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

Re: Costume Con 26 (2008): when?

[kproche.livejournal.com]

We're looking for the final weekend in April. Dependent, of course on getting the venue that weekend.

Sandra is our hospitality chair; we actually expect our Con Suite to be a moderately busy place...

Re: Costume Con 26 (2008): when?

[hazelchaz]

Well, is there anything you'd like me to do?