Gaylaxicon

Gaylaxicon is a more or less annual science fiction, fantasy, and horror traveling convention for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and their friends. It is sponsored by the Gaylactic Network. It was first organized in 1988 by the GSFS.

Con	Location	Dates	GoHs, Notes	Attendees
Gaylaxicon 1988	Provincetown, Massachusetts		J. F. Rivkin (author)	~90
Gaylaxicon 1990	Tewksbury, Massachusetts		Melissa Scott (author), Hannah M. G. Shapero (artist),	~130
Gaylaxicon 1991	Tewksbury, Massachusetts		Samuel R. Delany (author), Hannah M. G. Shapero (artist)	~245
Gaylaxicon 1992	Philadelphia, PA		Tanya Huff (author), Tristan Alexander (artist),	~360
Gaylaxicon 1994	Rockville, Maryland		Jewelle Gomez (author), Tom Howell (artist), Forrest J Ackerman (special guest)	~350
Gaylaxicon 1995	Niagara Falls, NY		Don Sakers (author), Heather Bruton (artist)	~180
Gaylaxicon 1996	Burlington, Massachusetts		Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman (author), Colleen Doran (artist)	~342
Gaylaxicon 1997	Burlington, Massachusetts		None	~90
Gaylaxicon 1998	Troy, MI		Anne Harris (author), Kurt Erichsen (cartoonist), Frank Gembeck, Jr. (artist)	~60
Gaylaxicon 1999/Tenth Gaylaxicon	Arlington, VA		Diane Duane (author), Nancy Janda (artist), Jean-Pierre Dorleac (special guest)	~303
Gaylaxicon 2000	Arlington, VA		Fiona Patton (author), Nan Fredman (artist)	~265
There were no Gaylaxicons from 2001 through 2003.
Gaylaxicon 2004	San Diego, CA		David Gerrold (author), Joe Phillips (artist), Virginia Hey (actor, Farscape)	~285
Gaylaxicon 2005	Boston, MA		Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Phil Jimenez (artist), Hidden Frontier	~250
Gaylaxicon 2006	Toronto, ON		Ellen Muth (actor) Nalo Hopkinson (author), Richard Arnold (media), Michael Rowe (author/editor)
Gaylaxicon 2007	Atlanta, GA		Jim Grimsley (author), Georges Jeanty (artist), Toastmistress: Selina Rosen (author), David Gerrold (author/screenwriter), Joe Haldeman (author), Steve Berman (author), Laura J. Underwood (author), Paul Stevens (editor, Tor), Toni Weisskopf (editor, Baen Books), Melissa Carter (radio personality, All the Hits Q100), Rob Caves (Star Trek: Hidden Frontier), James Cawley (Star Trek: New Voyages), Shaun Lyon (Outpost Gallifrey), David B. Coe (author)
Gaylaxicon 2008	Washington, DC	October 10–13, 2008	Geoff Ryman (author), Alicia Austin (artist)
Gaylaxicon 2009	Minneapolis, MN	October 9–11, 2009	Margaret Weis, Andy Mangels, Lawrence Schimel, Terrance "Spider Baby" Griep, Marc DeBauch
Gaylaxicon 2010	Montreal		Canceled.
Gaylaxicon 2011/OutlantaCon	Atlanta, GA	May 13–15, 2011	Amber Benson, Melissa Carter, Steve Scott, Don Schermerhorn, Wayne Hergenroder, Catherine Lundoff, Eugie Foster, Warren Rochelle, Lee Martindale, Kiernan Kelly, Kayelle Allen, Angelia Sparrow, Sabrina Pandora, Michael Liebmann, Davey Beauchamp, Julia Rios, Andrew Greenberg, Jevocas "Java" Green, Keith Hartman, Steve Berman, J. M. McDermott, JoSelle Vanderhooft
Gaylaxicon 2012	Minneapolis, MN	October 5–7, 2012	Gary Russell, Lyda Morehouse, Kyell Gold, Prism Comics, Sofawolf Press
Gaylaxicon 2016	Minneapolis, MN	October 7–9, 2012	Eleanor Arnason (author), Gordon Bellamy (gaming), Zack Karlsson (gaming), David Maxine (publisher), F. Wesley Schneider (tabletop gaming/author), Eric Shanower (comic artist/writer)
Gaylaxicon 2018/OutlantaCon	Atlanta, GA	May 11–13, 2018
Gaylaxicon 2019	Minneapolis	October 18–20, 2019	Yoon Ha Lee, Gregory Maguire, Seppy Yoon, Matt Baume, Michael Dahl, Samantha Rei

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