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Totally Unofficial Queer Guide to Emerald City Comicon 2016
So you’re an LGBT person attending Emerald City Comicon 2016 this year, a celebration of comics and pop culture here in Seattle from April 7-10. There’s quite the schedule to pore through (and it's not the easiest site layout to do it), so we’ve pulled out the most...
Gay Comic Geek: Falling In Love With Comics And Cosplay
The world of entertainment has changed vastly over the past several years. No longer does fame require an agent and television air time. If you have compelling video content and market yourself well, you can get plenty of viewers, whether as hobbyist, as a career, or...
What’s The Deal With ReedPOP And Emerald City Comicon?
Seattle’s premiere comic book convention, Emerald City Comicon was acquired by ReedPOP last January. Last year’s convention was relatively unaffected by it, as it was well into planning at the time of acquisition. While the original organizers are continuing to run...
Norwescon: 39 Years of Fandom and Counting
This is part of a series of profiles of conventions, local to Seattle and across the country, with missions that are relevant to the LGBTQ community. While I’ve been an active convention goer as an adult for the last several years, I also attended a number of...
Hard to Swallow: When Comics Get Down And Dirty
I have a confession to make. I’ve always preferred erotica to porn. While I appreciate the voyeuristic nature of adult films, erotica can lead you down paths that are less realistic. Paths into territory that’s hard to portray on a screen. Genres you wouldn’t expect....
Out Con: Queer Geeks & Palm Trees
This is part of a series of profiles of conventions, local to Seattle and across the country, with missions that are relevant to the LGBTQ community. When I think of Miami, Florida, I think of sunny beaches, palm trees, cocktails and ‘80s TV shows. My mind doesn’t...
GaymerX: Blazing An Inclusive Trail For Queer Geekdom
This is part of a series of profiles of conventions, local to Seattle and across the country, with missions that are relevant to the LGBTQ community. GaymerX is still the only LGBTQ convention intended uniquely for gamers, and it paved the way for many of the other...
Flame Con: Burning Bright for Queer Comic Fans
This is part of a series of profiles of conventions, local to Seattle and across the country, with missions that are relevant to the LGBTQ community. Most of the conventions we’ve covered thus far have focused on gaming, both tabletop and video varieties. But what...
GeekGirlCon: Supporting Women in Geeky Pursuits
This is part of a series of profiles of conventions, local to Seattle and across the country, with missions that are relevant to the LGBTQ community. One of the most prominent conventions in the country promoting diversity, and specifically women in geekdom and geek...
OrcaCon: We All Believe That Everyone Games
This the first of a series of profiles of conventions, local to Seattle and across the country, with missions that are relevant to the LGBTQ community. There’s a brand new gaming convention right here in the Pacific Northwest: OrcaCon, taking place January 8th-10th at...
A Queer Geek’s Guide To Seattle: 2015 Edition
Seattle is widely known as one of the geekiest places in North America (at the very least). Whether it’s due to the rain, the glut of software and game companies in the area, or some other factor, you’d be hard pressed to find a city with more game stores, arcades,...