Gaylaxicon: Day One

This is a nifty con put on by some awesome people. I sat on stage at opening ceremonies, and then had to talk briefly into a mike to a crowd. I got a gift basket with SPAM and a Batman figure and candy and a “Larry and Leonard” comic, and got to meet some new awesome people and see a couple people I knew and hadn’t expected to see. Lyda Morehouse is a very fun person, and Gary Russell and Barbara Schulz are also cool, as is Zan Christiansen of PRIZM Comics, and of course, Jeff Eddy of Sofawolf Press. All of us were on the Outer Alliance podcast (#25) with Julia Rios tonight and we talked about Dr. Who, furries, briefly about bronies, and about how furries and queers and geeks are all at various stages of acceptance into mainstream society. And I got to tell my story about the person who was shocked at the Out of Position cover and the implication that a fox could give a blow job “because of all those teeth.” So yeah, awesome stuff. Check it out if you’re interested in geekery or Dr. Who-ery or queer geeky Dr. Who stuffs.

Tomorrow I get to talk about “Homosexuality and Furries,” and something about writing diversity. I also get to chill with some awesome-cool people and then read my story at midnight with Lyda. It’s gonna be fun, y’all. If you’re in the Twin Cities area, and you’re not here, you should think about stopping by.