Hah! One participant per team already!

[Niharika✩]

@Aunti Terror

No I’m probably going to stand that out too since school will be starting and I probably won’t read much

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Niharika wrote: "@Aunti Terror

No I’m probably going to stand that out too since school will be starting and I probably won’t read much"

Aww, sorry to hear that. But, well, school is important, and it's the rational choice to prioritize it in such a case, no matter if you're teaching or being taught.

[Niharika✩]

*me who only understood part of what you said* unfortunately :(

[Dreamer]

Just a question (I haven't signed up yet). Must each book have both an LGBTQ+ character and an LGBTQ+ author, or can it be just one of the two?

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Lost soul wrote: "Just a question (I haven't signed up yet). Must each book have both an LGBTQ+ character and an LGBTQ+ author, or can it be just one of the two?"

I thought both when I wrote it. But now that I think of it again, I'll lay more weight on the author being LGBTQ+ so that authors can count who couldn't or wouldn't write characters explicitly LGBTQ+ due to circumstances. I'll change it accordingly - thanks for the input.

[Surya]

I'll join 💜

[Brianna]

ill join

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Welcome, Surya & Brianna Jade.

I'll update the list later today.

[El]

I wont be able to join... School gets in the ways

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Ekho wrote: "I wont be able to join... School gets in the ways"

Sorry to hear!

[Dreamer]

Ekho wrote: "I wont be able to join... School gets in the ways"

Same.. but it will nd soon, so hopefully, I will, next month.

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

It's a pity there are so many of you who won't have the time to join in June. So far, the teams will be rather small.

But there still are six days to join in, so maybe we'll see some more registrations after all.

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Tomorrow (Saturday 29th) is the last day to join.
So anyone who hasn't joined but wants to, please do so now!

Otherwise we'll just go with the two small teams we have :-)

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Hello everyone,

I'll make this quick and do it properly in a few days (getting my first covid shot in the next few hours and don't know how much of a reaction I'll have afterwards):

The Black Flamingos
Brianna
Noor

The Georgia Peaches
Blobbie!
Surya

Good luck, teams, an have fun!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks! Good luck with ur vaccine :)

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Noor :) wrote: "Thanks! Good luck with ur vaccine :)"

Thanks, Noor - so far it seems to have gone well :-)

How is the challenge going for you all?

[Surya]

I bought One Last Stop yesterday and I'm so excited to read it over the weekend ☺️

[Surya]

Also With Teeth 🏳️‍🌈

[[deleted user]]

Do I post the points I got on this page?

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Yes, as the teams are so small, we'll just keep it to one thread.

Don't forget to list the sexual/romantic orientations or gender identities which get representation in a book and thus earn your team points. :-)

[[deleted user]]

Is it per character or per orientation? As in, if there are two characters with the same sexual/gender identity, does that count as one point or two?

[stu , in charge of BOTM]

Does anyone by any chance know if Holly Black is LGBTQ+ Author?

[Surya]

I don't think she is

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

@Noor: Per orientation/gender identity.

@Blobbie: Can't find any sources saying she is either. So possibly not.

[stu , in charge of BOTM]

Ok!

[[deleted user]]

Auntie Terror wrote: "@Noor: Per orientation/gender identity.


Okay thanks!

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: The Ghosts We Keep
Orientiations/Identities: Non-binary mc, trans sc, bi sc, gay scs
Points: 5


(Also I don't think my challenge page is updating? I can't see the book I added to the shelf, and there's no "view books" option)

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Noor :) wrote: "Book Name: The Ghosts We Keep
Orientiations/Identities: Non-binary mc, trans sc, bi sc, gay scs
Points: 5


(Also I don't think my challenge page is updating? I can't see the book I..."

Just checked - you're right, it's weird... I'll see if I can figure something out, somehow.
But congratulations on the first 5 points!


Edit:
Think I found the problem! When I go to your shelf for the challenge, the book doesn't seem to have a set end-date. Therefore the challenge page won't count it.
Try and set the date again, hopefully that'll fix it.

[[deleted user]]

Auntie Terror wrote: "Noor :) wrote: "Book Name: The Ghosts We Keep
Orientiations/Identities: Non-binary mc, trans sc, bi sc, gay scs
Points: 5


(Also I don't think my challenge page is updating? I can'..."

Oh perfect thank you it worked!

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: One Last Stop
Orientations/Identities: bi mc, lesbian li, trans sc, gays scs, pan sc
Points: 6

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: Here the Whole Time
Orientations/Identities: gay mc/li, lesbian scs
Points: 3

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: Felix Ever After
Orientations/Identities: Demiboy mc, gay sc, bi sc, lesbian sc
Points: 5

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Hey, sorry everyone, I've had a busy week.

I'll update tomorrow - but you're definitely rocking this challenge, Noor!

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: Heartstopper: Volume One
Orientations/Identities: Gay mc, bisexual li, lesbian sc
Points: 4

(haha yeah I have a lot of time on my hands XD)

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: Heartstopper: Volume Two
Orientations/Identities: Gay mc, bisexual li, lesbian sc, trans sc
Points: 5

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: They Both Die at the End
Orientations/Identities: Gay mc, bisexual li
Points: 3

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: Heartstopper: Volume Three
Orientations/Identities: Gay mc, bisexual mc, lesbian sc, trans sc
Points: 5

[Surya]

Book Name : One Last Stop
Orientations/Identities : Lesbian LI, Bi MC, Trans SC, Gay SC's, Pan SC
Points : 6

[Surya]

Book Name : Loveless
Orientations/Identities : Aro Ace MC+SC's, Pan SC, Lesbian SC
Points : 4

[[deleted user]]

Book Name: Heartstopper, Volume Four
Orientations/Identities: Gay mc, bisexual li, lesbian sc, trans sc
Points: 5

[Auntie Terror, in charge of challenges]

Hey everyone,

I'm very sorry I'm such a bad challenge mod this month. There's a lot of change and chaos happening in my life at the moment.

I promise it'll be better next month, and I'll fix this challenge finale tomorrow night.

[Surya]

It would have been easier to find books that has a LGBTQ+ main or secondary character 😅 I mean I read like eight books this month with characters in the community, but only two of them were written by authors in the community ☹️