Lucas J.W. Johnson
Lucas is a freelance writer and game designer from Vancouver, BC. He writes things. Sometimes, they're even good.
Here he blogs about writing, queer issues, geekery, music, and life.
Check out his transmedia development business at Silverstring Media.
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Shotgun Gravy is Spot On
Yesterday, I read a novella Chuck Wendig wrote called Shotgun Gravy. He calls it maybe noir, maybe YA. I thought, “Really? YA noir? I’ll believe it when I see it, Mr. Wendig.” I believe it. Not only is Shotgun Gravy … Continue reading
Sexuality, Writing
Atlanta Burns, character, Chuck Wendig, Fiction, gay, geek, genre, homophobia, hope, LGBT, LGBTQ, queer, Shotgun Gravy, story, Writing, YA
But for hope
I woke this morning to this heartbreaking news. A 15-year-old boy in Ottawa killed himself, because of the struggles of being gay in high school. If you don’t want to cry this morning, don’t read the story, just add Jamie … Continue reading
Living Out
Today is National Coming Out Day. I’ve written about this kind of thing a lot, so I don’t know that I have much more to say, except perhaps a few pieces of advice, after Maureen Johnson sent out a call … Continue reading
Speaking Out — Drawn from Life
Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up was released last week from Bold Stroke Books. It’s an anthology of stories about young queer kids dealing with and overcoming homophobia and transphobia. And I wrote one of the stories in it. “Subtle … Continue reading
Sexuality, Writing
alcohol, friends, gay, homophobia, hope, LGBT, LGBTQ, Life, publishing, queer, Speaking Out, story, transgender, transphobia, Writing, YA
Speak no evil
Today is the Day of Silence. Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), participants pass the whole day without speaking, to promote awareness for and to support the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and genderqueer people who, due … Continue reading
So close, and yet
This week, Canada’s House of Commons passed a bill that would add gender identity to the list of things protected in the Canadian Human Rights Act. The same bill has been introduced two previous times, and voted down each time, … Continue reading
Sexuality
gay, homophobia, hope, LGBT, LGBTQ, Life, queer, transgender, transphobia
In Solidarity
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. I tell you this, up front, because you might not have known. Which is kind of the point of this article. I’ll be honest — I didn’t know it was today until a … Continue reading
The Stories that Make Pride, #2
Each year at the Pride Parade in Vancouver, near the front of the parade they put a few important people, people they want to honour — local heroes, figures of the movement, that kind of thing. They ride in cars, … Continue reading
The Stories that Make Pride
This weekend was Pride weekend in Vancouver, culminating in the parade on Sunday. I’ve gone every year I’ve been here, the last four parades, and it’s always a ton of fun. In a place like Vancouver, where being queer doesn’t … Continue reading
An open letter to Blake Skjellerup
The professional sports world has been called the last closet. There are no current professional athletes in the NHL, NBA, or NFL that are out of the closet. Some other professional athletes, like Canadian Olympian Mark Tewksbury, have come out, … Continue reading
