page_title: Matt Conn
section_title: GaymerX
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Conn / GaymerX
caption_attribution_description: English: I took this picture at Halloween Horror Nights and release it to the public domain.
context_page_description: Matt Conn is the founder and former CEO of MidBoss. He is known for the creation of GaymerX, the cyberpunk story adventure game Read Only Memories, and producing the LGBTQ video game documentary Gaming In Color.
  He is also a founding member at BandPage, which was acquired by YouTube in 2016 and for winning the Travel Channel television program America's Worst Driver.
  On March 26, 2018, Conn stepped down from the board of GaymerX and as CEO of MidBoss after allegations of sexual abuse, underpaying workers, and workplace harassment.
context_section_description: GaymerX (initially GaymerCon) was founded in February 2012 and launched its Kickstarter on August 1, 2012 with a goal of $25,000. It hit its goal within five days  and ended up raising just over $91,000. The first convention was held on August 3 and 4, 2013 in San Francisco, California.  The launch was covered by sites such as Examiner and GamePolitics.com.
  Throughout the fundraising campaign, organizers added new support levels, in addition to existing support levels that included admission to the event and voice acting from Ellen McLain. At a session during the convention, McLain took part as assistant on a marriage proposal to help an attendee propose to his boyfriend by voicing a version of the song "Still Alive" with reworked lyrics.
  GaymerX2 was held at the InterContinental Hotel on July 11–13, 2014 in downtown San Francisco. It featured celebrities like former WWE performer Fred Rosser (Darren Young) and sponsors like Indiecade, Ubisoft, Riot Games, and 2K Games.
  GaymerX ran from 2013 until 2017 and has held events in San Francisco, San Jose, and New York City. It also inspired a spin-off event, GX Australia, in Sydney, Australia.
caption: Robosaurus, featured on America's Worst Driver
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