Gaylactic Network

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines.

If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability. The best way to address this concern is to reference published, third-party sources about the subject. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for deletion, per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. (See also Wikipedia:Notability)
This article has been tagged since December 2006.

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!)
Any material not supported by sources may be challenged and removed at any time. This article has been tagged since December 2006.

Some information in this article or section is not attributed to sources and may not be reliable.
Please check for inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed.

The Gaylactic Network is the national gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and friends science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics and gaming organization, consisting of several affiliate chapters throughout the United States and Canada. They are the overseeing organization for Gaylaxicon, the annual GLBT sci-fi convention, held in various cities. They also originated the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, given annually for outstanding GLBT content in sci-fi, fantasy and horror genre publications.

[edit] History

The Network began in 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts after the first Gaylaxicon. The organization changed from an affiliate-based membership structure to an individual-based membership structure in 2000. The Board consists of a Speaker, Listener, Treasurer, Secretary, and 4 Board Members.

[edit] Affiliates

Currently there are 9 affiliate chapters:

Gaylactic Outpost Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Gaylactic Toronto Alliance, Toronto, ONT
Gaylaxian Science Fiction Society, Boston, MA
Golden Gate Gaylaxians, San Francisco, CA
Lambda Sci-Fi: DC Area Gaylaxians, Washington, DC
Niagara Falls Gaylactic Colonizers, Niagara Falls, NY
North Country Gaylaxians, Minneapolis, MN
Planet LAmbda, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego Queer Sci-Fi: The San Diego Gaylaxians, San Diego, CA

There have been past affiliates in cities such as Philadelphia, but they have since folded or given up their affiliate status. Several organizations, including ones outside of North America, are considered "friends of the Network."