The QGCon Collective
@qgcon.bsky.social
Official account for the Queerness and Games Conference #QGCon established in 2013. QGCon is a registered nonprofit based in Montreal, Canada.
Stay tuned for news on presenting at or attending the next QGCon!
https://www.qgcon.org/
Stay tuned for news on presenting at or attending the next QGCon!
https://www.qgcon.org/
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SCOTLAND (TDOR)
7:30pm Thu 20th Nov
Online
7:30pm Thu 20th Nov
Online
🏳️⚧️ Online - Trans Pride Scotland are hosting an online vigil. 20th November, from 7:30pm. www.facebook.com/TransPrideSc...
Trans Pride Scotland
Trans Day of Remembrance 2025 – Online Vigil 🕯️
Join us on Thursday 20 November 2025 at 7:30pm for an online vigil to honour and remember the trans lives we have lost to violence and discrimination.....
www.facebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
SCOTLAND (TDOR)
7:30pm Thu 20th Nov
Online
7:30pm Thu 20th Nov
Online
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November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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@analoggamestudies.bsky.social & #GameinLab present Generation Analog 2026, July 16-17, GREEN will be this year’s conference theme... Abstracts due by March 1, 2026: analoggamestudies.org/generation-a... #analoggamestudies #generationanalog2026
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@analoggamestudies.bsky.social & #GameinLab present Generation Analog 2026, July 16-17, GREEN will be this year’s conference theme... Abstracts due by March 1, 2026: analoggamestudies.org/generation-a... #analoggamestudies #generationanalog2026
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oh heck yeah!🏳️🌈❤️🔥
A major speedrunning event is kicking off today! Games Done Queer (GDQueer) goes from October 31st to November 2nd, featuring over 30 runs from LGBTQ+ speedrunners and raising money for Lambda Legal. Tune in and support! buff.ly/rHsejzh . 🌈🎮 #Speedrunning #LGBTQIA
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
oh heck yeah!🏳️🌈❤️🔥
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Always look forward to CGSA every year. Great games scholarship and good vibes
gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Conference // Conférence
Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…
gamestudies.ca
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Always look forward to CGSA every year. Great games scholarship and good vibes
gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
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On Wednesday, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services announced it was temporarily bringing back mandatory masking in clinical settings effective Monday. The release cited an increase in infectious diseases circulating. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
COVID-19 cases, vaccine campaigns helped prompt mask mandate's return, doctor says | CBC News
Dr. Natalie Bridger says a rise in reported COVID-19 cases in Newfoundland and Labrador is driving the return of a temporary mask mandate in clinical settings across the province.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
On Wednesday, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services announced it was temporarily bringing back mandatory masking in clinical settings effective Monday. The release cited an increase in infectious diseases circulating. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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UNMISSABLE.
🩸Blood in the Snow🩸
A gothic horror actual play about Vampire Knights hunting monsters. Coming Oct 31st.
System: Hunt by @gilarpgs.bsky.social
Game Master: @straynerdboy.bsky.social
Cast: @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social @rocketsandpens.bsky.social @scarydogfriend.bsky.social
A gothic horror actual play about Vampire Knights hunting monsters. Coming Oct 31st.
System: Hunt by @gilarpgs.bsky.social
Game Master: @straynerdboy.bsky.social
Cast: @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social @rocketsandpens.bsky.social @scarydogfriend.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
UNMISSABLE.
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Come work with me!
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
Assistant Professor Digital Arts, Game Arts 2026 (71102)
The Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Game Arts at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in Fall 2026. The successful ca...
www.schooljobs.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Come work with me!
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
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our little coworking game made it into the NYT! 😭💖
had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨
had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
our little coworking game made it into the NYT! 😭💖
had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨
had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨
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November's issue features some new programs (karaoke, teen nights) and old favorites (support groups, D&D, fiber arts craft & chat, trivia), plus special events like the Friendsgiving Potluck on November 23.
Learn more about us at www.humankindinitiative.org
Learn more about us at www.humankindinitiative.org
Home - The HumanKIND Initiative
Located in the heart of the Illinois Valley, the Ottawa Family Pride Festival is an entire day of family-friendly events celebrating Pride.
www.humankindinitiative.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
November's issue features some new programs (karaoke, teen nights) and old favorites (support groups, D&D, fiber arts craft & chat, trivia), plus special events like the Friendsgiving Potluck on November 23.
Learn more about us at www.humankindinitiative.org
Learn more about us at www.humankindinitiative.org
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Reminds me of the @princerosalium.bsky.social talk I listened to at @qgcon.bsky.social, about working with what you got and finding joy again.
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Reminds me of the @princerosalium.bsky.social talk I listened to at @qgcon.bsky.social, about working with what you got and finding joy again.
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🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social was interviewed by @trueavatars.bsky.social at the @qgcon.bsky.social where he was presenting his game: Queen Boat.
🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview
👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b...
#GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames
🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview
👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b...
#GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social was interviewed by @trueavatars.bsky.social at the @qgcon.bsky.social where he was presenting his game: Queen Boat.
🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview
👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b...
#GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames
🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview
👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b...
#GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames
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Another wonderful #ttrpg charity bundle for a great cause! Over $900 worth of tabletop #rpg products for a $10 min. donation to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.
Full games plus lots of modules and supplements for #MothershipRPG, #Cairn, #5e, #TrophyDark, and more.
itch.io/b/3299/pales...
Full games plus lots of modules and supplements for #MothershipRPG, #Cairn, #5e, #TrophyDark, and more.
itch.io/b/3299/pales...
