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LGBTQIAS2+ Singers vs. Actors Challenge
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LGBTQIAS2+ Singers:
Freddie Mercury:
- Published in September (any year)
- Set at a boarding school
- ‘Microphone’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Title starts with a letter in AIDS
- Planet in title (ex: The Good Earth)
- MC’s first name starts with F
Big Freedia:
- Published in January (any year)
- ‘Hip’ and ‘Hop’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Measurement adjective in title (ex: small, little, big, tall, etc.)
- MPG Music
- MC’s first name starts with a letter in BOUNCE
- MC is genderfluid
Lil Nas X:
- Published in April (any year)
- Set in the 90s
- MC is in their 20s
- ‘Old,’ ‘Town,’ and ‘Road’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- X in title
- Features a drop-out
Billie Holiday:
- MPG Holiday
- MC’s last name starts with B
- ‘Jazz’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC goes by a nickname
- Set in Pennsylvania
- Book has won an award
Steven Tyler:
- Published in March (any year)
- ‘Scream’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- 4+ POVs
- MC is in a band
- Colorful cover
- MC’s first name starts with T
Queen Latifah:
- Royalty in title (ex: Red Queen)
- Set in New Jersey
- MC’s first name starts with Q
- MC has a kid
- ‘Queen’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Letters R, A, P in series title (in any order)
RuPaul:
- Features drag
- Published in November (any year)
- MC is competitive
- Set in California
- One word title
- Features a character that doesn’t drink or do drugs
Janelle Monáe:
- Published in December (any year)
- Books was nominated for an award
- Debut book
- Set in Kansas
- Author is pansexual
- ‘Tuxedo’ in text (pg/% & quote)
Sir Elton John:
- ‘Piano’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Book has 1 million+ in ratings
- Set in England
- Features a surrogate
- MC’s last name starts with E
- Star(s) on cover
Halsey:
- Author is in their 30s
- Features an engagement
- MC uses social media
- Indie/Self-published book
- MC is bisexual
- MC has a mental disorder
David Bowie:
- Features an alter ego
- Lightning bolt on cover
- MC’s first name starts with D
- ‘Paint’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Features a death
- Guitar on cover
Kim Petras:
- Published in August (any year)
- Author is German
- MC is a transgender
- Features an independent character
- ‘Pop’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC has blonde hair
Sam Smith:
- Published in May (any year)
- ‘Choir’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC is non-binary
- MC’s first name starts with S
- Alliterative title
- MC struggles with body image issues
Miley Cyrus:
- Series title starts with a letter in DISNEY
- MC is considered an idol/icon
- Set in Tennessee
- Character has an accent
- Tattoo on cover
- MC is divorced
Ricky Martin:
- Set in Puerto Rico
- MC’s first name starts with R
- ‘Latin’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC speaks more than one language
- Features twins
- Translated book
Hayley Kiyoko:
- MC has at least 2 siblings
- ‘Lemonade’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Female POVs only
- MC is lesbian
- Tagged ‘Comic’ at least 20 times
- Features depression
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LGBTQIAS2+ Actors:
Dan Levy:
- Set in Canada
- MC wears glasses
- Glasses on cover
- Author is Jewish
- ‘Film’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Letters S, C, H, I, T, T, S in title (in any order)
Hunter Schafer:
- Set in North Carolina
- ‘Model’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC is the eldest sibling
- Author’s initials are in EUPHORIA (Ex: Emilia Hart)
- Set around NYE
- Book made into a movie
Ben Platt:
- Tagged ‘Coming of Age’ at least 10 times
- Set at college
- MC’s first name is 3 letters
- Standalone book
- Features an influential character
- ‘Musical’ in text (pg/% & quote)
Laverne Cox:
- Author is transgender
- MC’s first name starts with L
- ‘Wax’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC is in their 50s
- Features bullying
- MC is raised by a single parent
Billy Porter:
- MC is gay
- Title starts with a letter in POSE
- Features abuse
- Shoe on cover
- ‘Spirit’ and ‘Flash’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC has a stepparent
Jane Lynch:
- MPG Humor
- Published in July (any year)
- ‘Glee’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Set in Illinois
