Posted by Erica August 07, 2012

GaymerCon is the first ever gaming convention geared towards the LGBT community. In my opinion... sheer brilliance.. GAYmerCon? C'mon, you know its awesome. The Convention is set to take place August 3-4 2013 in the Beautiful San Francisco. The fundraising efforts for the event have just begun, via Kickstarter.

“The goal of GaymerCon is to create a space where geek identified LGBT people can come together and build community” said Benjamin Williams, Director of PR for the Con. “With the recent reaction to same sex relationships in titles by EA Games and the Tropes Vs. Women Kickstarter, to current gay rights news, GaymerCon is more important and relevant than ever.”

 

GaymerCon has set its fundraising goal at $25,000 to make GaymerCon an event not to be missed on August 3 & 4, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The funds from the Kickstarter are intended to secure a downtown SF venue for the event to be hosted and offer more programming to meet demand. The more money raised, the bigger and more star studded the conference will be.



“It is no secret that the LGBT community has been in the political and social spotlight in recent years. This is no different in the gaming and geek community. ” Commented Matt Conn, Director of GaymerCon “Historically, there has been very little content with LGBT themes or options in video games and other geek media. We hope to show the world that that this audience not only exist, but is flourishing. “



GaymerCon leadership is a group of tech and gaming professionals based in San Francisco, Seattle, and around the world. GaymerCon was started by a diverse team ranging from comic book artists to professional fundraisers to engineers -  all LGBT folks of every creed and color, especially for those of the geeky persuasion.

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