DIGIPRIDE 2021
DIGIPRIDE is back for a 2021 season which runs from June through August right here on Gayming Magazine and across Twitch.
Events include a digital drag show, DIGIPRIDE panels, special Let’s Play streams, weekly Rainbow Arcade DIGIPRIDE streams, special episodes of the Gayming Podcast Live, and more to be revealed!
All this plus exclusive ‘money can’t buy’ competitions, reviews, features and interviews here on Gayming Magazine.
Sponsors
DIGIPRIDE is proudly presented by Xbox and sponsored by 2K, Mediatonic, SEGA, Sold Out Games and Wizards of the Coast.
What’s On
DIGITAL DRAG SHOW
Headlining DIGIPRIDE 2021 is Biqtch Puddin’, winner of Dragular Season 2 and the inventor of the original digital drag show concept. She’s back with a special Gayming themed digital drag show on June 25th. Keep your eye on Gayming and our socials to see who the lineup will be, but it will be an amazing show!
DIGIPRIDE PANELS
All panels will take place on Gayming Magazine’s Twitch channel and will be shared on our YouTube channel a few days later.
Queer Voices in Games Panel – June 9th
LGBTQ voice actors come together to talk about their work in games and the importance of representation.
Starring: Tommie Earl Jenkins (Death Stranding), August Aiden Black (Tell Me Why), Valerie Lohman (Wolfenstein: Youngblood), Sarah Elmaleh (Gone Home & Gears 5) and CJ Strange (Borderlands 3).
Watch this panel back on our YouTube channel.
Space Invaders: a queer history of video games – July 8th
Sacha Coward is an LGBTQ+ historian, a tour guide, escape room designer and long term videogame nerd. He has been exploring the story of queerness in video games throughout the history of the platform, exploring examples of the good, the bad, and the downright terrible! From the windswept plains of the Witcher to the Forests of Hyrule, join this talk for a live exploration of some of the key LGBTQ+ moments in gaming and an open discussion of where we are and where we are headed.
Watch this panel back on our YouTube channel.
Stream Queens – July 28th
Five of the Stream Queens come together to talk about the impact of drag on the streaming world, how they have kept their audiences entertained during lockdown and where they see the world of digital drag going in the future.
Staring: DEERE, Londyn Bradshaw, TwilightKing, Eve Elle Queen and MARISOLLords
Watch this panel back on our YouTube channel.
PLAYING D&D FOR MERMAIDS
Gayming Magazine and Wizards of the Coast will be collaborating with Mermaids, one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charities, to produce a charity Dungeons & Dragons stream, raising funds in support of transgender youth on interactive platform Tiltify.
The event will be live streamed simultaneously on D&D’s Twitch and YouTube on Thursday, August 19th at 7PM BST (2PM ET/11AM PT)
For more info on who’s playing, check out our article.
PRIDE SCHOOL FESTIVAL
We’ve partnered with NYC Gaymers on their new Pride-themed, 3-day event – the full name being Pride School Festival!! Return to Hokori High – Turbo Edition!. It will start on June 18 and run through to June 20th and is inspired by the spirit and joy of school festivals that people can see in their favourite anime. To find out more or to enrol, head on over to gaymers.nyc/psf-2021.
STREAMING
We’re working again with the fabulous Rainbow Arcade to bring you weekly DIGIPRIDE streams from their team members. Also, there will be six special DIGIPRIDE Let’s Play streams which will be extended plays of key games from our sponsors. You might find some special previews and surprises along the way, and some giveaways too!
GAYMING PODCAST LIVE
Across DIGIPRIDE, the Gayming Podcast Live will be supercharged with the appearance of special guests each episode from our wonderful sponsors offering you additional insight into their world and with some exciting gossip along the way!
COMPETITIONS
Each of our sponsors will be providing a mega bundle of prizes which will be up for grabs throughout the campaign. These competitions will come online throughout DIGIPRIDE and we’ll let you know when new ones launch. Head over to our competitions page to see what’s up for grabs.
Articles
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Respawn wants to do more regarding transgender representation in Apex Legends, possibly even adding another trans Legend to the game. - Humble Bundle Pride Month Sale offers a variety of LGBTQ+ games
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Once again, we have teamed up with the wonderful Rainbow Arcade, an all-encompassing LGBTQIA+ Twitch team with a big focus on diversity, to host special weekly DIGIPRIDE streams! This week we’re happy to welcome Kilcannon, CriticalBard, TheRainbowBard & Kensington17 Here’s the details of their DIGIPRIDE streams: Kilcannon Kilcannon is also referred to as Kil or… - LGBT+ developer MidBoss announces Season of Pride 2021 for July
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Palia has a Stardew Valley-esque gameplay, aesthetic and queer romances – the only difference is that it’s an MMO! - Show support for the Trans community by purchasing the itch.io TTRPG Charity Bundle
TTRPG writer and designer Cat Elm is hosting the TTRPG Charity Bundle for Trans Support over on itch.io – fearing 75 different games. - Rainbow Arcade + DIGIPRIDE Week 1: iGeekedOut, Synxiec, urbanbohemian & Saffista
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