- MC is deaf
- Features a wedding
Elliot Page:
- Published in February (any year)
- ‘Magazine’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC is vegan
- MC’s last name starts with P
- Features an outspoken character
- Author is Canadian
Amandla Stenberg:
- Published in October (any year)
- MPG YA
- MC is a teenager
- Black author
- Tagged ‘Folklore’ at least 10 times
- ‘Danish’ in text (pg/% & quote)
Neil Patrick Harris:
- Published in June (any year)
- MPG Drama
- Set in New Mexico
- ‘Card’ and ‘Magic’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC wears a costume
- Features a charity
Beanie Feldstein:
- MC is queer
- Set in the summer
- MC’s last name starts with F
- Author’s full name has at least 7 vowels
- MC is the youngest sibling
- MC has brown hair
Zachary Quinto:
- Z in title
- Set in space
- ‘Cancer’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC is in their 40s
- ‘Pride’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Letters S, P, O, C, K in series title (in any order)
Sara Gilbert:
- MC’s last name starts with G
- Author’s first name is 4 letters long
- Features an adoption
- Spin off series
- MC is an artist
- ‘Photography’ in text (pg/% & quote)
Jim Parsons:
- Set in Texas
- MC has a beard
- ‘Theory’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MC’s first name starts with J
- MC is a teacher
- MPG Sci-Fi
Reneé Rapp:
- Author is in their 20s
- MC is a writer
- Author’s first or last name has a double vowel
- Duology book
- Title has a word with a double consonant
- Published in 2025
BD Wong:
- Asian author
- ‘Dinosaur’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- MPG Memoir
- Trilogy book
- Tagged ‘Dystopia’ at least 10 times
- Features a fight
Lily Gladstone:
- MC is two spirits
- Indigenous author
- Set in Montana
- MC has a flower name
- Author has a flower name
- Title starts and ends with a letter in RED CROW
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This challenge will only take place during the month of June. That means books will be accepted from June 1st to June 30th. Winners will be announced on July 1st.
If you start a book before June, you will only be able to count the pages that you read in June for this challenge. If the page amount is over 100 pages, you can still count it towards a category.
When signing up, please mention the number of books you plan on reading for the month of June. This number will be easier for me to make teams match up a bit more evenly.
For example,
Alaina - 20 books
Aly - 25 books
Jamie - 10 books
Jessica - 15 books
Melanie - 10 books
Anshika - 3 books
Saige - 8 books
**You will not be penalized if you go over or under your number.**
The general challenge rules can be found here.
Page Points
1 - 50 pages → 0.25 pts (will only count for page points)*
51 - 99 pages → 0.5 pts (will only count for page points)*
100 - 149 pages → 1 pt
150 - 249 pages → 2 pts
250 - 349 pages → 3 pts
350 - 449 pages → 4 pts
450 - 549 pages → 5 pts
550 - 649 pages → 6 pts
650 - 749 pages → 7 pts
750 - 849 pages → 8 pts
850 - 949 pages → 9 pts
950+ pages → 10 pts
*Buddy read points will double the page count.
*Reading and participating in the group book of the month will triple the page count
* will count towards the ‘Tagged ‘Comic’ at least 20 times’ task as well. If and only if Hayley Kiyoko is active in the challenge.
If you have any questions about this challenge, please click the link here: Q&A
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Participants:
Jamie - 25 books
Trisha - 30 books
Aly - 20 books
Ellen-Arwen Tristram - 12 books
Jessica - 10 books
Saige - 10 books
Dr. Andy - 20 books
Joud - 20 books
megs_bookrack - 18 books
Brittni - 10 books
Michelle - 18 books
🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ - 5 books
Felicia - 15 books
Grace Btrs - 14 books
Alaina - 40 books
Haley - 14 books
Amanda - 35 books
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Always in, this looks like a fun one! Thanks Alaina - 12 bpm? I never have any idea lol.
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Oh i love this. I'm gonna attempt, let's say around 20 books.
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Me!! Ummm, let's say 18 books please.
include me please, 5 bpm
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Hmmm okay sound interesting but feels like I'll figure things out as we go.I'm in for 14 books please!
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I'm in for 14 books please!"
