Lounge at New York Comic Con celebrates the work of LGBT+ artists and their allies in the world of pop culture.
October 12 - 15 at the Javits Center

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The Queer & Ally Lounge is presented by SPI Marketing in partnership with Spin Cycle. Located within New York Comic Con, it will be open during show floor hours October 12 - 15 in room 1C02 at the Javits Center in New York City. Admission for all panels, activities, and shows in the Queer & Ally Lounge is free, but you must already have tickets/admission to Comic Con.

Scheduled panels are as follows:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8:

2-3 PM
"The Art of Drag" panel with Shuga Cain, Yuhua Hamasaki, Brita Filter and Marcia Marcia Marcia. Moderator is Elyssa Maxx Goodman, journalist and author of the newly released "Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag."

3-4 PM
Merch sales and signings with Shuga Cain, Brita Filter,Marcia Marcia Marcia, Elyssa Maxx Goodman Peppermint,Kylie Monique Love, Murray Hill & Yuhua Hamasaki.

4-5 PM
"Trans Life 2023" panel moderated by Peppermint (pictured above) with Kylie Monique Love, Murray Hill, Yuhua Hamasaki and others TBA.

The Queer & Ally Lounge was created by Scott Seitz of SPI Marketing.