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Harvey Randall

GDQ's upcoming event, Games Done Queer, has already become a fierce rallying cry of support for LGBT rights in the US: 'We had 450 hours of content submitted for the 36-hour show'

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A logo for Games Done Queer, a charity event taking place October 31-November 2.

Things are rough out there, right now, if you're any sort of queer—particularly in the US. The Trump administration has made sweeping executive orders to harm LGBTQ+ health, attacking gender-affirming care for trans people, and steamrolling anything it can in the name of a bone-headed "anti-DEI" crusade. It's a nightmare.

Which is why Games Done Quick, a fundraising event that routinely raises heaps of cash for charity via the wonderful alchemy of speedrunning, is turning its focus there with Games Done Queer, pleasingly still abbreviated as GDQ. But, you know. Gayer. I had the pleasure of speaking with organiser Rae Brusky (Raelcun) about the event, which'll be taking place between October 31 and November 2:

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