Welcome to the Gayming Foundation
Championing LGBTQ+ people in gaming
Our Mission
Our mission is to champion LGBTQ+ people in gaming by celebrating excellence, strengthening communities, and amplifying the voices that make this industry better.
Three Pillars
1. Celebrate & Uplift
Recognizing and championing the LGBTQ+ people working across the games industry — the developers, creators, and workers driving representation forward from the inside.
2. Community & Fans
Helping grassroots LGBTQ+ gaymer communities grow and thrive — because queer people need resilient, joyful spaces built around something they love.
3. Media & Voice
Putting LGBTQ+ creatives at the heart of games coverage — developing the journalists and content creators who’ll shape how this industry tells its own story.
Your support is vital in delivering the real, tangible change these programs can achieve.
Programs
Current Initiatives & Projects
Gaymer Group Growth Fund
Micro-grants for local LGBTQ+ gaymer groups to grow their communities and run events
Goal: $20,000
Gayming Creator Bootcamp
Practical workshops equipping LGBTQ+ content creators with the skills to build sustainable channels
Goal: $25,000
Pride @ Summer Game Fest
The LGBTQ+ Summer Game Fest Stream is an official community stream in the SGF lineup — a pre-recorded showcase spotlighting LGBTQ+ games and the people behind them to a global audience.
Goal: $50,000
The ESA identifies that 190.6m people in the US play video games – of which, 11% identify as LGBTQ+ (ESA, 2024). Based on these figures, there are about 21 million LGBTQ video gamers in the US.
Based on research findings where 27% of workers identified as LGBTQ+ , there are an estimated 72,000 LGBTQ+ games industry workers in the US. This does not take into account individual solo developers, so in reality this figure is significantly higher.
There are well over 40 LGBTQ gaming organizations in the US. These are either city-based IRL gamer groups in large cities such as New York, LA, Houston, Charlotte, etc., or they are sector-specific groups such as esports, tabletop games, or game-specific groups and clans.Â
How You Can Help
Getting Involved
Become a Volunteer
Lend a hand and make an impact by becoming a volunteer. From individual fundraising to fundraising in your group or workplace; or by volunteering to join one of our action committees, your time and effort are invaluable in bringing greater representation and protection to the video game and esports industries.
Become a Corporate Sponsor
Sponsoring the Gayming Foundation is a great way of not only demonstrating your commitment to the LGBTQ+ gaming and esports community, but also working to strengthen the pipeline of diverse talent and a diverse, thriving fan base for your games.
Make a Donation
Support our mission by making a donation today. Your generous contribution helps fund these essential programs to strengthen and grow our rainbow safety net for the games industry.
