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Editor-in-chief of BeyondVictoriana.com, an award-winning blog on multicultural steampunk.

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Man Banter Harassment at New York Comic Con Update

UPDATE: October 13th, 2013

Above are the responses to my letters and social media statements that I issued late last night and this morning about the harassment incident from yesterday.

I want to thank the many, many people who have signal-boosted the incident on Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter, and those who have personally contacted New York Comic Con with their concerns.

I want to thank Lance publicly for his respectful, serious, and prompt reply, and hope this will result in further action from NYCC regarding their Press background checks in the future.

I’m posting this here without further comment, other than to express the fact that you should not be afraid to speak up against harassment at convention spaces.  

People are listening.