Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What do you mean by queer ghost?

A 'queer ghost' is rather hard to define. The term queer is meant to include all those people with non-heterosexual orientations. This includes gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered folk. Ghosts can refer to a number of things such as a spirit or soul left on this planet after a person has died, a formless bodyless intelligent force capable of affecting the world around it, or an echo of a person or event of the past that affects people now. As with other sections of this site, as long as something is close to these definitions, I'll include it in the site.

Who are the people that appear on the front page?

• Alan Turing - a famous gay mathematician, and the founder of much of modern computer science. He was able to crack the German codes during World War II, which in turn helped us to win the war. He was later arrested for having a relationship with another man. He chose to accept estrogen injections instead of imprisonment, and later committed suicide.
• Eleanor Roosevelt - wife of president Franklin D. Roosevelt. An independent and strong woman, she not only helped her husband in office, but worked towards world peace after he died. She was also the driving force behind the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since her death, love letters between her and her lover, Lorena Hickok, have been uncovered and published.
• Oscar Wilde - a noble poet, playwrite and author from the 1800s. He was imprisoned for several years on charges of homosexuality and sodomy because of his 'friendship' with Lord Alfred Douglas, and died a few years after his release.
• Ruth Ellis - who died recently as "the world's oldest, out, lesbian". In her later years, she became very active in the modern lesbian movement and a very vocal activist. She died at age 101 on 10/2000.
• Karl Heinrich Ulrichs - a German man given the distinction as being the first gay rights activist. He also is credited with writing the first gay vampire story on record. He died on July 14, 1895.
• Judy Garland - a gay icon and (as the urban myth goes) the trigger for the Stonewall riots. Her death so affected many gay men that they were unwilling to take the daily abuse that the police heaped upon them. Angered, the gay and lesbian patrons of the Stonewall bar fought back against the police, holding them off for 3 days.

Are ghosts real?

This is not really possible to answer. No irrefutable scientific proof has even been provided to 'prove' that ghosts are real. However, many people, including those trained in the sciences, have stated that they have had encounters with ghosts.

Are you planning on expanding your site?

Yes. I'm looking into expanding a couple ways. I have recently added this site and a 'Queer Werewolves' site. But, I'm also looking into expanding into other queer horror topics and into non-queer vampire minorities. I'm also hoping to add more interactivity to the site; such as allowing users to find specific items, or even add on to an online queer horror story. If you have additional ideas, please let me know.

 

Is there anything I can offer for the site?

Boy, I'm hoping more people will ask this. Here are things that you can contribute (see my wish page for more specific information)

• Help locate books and movies that I haven't yet found (either information or the actual item).
• Provide pictures of queer ghosts.
• Encourage others to post messages regularly on the BBS. This is where I get a lot of ideas.
• Give me any information on any queer ghost events, groups, fanzines, or whatnot that exist.
• Send stories or articles. The more writers that contribute, the bigger the site will get.