Stories From GeekGirlCon to Make Your Day
Previously on GeekGirlCon:
On May 3, GeekGirlCon will team up with The Seattle Foundation for an online fundraising extravaganza! Anything donated to our organization [obligatory click here to donate] will be matched from a pool of stretch funds. If you’re an information enthusiast, we made it easy for you, click here to read more. Or keep on keepin’ on by continuing to read this post.
So you know what your dollars will support, we’re here to share some stories from folks who’ve attended GeekGirlCon’s annual convention. Get ready: they may pull at your heartstrings.
1) When you finally get to be yourself at a con:
“She explained that she had been to conventions before but that ours was the first time she had come out fully as a trans woman. She was nervous at first, but quickly felt safe walking around. She continued to praise our safe space and how no one misgendered her. If someone was unsure, they would ask her what her pronoun was.”
“The more she explained what it felt like to be an empowered woman at GeekGirlCon, I felt my throat tighten. I tried to keep my emotions in check but as she explained that she would be bringing her wife with her next year, it was too late. I was teary. I thanked her for trusting us and for attending. I hugged her and made her promise that she’d find me the next year so I could meet her wife. True to her word, late on Sunday during GeekGirlCon ‘14, she found me and introduced her wife who was effusive in her praise of what we do.”
2) When you know you look awesome, but that confidence boost:
“Early one Saturday morning, I saw a plus-sized cosplayer wearing a beautiful Wonder Woman dress with tiara and bracelets. Standing in line for her badge, she seemed a little self-conscious about her clothing. I noticed she was on her own and that she was fidgeting with her clothing. I overheard several people compliment her cosplay and she smiled each time, thanking them.”
“Later that day, I saw her again in the afternoon near the escalators. She was posing with some other cosplayers and any self-consciousness was gone. It seemed that with every compliment she received, she realized how body positive our convention was and the final time I saw her that evening, she walked with such swagger that Diana herself would be proud.”
3) When your family can relax, knowing their teen is in safe hands:
“I was approached during one of our Meetup game nights at Wayward Coffeehouse. One of our attendees wanted to thank us for creating a convention where he and his family felt like they could walk around without fear of his teenaged daughters being harassed.”
“[He added] that our zero tolerance harassment policy was the main reason that he bought passes one year without knowing much more about what we did. He and his family have attended for two years now and 2016 [will be] their third.”
Elated with all the feelings after reading this? That’s ok, we are, too.
In celebration of GiveBIG, we hope to share more stories as we move toward the big giving date.
Do you have a story to share? We’d love to hear it. Tweet, Insta, Tumblr with #EveryGeekEverybody — or you can email us at info@geekgirlcon.com.
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