A warrior queen is chatting to a teenage girl wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan, “Representation matters”. There’s a stall selling miniature models of scenes from queer TV shows, painstakingly recreated in Lego. And, oh look, Natasha Negovan lis and Elise Bauman, from hit lesbian vampire dramedy Carmilla, are posing for selfies at the DIVA stand.
I’m at ClexaCon London and everywhere I turn, queer folk are fizzing with excitement. I overhear one person proudly announce they just got a new tattoo on impulse, in honour of their favourite web series. Close by, someone else is crying happy, heart felt tears, overcome by the emotional enormity of being in this uniquely queer space and seeing their beloved onscreen idols IRL. And then, in the midst of all the mayhem, I spot Wynonna Earp star Kat Barrell.