Vancouver Fan Expo Gender Benders

OK, so this post is a little late. But with the recent historic moment in queer geekdom, I thought it appropriate to make a gallery of gender bending cosplays from this year's Vancouver Fan Expo.

Nope, drag queens weren't the only ones challenging the gender norms at FanExpo this year. There were tons of fabulous girls dressed out as their favourite characters in varying degrees of femininity and masculinity.

Drag at conventions is hit-or-miss, even in liberal Vancouver. The yearly anime convention, Anime Revolution (formerly A. Evolution) has had a bad track record with its queer programming, especially with their yearly "trap cosplay contests". Seriously, am I the only one who finds major offense with that term? What's wrong with drag or even crossplay contest?

Luckily, Fan Expo was more about the fans and boy did they come out in hoards! More galleries [here] and [here]. Plus the full gallery on [Flickr].

Vancouver Fan Expo 2/2 - Star Wars Extravaganza

Running into your ex is always so awkward...

There were so many Star Wars themed cosplays at Fan Expo Vancouver 2012 that I just had to dedicate an entire post for all of them! (The fact that I was dressed as Queen Amidala in her Theed Throne Room Gown totally didn't make me biased either. *cough* *cough*)

The large number of Galactic outfits may have been inspired by the presence of both the 501st Legion and the Rebel Legion, two amazing Star Wars costume fan clubs that are very, very serious about their costuming.

Vancouver Fan Expo 1/2 - Cosplay galore!

Tali [Mass Effect]

Fan Expo Vancouver sprang up from almost nowhere and quickly gained momentum as the lower mainland's must-attend nerd convention. Hundreds upon hundreds of fans flocked to the Vancouver Convention Centre to participate in the massive celebration of fan culture.

There was literally something for everyone. The convention covered pretty much every subculture of geek-dom, including comic books, sci fi, gaming, and anime/manga. This was certainly reflected in the variety of fans that showed up. And it most certainly was reflected in the amazing cosplays that were on display all weekend! (up next - a whole gallery dedicated to Star Wars cosplay!)

Check out our full Flickr gallery from the weekend [here]