We had such a lovely conversation with our friend Flynn DeMarco this week about poking the nest and building authentically inclusive, kinder spaces within communities. We originally met Flynn in the mid 2000s during his time as founder of Gaygamer.net, the first prominent gaming website to cater to a primarily queer audience. Flynn and his husband Richard also appeared on Season 1 of LEGO Masters in the US and are helping shepherd the same feeling of inclusiveness and representation in the LEGO community.
“We’re all worthy of love, we’re all worthy of being seen, and we’re all worthy of our talents being recognized for what they are.”
“Wait a minute we’re gonna be a gay married couple on the first season of a reality competition show that has to do with a toy that is made by the largest toy company in the world that has massive reach not only to adults but also to kids? The significance of that was amazing… and also a little intimidating...”
Find Flynn and Richard on YouTube on their Tricky Bricks channel, and find Flynn on social media as @trickybricks.
Find Chris and Jinny on the socials as @chrisfurniss and @jinnyjuice, respectively. And follow along on Jinny’s bladesmithing adventure @pinkbladesmith**.
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