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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 Spy Who Accepted Me
What kind of appeal does Bond have for a trans woman? For Delilah Deckert, revisiting the Bond films following her transition has allowed her to reconcile with the past.
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?
What kind of appeal does Bond have for a trans woman? For Delilah Deckert, revisiting the Bond films following her transition has allowed her to reconcile with the past.