Gayming TV launches today bringing bitesize queer geek culture into the mainstream
Our sister magazine, Gayming Magazine, has today launched its new social media shorts concept Gayming TV which promises bitesize queer geek culture daily for 12 weeks broadcasting on Gayming’s website, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Gayming TV features daily videos from five LGBTQ gaming influencers: CtrlAltQuin, DEERE, DEVOGLAER, MiladyConfetti and PearlTeese. Over the course of 12 weeks, these hosts will host short episodes that explore topics including horror, comedy and entertainment, as well as deep dives on game history and characters.
Gayming Magazine has become a staple of the LGBTQ gaming community over the past six years, and its annual Gayming Awards has become a major LGBTQ cultural moment through its partnership with the popular streamer WOW Presents Plus from World of Wonder. Gayming TV will continue to build the brand’s footprint, bringing the celebration of LGBTQ gaming and queer geek culture to even more people globally through this exciting new offering.
Robin Gray, the founder of Gayming Magazine and co-founder of parent company Gray Jones Media, said: “Our mission has always been to bring queer geek culture into the mainstream, and this new series of shorts we’re calling Gayming TV continues to do just that. This lineup is our daily heartbeat, showcasing the incredible breadth of queer passion across the entire spectrum of nerd culture.”
The first episode of every show premieres today (October 23rd), followed by new episodes airing Monday to Friday every week for 12 weeks, with a break over the holidays and returning in January.
MiladyConfetti hosts Confetti Investigates, sponsored by Sugoi Mart, your weekly deep dives into all things queer video games and nerdy topics every Monday. MiladyConfetti, writer, creator and podcaster, said: “For too long, queer voices have been an Easter egg in gaming, and my show aims to put them right in the main story.”
Glitch Please!, sponsored by Misty Mountain Gaming, airs every Tuesday and is hosted by CtrlAltQuin. A love letter to gaming with a comedic twist, Glitch Please! is an episodic curation of queer comedy in video games, TTRPGs, and beyond! “When everything feels heavy, finding the punchline is a radical act of joy that reminds us we’re all in this together”, said comedian and content creator CtrlAltQuin.
Wednesdays sees Pearl Teese host her entertainment show Pearl’s Teesers, a glamorous weekly clip connecting the worlds of Film and TV to the universe of gaymers. Pearl, an avid consumer of queer entertainment, said: “It’s important to weave gaming, TV and film together as our community’s narrative is too powerful and glamorous to be contained by just one screen!”
DEERE is set to slay Thursdays with Gaming’s a Drag, sponsored by RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen. The show brings the fiercest queer characters and most fabulous drag icons in gaming history into the spotlight! “Video games have a plethora of outrageous characters that have become gay icons and inspirations for so many drag artists. I can’t wait to share how these characters connect to queerness and gush about my favorite video game legends!”, said streaming drag icon, DEERE.
DeVo’s Terror-Byte rounds out the week every Friday, hosted by DEVOGLAER. His show is your weekly bite-sized dose of horror content slaying and slashing up scares on Gayming TV. On the tie-in between horror and the LGBTQ community, horror expert DEVOGLAER said: “When you’ve been made to feel fear in the real world, there’s a radical catharsis in choosing your scares and finding strength in the shadows.”
The finishing touch to Gayming TV is the specially commissioned artwork featuring all five hosts, created by queer video game artist Isa Happyfield. Isa is a Japanese video game artist based in London, UK, who has worked on numerous video games as a concept artist or art director. He also produces his own range of queer comics called QUEERZ!. Check out more of his work at linktr.ee/isa_happyfield
With something for every LGBTQ gamer and geek, Gayming TV is going to rapidly become the new destination for bitesize queer geek culture.
Tune in now at gaymingmag.com/tv and linktr.ee/gaymingmag.
