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Licence To Queer covers queer aspects of Bond books, video games and more. Search here for your favourite titles and characters or find content related to particular queer identities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, etc).
He shoots, he scores: Talking Bond, Bend and (rugby) balls with director Matt Carter
Matt Carter’s first film as a 22 year old director was a gay James Bond film. His soon-to-be-released feature is a love story between two rugby players, based on his personal experiences. I spoke with him about what draws him to stories set in stereotypically hypermasculine, straight male contexts and how gay cinema needs to move beyond telling coming out tales.
Please drink Risico-ly: stiff drinks and manliness in Fleming’s booziest short story
No sooner has Bond arrived in Venice than he’s hitting the watering holes. Bond works his way up from a favourite haunt of Ernest Hemingway to the finest the floating city has to offer. And then the real drinking begins. But what do the drinks that Bond chooses reveal about him as a man?
The fan reaction to the announcement of the new Felix Leiter novel by Raymond Benson has been nothing short of phenomenal. As soon as I heard the news I knew I simply HAD to speak to Raymond himself about it. Check out all you need to know (minus spoilers) about The Hook and the Rye in this FIRST INTERVIEW.