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Another wonderful #ttrpg charity bundle for a great cause! Over $900 worth of tabletop #rpg products for a $10 min. donation to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.
Full games plus lots of modules and supplements for #MothershipRPG, #Cairn, #5e, #TrophyDark, and more.
itch.io/b/3299/pales...
Full games plus lots of modules and supplements for #MothershipRPG, #Cairn, #5e, #TrophyDark, and more.
itch.io/b/3299/pales...
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The long-awaited REM extension to Montreal’s North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations to the network.
REM line to Montreal's North Shore to begin Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations
The long-awaited REM train line linking downtown Montreal and Deux-Montagnes on the North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17.
cultmtl.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The long-awaited REM extension to Montreal’s North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations to the network.
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GAME JAM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
GAME JAM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
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See y'all tomorrow!
Weather looks great for our outdoor tabletop games fair on Saturday 10/18! ☀️ Swing by from 12-4 to meet local designers and join us for a moderated discussion between three established gamer designers inside People's Book at 4pm!
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
See y'all tomorrow!
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Sickhouse is one of these absolute gems of a creative space. Their Overkill Festival is one of these hidden cultural highlights that really deserves to be less hidden.
Daring, inventive, welcoming and radical, bridging all sorts of media through games, art and music.
Go support them!! ✨🧡
Daring, inventive, welcoming and radical, bridging all sorts of media through games, art and music.
Go support them!! ✨🧡
Insert coin to support playful talent!
We are half way to open the doors of the new Sickhouse! Help us reach 100% and bring our space to live 🤩
Support us and grab some awesome rewards:
sickhouse.creativefunding.nl/project/crow...
We are half way to open the doors of the new Sickhouse! Help us reach 100% and bring our space to live 🤩
Support us and grab some awesome rewards:
sickhouse.creativefunding.nl/project/crow...
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sickhouse is one of these absolute gems of a creative space. Their Overkill Festival is one of these hidden cultural highlights that really deserves to be less hidden.
Daring, inventive, welcoming and radical, bridging all sorts of media through games, art and music.
Go support them!! ✨🧡
Daring, inventive, welcoming and radical, bridging all sorts of media through games, art and music.
Go support them!! ✨🧡
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Udon Delivery🛵🍜
The local spirits gotta eat!
The local spirits gotta eat!
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Udon Delivery🛵🍜
The local spirits gotta eat!
The local spirits gotta eat!
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Canada invests $52-million to improve access to healthcare in English for Quebec anglos
Canada invests $52-million to improve access to healthcare in English for Quebec anglos
The government of Canada is investing $52-million to improve access to healthcare and social services in English for Quebec anglos.
cultmtl.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Canada invests $52-million to improve access to healthcare in English for Quebec anglos
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If you're not watching our Daggerheart Charity stream for Medical Aid for Palestinians,
WYA?
Join Rachel @ameliasom.com @jennadaggers.bsky.social @ajwintersvo.bsky.social of @winterstalesco.bsky.social @brandonrkim.bsky.social + me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqP...
WYA?
Join Rachel @ameliasom.com @jennadaggers.bsky.social @ajwintersvo.bsky.social of @winterstalesco.bsky.social @brandonrkim.bsky.social + me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqP...
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If you're not watching our Daggerheart Charity stream for Medical Aid for Palestinians,
WYA?
Join Rachel @ameliasom.com @jennadaggers.bsky.social @ajwintersvo.bsky.social of @winterstalesco.bsky.social @brandonrkim.bsky.social + me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqP...
WYA?
Join Rachel @ameliasom.com @jennadaggers.bsky.social @ajwintersvo.bsky.social of @winterstalesco.bsky.social @brandonrkim.bsky.social + me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqP...
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"It looks like a delightful, charming, and genuinely innovative take on the idle genre, prioritizing your relaxation over a constant grind[...] It promises a small, quiet, and satisfying kind of magic."
A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social.
#nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev
A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social.
#nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev
1st Look: Is Familiar Findings the Cozy Desktop Companion You've Been Waiting For?
If your Steam wish list is starting to look like a supernatural zoo of delightful creatures, then let’s introduce you to a new resident: Familiar Findings.
indieinsights.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"It looks like a delightful, charming, and genuinely innovative take on the idle genre, prioritizing your relaxation over a constant grind[...] It promises a small, quiet, and satisfying kind of magic."
A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social.
#nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev
A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social.
#nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev
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Gina a animé « Matters of Representation : The Urgency of Queer-Driven Games Research » aux côtés d'Alex Custodio, tandis que Justin a abordé le thème « Soyez qui vous êtes ! : Queer Metagaming and Discourse on TikTok »
October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Gina a animé « Matters of Representation : The Urgency of Queer-Driven Games Research » aux côtés d'Alex Custodio, tandis que Justin a abordé le thème « Soyez qui vous êtes ! : Queer Metagaming and Discourse on TikTok »
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Throwback to GAMERella at @qgcon.bsky.social !
Co-founder and co-director Gina Hara and one of our mentees, @justinrobs.bsky.social, both did a presentation as part of the annual Queerness and Games Conference.
Co-founder and co-director Gina Hara and one of our mentees, @justinrobs.bsky.social, both did a presentation as part of the annual Queerness and Games Conference.
October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Throwback to GAMERella at @qgcon.bsky.social !
Co-founder and co-director Gina Hara and one of our mentees, @justinrobs.bsky.social, both did a presentation as part of the annual Queerness and Games Conference.
Co-founder and co-director Gina Hara and one of our mentees, @justinrobs.bsky.social, both did a presentation as part of the annual Queerness and Games Conference.
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