Podcast Episode 14: Gaylaxicon 2008
Gaylaxicon 2008 is almost here! A convention celebrating the worlds of science fiction and fantasy from a GLBT perspective, Gaylaxicon is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! This year, the convention is in Bethesda, Maryland, October 10-13. In this episode, Co-Chair of Programming Rob Gates joins me for a quick rundown on how it all got started, what makes the gays such a bunch of geeks and what you can expect at this year’s convention! If you’re in the Bethesda/DC/Baltimore area and would like to meet up at Gaylaxicon, let me know! But whether you can make it or not, you should definitely check out the Gaylaxicon website and read about the cool events and discussion panels planned. You’re not going to see some of these at any other convention this year! Here are some highlights from the panel discussion schedule:
Pandering (The Dumbledore Issue)
Was JK Rowling pandering to a GLBT audience by announcing that she wrote Dumbledore with a gay identity background?
Is It Good Because It’s Gay
As GLBT fans, are we allowed to be critical of works that are GLBT positive?
Can We Have Gay Villains Now?
Do the GLBT characters have to be the heroes?
Queers And Comics
What is it about comic heroes and heroines that continue to draw a significant GLBT following?
Kink in Sci-Fi/Fantasy or Where is that Tentacle Going?
Do we as a GLBT community have different perceptions of what is considered “kinky”?
