Two events coming up!

* First, an experiment: anyone want to engage in some Beholder-related meta? Chatting with fellow Beholder fans over the past few weeks in various contexts (journals, e-mails, etc.) has gotten me thinking about how important this fest is to me as a participant in HP fandom more generally, and how much I'd love to chat about this fest with other fans. Do you love Beholder and want to talk about the challenges and joys of writing unconventionally attractive characters? I've set up a comm for the purpose, beholder_plus, and will post an introduction there soon.* We'll have one round this week, while this year's contributions are still anonymous, and one next week, for folks to talk about their own contributions.

* Second: June is almost here, which means it's time for lgbtq_recs! Anyone want to rec some queer-themed media you've enjoyed recently? Every year, folks drop by and pass along the name of good books, films, graphic novels, songs, performances, games, tv shows that somehow deal with LGBTQ experiences. It's a low-pressure, informal comm--you need only pass along the name of something you've enjoyed with a few words about it. Drop by the comm to sign up soon*, or just follow along and bookmark for summer enjoyment.

* Okay, given LJ's recalcitrance, let's consider this a very quick PSA:

beholder_plus * lgbtq_recs * soon!