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I'm in! 35 BPM (but if that's too much feel free to cap me)
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Please head on over to Team ACLU! Here is the link to the team's chat, https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|____2___|____4___|____7___|___11___
PFLAG________|____1___|________|____3___|____3___
ACLU_________|________|________|________|________
ROUND 1:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_BigFreedia________|___1___|___0___|
LilNasX_vs_BillieHoliday____________|___0___|___0___|
StevenTyler_vs_QueenLatifah_________|___0___|___0___|
RuPaul_vs_JanelleMonáe______________|___0___|___0___|
SirEltonJohn_vs_Halsey______________|___0___|___0___|
DavidBowie_vs_KimPetras_____________|___0___|___0___|
SamSmith_vs_MileyCyrus______________|___0___|___0___|
RickyMartin_vs_HayleyKiyoko_________|___0___|___0___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_HunterSchafer____________|___0___|___0___|
BenPlatt_vs_LaverneCox______________|___0___|___0___|
BillyPorter_vs_JaneLynch____________|___0___|___0___|
ElliotPage_vs_AmandlaStenberg_______|___0___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_BeanieFeldstein|___2___|___0___|
ZacharyQuinto_vs_SaraGilbert________|___0___|___0___|
JimParsons_vs_ReneéRapp_____________|___0___|___0___|
BDWong_vs_LilyGladstone_____________|___0___|___0___|
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|____7___|___14___|___24___|___38___
ACLU_________|____4___|____4___|___20___|___24___
PFLAG________|____8___|________|___23___|___23___
ROUND 1:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_BigFreedia________|___3___|___1___|
LilNasX_vs_BillieHoliday____________|___1___|___2___|
StevenTyler_vs_QueenLatifah_________|___1___|___1___|
RuPaul_vs_JanelleMonáe______________|___0___|___0___|
SirEltonJohn_vs_Halsey______________|___0___|___0___|
DavidBowie_vs_KimPetras_____________|___0___|___0___|
SamSmith_vs_MileyCyrus______________|___0___|___1___|
RickyMartin_vs_HayleyKiyoko_________|___0___|___2___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_HunterSchafer____________|___0___|___0___|
BenPlatt_vs_LaverneCox______________|___0___|___1___|
BillyPorter_vs_JaneLynch____________|___0___|___0___|
ElliotPage_vs_AmandlaStenberg_______|___1___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_BeanieFeldstein|___3___|___0___|
ZacharyQuinto_vs_SaraGilbert________|___0___|___1___|
JimParsons_vs_ReneéRapp_____________|___1___|___0___|
BDWong_vs_LilyGladstone_____________|___0___|___0___|
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|___12___|___22___|___41___|___63___
PFLAG________|___10___|________|___27___|___27___
ACLU_________|____4___|____4___|___20___|___24___
ROUND 1:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_BigFreedia________|___3___|___2___|
LilNasX_vs_BillieHoliday____________|___3___|___2___|
StevenTyler_vs_QueenLatifah_________|___1___|___1___|
RuPaul_vs_JanelleMonáe______________|___0___|___0___|
SirEltonJohn_vs_Halsey______________|___0___|___0___|
DavidBowie_vs_KimPetras_____________|___1___|___1___|
SamSmith_vs_MileyCyrus______________|___0___|___1___|
RickyMartin_vs_HayleyKiyoko_________|___0___|___3___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_HunterSchafer____________|___0___|___0___|
BenPlatt_vs_LaverneCox______________|___0___|___1___|
BillyPorter_vs_JaneLynch____________|___0___|___0___|
ElliotPage_vs_AmandlaStenberg_______|___1___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_BeanieFeldstein|___4___|___0___|
ZacharyQuinto_vs_SaraGilbert________|___0___|___1___|
JimParsons_vs_ReneéRapp_____________|___1___|___0___|
BDWong_vs_LilyGladstone_____________|___0___|___0___|
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|___14___|___26___|___49___|___75___
ACLU_________|____8___|____4___|___39___|___43___
PFLAG________|___13___|________|___35___|___35___
ROUND 1:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_BigFreedia________|___4___|___2___|
LilNasX_vs_BillieHoliday____________|___4___|___2___|
StevenTyler_vs_QueenLatifah_________|___3___|___1___|
RuPaul_vs_JanelleMonáe______________|___0___|___0___|
SirEltonJohn_vs_Halsey______________|___0___|___2___|
DavidBowie_vs_KimPetras_____________|___1___|___1___|
SamSmith_vs_MileyCyrus______________|___0___|___1___|
RickyMartin_vs_HayleyKiyoko_________|___0___|___3___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_HunterSchafer____________|___0___|___0___|
BenPlatt_vs_LaverneCox______________|___0___|___1___|
BillyPorter_vs_JaneLynch____________|___0___|___0___|
ElliotPage_vs_AmandlaStenberg_______|___1___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_BeanieFeldstein|___5___|___0___|
ZacharyQuinto_vs_SaraGilbert________|___1___|___1___|
JimParsons_vs_ReneéRapp_____________|___1___|___1___|
BDWong_vs_LilyGladstone_____________|___0___|___0___|
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|___19___|___26___|___62___|___88___
ACLU_________|___11___|____8___|___57___|___65___
PFLAG________|___19___|____8___|___56___|___64___
ROUND 1:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_BigFreedia________|___5___|___2___|
LilNasX_vs_BillieHoliday____________|___4___|___2___|
