Queering Dungeons & Dragons

(in-person and virtual)

A game full of fantasy worlds, community and epic quests, Dungeons & Dragons is also a space where queer people are part of the story and experience. In this workshop D. takes us through the ways Dungeons & Dragons is queering our world and how we are queering the fantasy realm.

D. is a Bay Area native from Pittsburg, CA and serves as an Assistant Director for the University of San Francisco Cultural Centers, overseeing the university's Gender & Sexuality Center. While pursuing their bachelor's degree at Humboldt State University, D. became the first openly trans member of a campus greek organization, Delta Phi Epsilon, which began their work advocating for LGBTQ+ equity and justice. After completing a master's degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs, they returned to the classroom and are currently pursuing an Ed.D. in International and Multicultural Education. As a student, their research focuses on neoliberalism, critical theoretical frameworks, and LGBTQ+ life. As a professional, Dan's student affairs philosophy is grounded in community and coalition building to address systemic inequity at its roots.