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The Walking Dead

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Many of our lovely friends in the FemHype crew have asked whether we would be running another #SupportSmallStreams post. All of this began several months ago when we reached out to our community in an effort to see whether anyone was creating content on Twitch or YouTube that fell in-line with our mission: inclusivity and positivity. The response took us completely by surprise, as it was enough to fill two (frankly, enormous) posts, which only served to strengthen our resolve.

We work very hard here to cultivate a space where gamers of all walks of life can hang out safely. With so many smaller communities out there working to achieve the same thing, it’s our job to boost their work and, with luck, introduce them to a broader audience. You’re exactly the type of person these Let’s Players across Twitch and YouTube would love to…

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.