StevenTyler_vs_QueenLatifah_________|___3___|___1___|
RuPaul_vs_JanelleMonáe______________|___0___|___0___|
SirEltonJohn_vs_Halsey______________|___0___|___4___|
DavidBowie_vs_KimPetras_____________|___2___|___1___|
SamSmith_vs_MileyCyrus______________|___0___|___1___|
RickyMartin_vs_HayleyKiyoko_________|___0___|___3___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_HunterSchafer____________|___0___|___0___|
BenPlatt_vs_LaverneCox______________|___0___|___1___|
BillyPorter_vs_JaneLynch____________|___2___|___0___|
ElliotPage_vs_AmandlaStenberg_______|___1___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_BeanieFeldstein|___7___|___0___|
ZacharyQuinto_vs_SaraGilbert________|___3___|___1___|
JimParsons_vs_ReneéRapp_____________|___1___|___2___|
BDWong_vs_LilyGladstone_____________|___3___|___0___|
i'd like to join with 4 books if i still can
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Please head on over to Team PFLAG! Here is the link to the team's chat, https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|___27___|___37___|___87___|__124___
PFLAG________|___25___|____8___|___75___|___83___
ACLU_________|___12___|____8___|___60___|___68___
ROUND 1:
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ROUND 2:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_LilNasX___________|___0___|___0___|
StevenTyler_vs_JanelleMonáe_________|___0___|___0___|
Halsey_vs_DavidBowie________________|___0___|___0___|
MileyCyrus_vs_HayleyKiyoko__________|___0___|___0___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_LaverneCox_______________|___0___|___0___|
BillyPorter_vs_ElliotPage___________|___0___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_ZacharyQuinto__|___0___|___0___|
ReneéRapp_vs_BDWong_________________|___0___|___0___|
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|___29___|___37___|___97___|__134___
PFLAG________|___28___|___12___|___87___|___99___
ACLU_________|___17___|___13___|___81___|___94___
ROUND 1:
(view spoiler)
ROUND 2:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_LilNasX___________|___2___|___1___|
StevenTyler_vs_JanelleMonáe_________|___2___|___1___|
Halsey_vs_DavidBowie________________|___1___|___1___|
MileyCyrus_vs_HayleyKiyoko__________|___1___|___0___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_LaverneCox_______________|___0___|___0___|
BillyPorter_vs_ElliotPage___________|___0___|___0___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_ZacharyQuinto__|___0___|___0___|
ReneéRapp_vs_BDWong_________________|___0___|___0___|
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SCORES:
Team______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|Total___
TrevorProject|___32___|___39___|__106___|__145___
PFLAG________|___32___|___15___|__106___|__121___
ACLU_________|___17___|___13___|___81___|___94___
ROUND 1:
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ROUND 2:
_________LGBTQIAS2+_SINGERS_________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
FreddieMercury_vs_LilNasX___________|___2___|___1___|
StevenTyler_vs_JanelleMonáe_________|___2___|___1___|
Halsey_vs_DavidBowie________________|___4___|___1___|
MileyCyrus_vs_HayleyKiyoko__________|___1___|___1___|
_________LGBTQIAS2+_ACTORS__________|_Vote__|_Vote__|
DanLevy_vs_LaverneCox_______________|___0___|___1___|
BillyPorter_vs_ElliotPage___________|___1___|___1___|
NeilPatrickHarris_vs_ZacharyQuinto__|___1___|___0___|
ReneéRapp_vs_BDWong_________________|___0___|___0___|
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Challenge Corner
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LGBTQIAS2+ Singers vs. Actors
Just like our Author vs Author, Disney vs. Pixar, and Marvel vs. DC challenges, we decided to do another 'March Madness Bracket' challenge again with LGBTQIAS2+ celebrities.
One side of the bracket will only have categories for singers and the other side will only contain categories for actors. At the beginning of this challenge, we will start with 16 LGBTQIAS2+ celebrities on each side.
That being said, a lot is going to be happening during this challenge. In the beginning, you can read for any LGBTQIAS2+ celebrities category. So, for the first week, you have about 32 LGBTQIAS2+ celebrities to spread your books throughout. Each LGBTQIAS2+ celebrity will have about 6 tasks within it. However, you don’t have all of the categories throughout the entire challenge.
At the end of each week, celebrities will be eliminated. This will be based on points per celebrity on each side. How would that look?
**Sorry it looks so small on the sign-up, but each team's SS will have a bigger one!
For example,
So, if a singer vs. singer looked like -
at the end of the week - then Queen Latifah would be available to read for the next week. Steven Tyler would be knocked out of the challenge and the tasks are no longer readable.
What if the celebrities are tied at the end of the week?
Well, if a singer vs. singer looked like -
at the end of the week - then I would roll the dice (or flip a coin) to see which character would move to the next round. For this example, Steven Tyler won and has moved on to the next round. Queen Latifah tasks are no longer available to read.