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Brianna Wu Is Here, Queer and Running for Congress in Massachusetts

“In the Trump era there’s no room for benchwarmers. Seven out of nine of our representatives are white men in a supposedly progressive state. I think we can find room for a feisty feminist.”

By A.E. Osworth|February 2, 2017|39 Comments
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Long Live Zoë Quinn, The Nerd Hero We Deserve

“Over here, in our tiny corner of the internet, I want us to stand in solidarity with the witch who wouldn’t burn, the one who triumphed in her way over G-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Long Live Zoë Quinn; best of luck as she levels up.”

By A.E. Osworth|February 13, 2016|27 Comments
Geekery

WE ALL NEED DIVERSE GAMES: An Interview with Tanya DePass, Creator of #INeedDiverseGames

“[Being a queer woman of color gamer] affects me in wanting to see more representation for queer brown women, it informs my agenda to be seen as the hero, not just the throwaway character, first to get killed or the joke.”

By Al Rosenberg|November 10, 2015|7 Comments
Geekery

Interviewing Badass UX Designer Caroline Sinders On Digital Harassment

UX Designer and User Researcher Caroline Sinders talks SXSW, women in games and harassment in online spaces. Oh yeah, and Gamergate.

By A.E. Osworth|August 22, 2015|7 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Girl Gamer Comics Anthology “Chainmail Bikini” Launches Kickstarter Today!

Chainmail Bikini is full of great comics by a bunch of incredibly talented women, it’s on the very timely topic of women in gaming, a lot of the comics talk about gender and sexuality and it’s just plain super geeky.

By Mey|March 3, 2015|2 Comments
Geekery

GamerGate: A Quick (Emotional) Check-In

GamerGate is about shitting all over women; let’s feel nauseous about it together.

By A.E. Osworth|November 15, 2014|30 Comments
Geekery

Here Are 14 of the Most Incredible Insults Chris Kluwe Used To Describe Gamergaters

5. Slopebrowed weaseldicks with zero reading comprehension and even less critical thinking skills

By Adrian|October 23, 2014|27 Comments
Old games: Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Everquest.
Geekery

Counting Down On Gamergate

I’ve played games all my life, and I stand with Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu. #StopGamerGate

By Laura Mandanas|October 17, 2014|21 Comments
Geekery

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Troll

On the harassment and hate speech directed toward women on the internet.

By Megan Praz|September 27, 2014|5 Comments

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