CLEXACON, THE LARGEST MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION FOR LGBTQ+ WOMEN, TRANS AND NON-BINARY FANS AND CREATORS IN THE WORLD, RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS FOR ITS FOURTH YEAR.
Raising the bar for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Film/TV Narratives and Characters. Continue reading “ClexaCon 2020 Press Release from @kleffnotes”
This week’s Flame Con comic wrap-up includes a number of short or mini comics that again are from a variety of genres. Each of these books is a bit smaller than a standard comic and one is even pocket sized so you could carry it around with you and read it whenever you want. While I might not have links for everything keep an eye out for all of these comics online as many of these creators have other work or are part of other projects. Continue reading “The Bi Line: Flame Con Comics Wrap-Up #2 from @kleffnotes”
As promised, I have Flame Con comic reviews! To get everything out a little bit faster I am writing up collected reviews. Today’s review collection will highlight 5 single issue comics I picked up from different creators. These span the gamut for genre, style, and story so there is something here for everyone. Continue reading “The Bi Line: Flame Con Comics Wrap-Up #1 from @kleffnotes”
This was only my second year at Flame Con, but just like last year my weekend visiting the convention was a bit of a whirlwind. For the first time I was actually able to travel with Krista, she also covered Flame Con for The Nerdy Girl Express this year, and we left ridiculously early on Saturday the 17th and we left very early on Sunday the 18th. While she and I both live in New York state now, we had very specific trains to catch in order to get back to where we live, which is practically in Canada. Let’s delve into the less than 24 hour trip into New York City. Continue reading “The Bi Line: Flame Con 2019 Recap from @kleffnotes”
Day Two of QueerX is just as packed full of great experiences as the first day. During the Revry Summer Preview guests can experience the World Premiere of Laura Linney’s Sink Sank Sunk. This documentary style series that focuses on a young gay recluse who decides to complete his mother’s passion project, a documentary about her multi-generational synchronized swimming team. GLAAD Rising Star Grant recipient River Gallo will also be screening his feature PonyBoi, which was created and stars the first out intersex person in the history of cinema. Continue reading “QueerX Day Two Feature ( @REVRYTV )from @kleffnotes”
The 4th annual QueerXÂ kicked off last night at Whisky A Go Go with the headliner, Brooke Candy and her RuPau’s Drag Race alumni backup dancers, Laganja Estranja and Gia Gunn, with Jordy and Davy Boi, as well as some other surprise guests. The queer music, film, and industry festival continues today and tomorrow at The London Hotel West Hollywood with competition screenings, panels, and the Revry Summer Preview. For those attending as well as those who wish they were I will be highlighting some of the projects that will be screening each day of the two day event. Continue reading “QueerX Day One Feature ( @REVRYTV )from @kleffnotes”
ClexaCon 2019 is over and we’ve all left the bright lights of Las Vegas behind to return to our normal every day lives. Typically after a major trip or event I film a recap video, but with the number of topics connected to this year’s ClexaCon I believe an article will be a better vessel for covering everything in a clear and detailed way. This is not a short article and does include some more personal elements to the weekend outside of the convention itself. Continue reading “#ClexaCon 2019 Recap ( @ClexaCon )from @kleffnotes”
Below is an open letter from ClexaCon 2019 vendors to ClexaCon Showrunners. The material provided was sent as a press release to The Nerdy Girl Express and is being shared here to bring light to specific issues that arose during ClexaCon 2019 in connection to vendors. Continue reading “Open Letter to ClexaCon Showrunners from ClexaCon Vendors (Press Release)”
With ClexaCon 2019 over for the year now is the inevitable moment where you start to feel those blues washing over you. Even though the convention is over for now, there are still ways to keep the feeling of ClexaCon going. If you are like me and don’t really have safe queer spaces where you live I have some tips for avoiding the blues through some more online focused spaces. Continue reading “Post Con Blues @ClexaCon Feature from @kleffnotes”
ClexaCon 2019 has drawn to a close and now is the time to get everything together and head back to your life away from The Tropicana. I have some quick suggestions and tips for your travels away from Sin City, that is unless you live in Las Vegas in which case I’m guessing you are having a pretty quick trip. Get your toiletries together and get ready for your plane, train, automobile, or however else you are heading out of town. Continue reading “Safe Travels After @ClexaCon 2019 from @kleffnotes”
