We will be adding our approved QueerCon 2025 Guests, including Vendors, Exhibitors, Presenters, and Performers, on a rolling basis. Check back as we get closer to the date to find your returning favorites and discover new and upcoming queer creators!
- Registration for tables, presentations, performances, and special events is now open! Links on our Main Page.
Our Key Event Sponsors❤
QueerCon is made possible in part by support from local organizations and businesses who also believe in celebrating intersectional queer creativity and representation. Our Key Event Sponsors hall of fame highlights our amazing supporters at the $250+ tier:
Kaylee’s Kamp Foundation
❤ QueerCon Key Sponsor ❤
We provide scholarships for LGBTQIA2S+ youth to attend inclusive and affirming summer camp programs, while supporting parental and community education.
www.kayleeskampfoundation.com
Instagram: @kayleeskampfoundation
Businesses and Local Organizations
Camp Ten Trees
Camp Ten Trees is a place for diverse youth who share common experiences to come together and form a community that is truly their own. In addition to traditional camp activities like swimming, archery, and nature hikes, campers engage in age-appropriate workshops exploring identity, issues of oppression/privilege, youth coalition building, social justice, and more.
Free Mom Hugs
We are group of parents and allies to the LGBTQIA2S+ community, here to give unconditional and unabashed love through HUGS, high-fives, and fist bumps! Missing your mom – we are here for a hug!
Northwest Washington Gender Alliance
The Northwest Washington Gender Alliance is a non-profit (501(c)3), all-volunteer community oriented support and educational organization. We are dedicated to helping people deal with issues of gender identity and/or expression, be it within their own lives or in someone else’s.
Whatcom Furrys
Whatcom furrys are a group of anthropomorphic animal enthusiasts from all over the Whatcom County. We host events of all sizes from our larger monthly socials to smaller game or craft nights. We also have a thriving online space to meet folks, share art, or even organize your own furry meetups!
Whatcom Youth Pride
Whatcom Youth Pride hosts one of the nation’s only all-youth Pride Parade and Festivals. LGBTQIA+ youth, allies, and their families march along a short parade route while the community lines the streets in support. The day culminates in a large festival with LGBTQIA+ youth-focused or allied organizations tabling, food trucks, and a youth-centered drag show.
WWU Clubs & Organizations
Boreallumi Idols
Boreallumi Idols, also known as the WWU Idol club, is a club that invites any and all fans of idols (k-pop, j-pop, anime, etc) to join us for meetings! Whether you want to dance or not, we are a space for us all to talk and have fun as a group.
Website: boreallumi.carrd.co
Youtube: www.youtube.com/Boreallumi
Instagram: www.instagram.com/borealumi
Disability Access Center & Disability Outreach Center
Through services, programming, and advocacy centering disabled Western students, the Disability Access Center (DAC) advances holistic student development and inclusive achievement.
Focusing on disability outreach services, DAC helps ensure institutional legal compliance and fosters a justice-oriented campus community that centers disability-positive identity formation. DAC increases access, equity, and inclusion for disabled Western students through collaborative transformation of structures, policies, and practices.
Disability Outreach Center
The Disability Outreach Center (DOC) is a resource for disabled students and allies. The DOC connects students with community resources, raises awareness, and advocates for disabled students’ human and civil rights by promoting community building and pride for students with disabilities and providing educational programming, referrals, and information about disability topics for students. The DOC is a program of the Disability Access Center.
Website: Disability Access Center
Website: Disability Outreach Center
Institute for Critical Disability Studies
The Institute for Critical Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary organization of students, faculty, staff, and community members. We put on public events related to disability and culture. We also offer a minor in Critical Disability Studies.
Website: wp.wwu.edu/disabilitycollaborative
Out in Business
We are the LGBTQ+ club in the College of Business. We feel that in the business world, the queer community is underrepresented and deserves to be celebrated. As a club we are open to anyone who is agrees with our goal to create community, foster relationships, and generate networking and collaboration opportunities.
win.wwu.edu/actioncenter/organization/outinbusiness
Instagram: @oib_wwu
Out in Education
Out in Education is a group for LGBTQ+ preservice and service educators and ally’s focused on building community, developing inclusive pedagogy, and making a positive impact. We have crafts, community projects, guest speakers, collaborations, and much more! Come hear about the club to join, or talk to officers about collaborating!
