New York, New York – January 23, 2025 – Flame Con, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ convention, created and produced by non-profit, Geeks OUT, returns to the Sheraton Hotel in Times Square on August 16-17, 2025. Last year celebrated 10 years of Flame Con, the convention welcomed nearly 300 queer-oriented vendors, an expanded third floor to the convention space and welcomed special guests such as Kris Anka (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), Sara Myer (Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story) and ND Stevenson (Nimona, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power). Geeks OUT is excited to host hundreds of creators celebrating queer joy.
“For more than a decade, Flame Con has been a space for LGBTQ creators and audiences to gather to share their stories, connect with community, and embrace the freedom to be their full selves,” said Nic Gitau, Geeks OUT President. “We are excited to host another year of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ pop culture and comics convention – where queer creativity, joy, and resistance will take center stage!”
Two new Flamies are joining the Flame Con Flamie family, created by Terry Blas (Reptil: Brink of Extinction). This year’s Flamies celebrate our transgender community and reinforce the importance of queer joy and activism. Flame Con is delighted to introduce to the world its 2025 Flamies, Trans Joy and Trans Activism.
“Flame Con means so much to me and so much to the community of friends and family who attend every year,” said Terry Blas. “It’s something I always look forward to because I know it’s a time and a place where I will be supported and celebrated for who I am and the art I bring into the world. And not every convention is like that.”
“Putting together Flame Con is a labor of love, and it only happens because of an amazing group of volunteers who want to bring queer geek joy to the world, something we especially need right now,” said Kevin Gilligan, Vice President of Geeks OUT.
Tickets for Flame Con, and the afterparty Fireball, go on sale Saturday, February 1, 2025, through TicketLeap with options for Full Weekend or Single Day tickets through the link on the Flame Con website. Exhibitor table releases will be released in blocks of three, with opportunities to register for tables beginning Saturday, March 1, 2025. Community table applications will also open on March 1 for organizations specializing in areas such as outreach, advocacy, and public health. More information on the exhibitor registration process can be found on the Exhibitors page on the Flame Con website.
Flame Con is open to all ages and free for all youth 21 years of age and under on Sunday, August 17. For more information on Flame Con, please visit www.flamecon.org, and for more details about Geeks OUT, please visit www.geeksout.org.
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About Geeks OUT
Geeks OUT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to rallying, empowering and promoting the queer geek community. Founded in 2010 with the goal of bringing a positive queer presence to local comic conventions, Geeks OUT now partners with conventions and hosts events across the nation, as well as produces the world’s largest LGBTQ comic convention – Flame Con. Geeks OUT is also the publisher behind Power: A Comics Anthology and Serving Pride: The Queer History Dinner Party Handbook.
For more information please visit www.geeksout.org.
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