As geeks, we know how important it is to find people you identify with and can join in exploring your fandoms. This is true regardless of your upbringing or lifestyle – finding the geek tribe with which you can express your true self just feels right. I was reminded of this once again this past weekend when I attended the inaugural Flaming River Con, the midwest’s first LGBTQ+ geek convention. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Geek Inclusion
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Irregular’s Intel – The Ones Who Matter
It seems like, lately, I have been surrounded by people in my life who are struggling with the lack of acceptance from other people in their lives. I get it, I struggle with the same thing. It gets so old having to explain why you dress/act/think/talk the way you do. It feels like it is easier to just shut down and be left alone. But you know what? Frack that! The whole time you’re making allowances for others while they push and press upon you to conform to what they want, remember that they refuse to do the same for you. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – The Ones Who Matter
Irregular’s Intel – When the Morning Comes
You start to feel it sometime during the final blowout of a con or maybe during that last rushed meal between panels, but it is still there… that quiet gnawing feeling that “this is all about to end”. A convention can become an escape and cocoon of sorts. You’re surrounded by your tribe, being your most true self without having to explain or apologize to anyone. It’s awesome and filled with your own brand of reckless abandon, but then you see the cracks beginning to form and reality begins to creep in. It’s the packing for the trip home and making sure that you haven’t forgotten that awesome thing that you might have paid too much for, but, whateva, it’s a con! And the clock ticks closer to the return to the life before. But that’s just the beginning. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – When the Morning Comes
Miss Dawn’s Musings – Finding Your Tribe
As a geek, I have a lot of friends who are also geeks (amazingly, not ALL my friends are geeks). Sure, we have different fandoms and levels of devotion, but the overarching geekiness is what unites us. We understand each other not just because of the fandoms, but because we have dealt with being the fringe, the unpopular, the “nerds”. And we’ve survived without giving up what we love. Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – Finding Your Tribe