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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).
The Queen, queers and country: a tribute to Her Majesty
For 70 years, Her Majesty was the only consistent recurring 'character' across the different versions of Bond, serving as a an inspiration for many, including women and those men who had to keep their sexuality secret.
“Keep the fruit”: mixing up Felix Leiter’s masculinity
The line didn’t exist in the earlier drafts of Casino Royale. Is it just a throwaway quip or something more revealing of Felix’s character?
Warm welcomes and cold Martinis: a two night stay at Dukes
Bond purists might baulk but the best Martinis in the world are neither shaken nor stirred. Just ask the experts at Dukes in London, where Ian Fleming preferred to drink them.
James Bond has always been a plaything. For over sixty years, we’ve watched him manipulated by directors, dressed by costume designers, and positioned for our visual pleasure on the silver screen. But the lack of 007 video games in recent times has kept us, the audience, in a more passive role. So what happens when we get James Bond literally in our hands?