Westercon observation (well, okay, it's a whinge)

[kproche]

Being the only gay couple at a convention is, well, boring. We had a lovely time with many fannish friends, but being the token gay couple surrounded by young straight fans in their breeding frenzy becomes, shall we say, somewhat tedious? Who were *we* supposed to flirt with?

Westercon was the same weekend as the Calgary Gay Rodeo, so all the Canadians (even if they *knew* about Westercon) were out camping at the Rodeo Grounds all weekend.

Plus, Gaylaxicon was the same weekend as Westercon this year.

Sigh.

So, note to the Gaylaxians: Booking "the annual national gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & friends Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Gaming Convention" the same weekend as a major mainstream SF convention makes the other convention far less fabulous. Can we avoid doing that again?

Comments

[esprix.livejournal.com]

June 2006 and October 2007. Happy? :P

What Dates?

[kproche.livejournal.com]

I haven't found that info in obvious places on the website...

Re: What Dates?

[esprix.livejournal.com]

I think Toronto has dates but the website isn't up and running yet, and Atlanta's bid just got accepted, but they don't have dates locked in yet, they just know it'll be in October.