T.A.G. Team
T.A.G. Team is a support group for transgender and non-conforming students at Western Washington University and the greater Bellingham community!
Western Scream Queens
The Western Scream Queens create a space where queers who love horror can gather and discuss their interests without judgment.
We’ve always believed in the inherent value and queerness of horror in that it can tackle the issues other genres cannot and represent the “Other” like, none other. Queerness finds a safe place in that “Other” and many people have found a safe place within horror fandom. The Western Scream Queens meet every Thursday of the academic quarter wherein we watch a horror movie and then discuss Queer representation and symbolism while taking a deep dive into queer influence of the genre. Our intention is to build a safe, fun, and inclusive community at WWU. All are welcome.
Artists & Independent Creators
Beetle
He / Him
Have you ever wanted to embrace your more animalistic side, and bask in the feeling of having fluffy ears or a bouncy tail? Well let me assist! My name is Beetle and I make, and sell animal masks, fursuits, fursuit parts, ears, and tails! I’d be thrilled to help you embrace your wild side.
Caroline Sophia Hamel
She / Her
My name is Caroline Sophia Hamel (she/her). I’m a trans author of hopeful, queer and neurodiverse stories focused on mental health and identity. I hope my readers can see themselves and find love and acceptance through my characters. My books include To Hold a Flower, The Essence of Longing, Sweet Girls & Bluebirds, and A Maroon Star & A Silver Thread.
Corvid Creations
She / They
Pins, plush, patches, and more featuring original critter characters and colorful creatures! Bugs and monsters galore!
Fathoneybee
He / Him
HI my name is Yoru and I’m an independent creator from California. I make fan merch, plushies, and custom merch. Check out my stuff on my website: cyrilebeau.carrd.co! I have three cats please talk to me about cats
Fowlren
She / Her
I sell stickers, one of a kind paintings, and lino cut prints!
Instagram: @fowlren
Funtomsoft Studios
They / Them
Feature kawaii and cute nostalgia anime and decoden. Funtomsoft studios loves to make their interests adorable.
Hireith.pro
He / They
Kawaii and alternative j-fashion accessories bags — DekoraKei jewelry and KemonoMiMi Ears. Be sure to stop by for a one-stop shop for all things cute!
Talk costumes with me as well, I’m the lead designer/costumer for the WWU Idol Club!
Hitotsu World LLC
They / Them
Kawaii art such as stickers, keychains, pins, and more, for your happy hearts!
Sweet Hendrix
She / They
Hannah is a third-year art history student at WWU and does ceramics in their free time. She is inspired by nature, history and patterns. Each piece is handmade with care and thoughtfully crafted to last a lifetime.
Instagram: @sweet_hendrix
The Art of Lori Collins
She / They
Lori Collins is an anime and fantasy illustrator. She specializes in vibrant colors and really crazy-impossible hair. The artist behind What the Funk?! Burlesque festival’s iconic fatbabe mascot AfroDite, local burlesque performers and boudoir models alike, Lori is dedicated to proving that representation matters. All bodies are valid, beautiful and deserving of being artistic subjects.
The Stabbage Patch
They / She / He
I am a genderfluid dollmaker and general craftsperson who loves to explore themes of whimsy and wonder. I will have original handcrafted dolls made from a wide variety of materials along with other fun goodies!
Instagram @thestabbagepatch
Trinkets and Talismans
She / They
Upcycled Lino printed clothes and prints.
Instagram @trinketsandtalismans
Ollie Bee Art
Any / All
I’m a printmaker that specializes in linoleum block printing. My original drawings are hand carved into each block and then hand printed onto paper, tote bags, patches, and clothes. My designs range from nature themes of flowers, frogs, and birds, to fandom art like Studio Ghibli, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood! All items are on some form of a sliding scale to make my art as accessible as possible.
Wren Landaverde
They / Them
I create cute ink drawings of mostly cats or other original characters as well as cute plushies for comfort.
Keynote Presentation
Stay tuned for our keynote presentation announcement later this month!
Panelists and Performers
QueerCon is excited to announce the following panelists, presenters, and performers.
Check out last year’s full Event Program here to learn about the events we had in 2024.
Tables by number
Click to expand for a full list of tables by number
- Our final list will be posted in March!
QueerCon 2025 is Saturday, April 26!
Pride Dinos Bi Flag – Art credit Kaylie P. 2024 @vampy_doodles