Interrupting our regularly scheduled Japan programming for the roughly biannual geek-centric gender reader. In this reader: women DO read comics; arresting fanfic writers in China; open-source feminism, and more.
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Geek Gender Reader: April 2014
Posted in Geek Culture, Gender, tagged China, 腐女, fanart, fanfiction, fanworks, feminism, geek, geek culture, geek women, GitHub, harassment, nerd, open source, queer comics, Sailor Moon, STEM, tech, Vox Day on 2014/04/28| 3 Comments »
Geek Girl Con Recaps #1: Creating Safe Spaces in the Period of “Peak Geek”
Posted in Conventions, Geek Culture, Gender, Race, tagged Benjamin Williams, Burlesque, diversity, fantasy, gaymer, geek, Geek Girl Con, Gender, ggc13, Jennifer K. Stuller, Jo Jo Stiletto, K.T. Bradford, mainstream, minority, nerd, Nerdlesque, PAX, queer, race, Rob Salkowitz, scifi, Shoshana Kessock on 2013/10/21| 5 Comments »
I attended Geek Girl Con in Seattle over the weekend, and it was beautiful. I’d like to recap some of the panels and provide some commentary and helpful links.

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First of all, why does Geek Girl Con, now in its third year, exist? The panelists for “Changing Culture in Mainstream and Alternative Spaces” discussed how GGC came about and what we can do to make geekdom safe and fun for everyone.