It is with great sadness I announce the passing of u/jasenlee he was a truly one of a kind person with so much energy and love. He was the organizer and main financial backer for the r/gaymers events that happened about 7-8 years ago in Chicago. He asked me before he passed to let the Chicago Gaymer community know how much you all meant to him and that although those meet ups were a ton of work he wouldn't have traded it for anything. We are unsure of celebration of life plans at the moment, but his top two favorite charities were TPAN and Trevor project. Feel free to leave a memory of Jasen in the comments.

Anyone playing FIFA 2020? Want to hop into a match sometime?

Ive been really wanting to start a group of FWB who just have fun and play games on the switch. No racial hangups please!!! We could do it monthly once this whole virus thingy is done with.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel the inaugral CMSA LGBT eSports tournament last week due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

With everyone indoors, we have created a new CMSA Discord to connect LGBT gamers and sports players in the community together. Join at: https://discord.gg/X9uAng

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We will have more information on new tournaments soon, as soon as it is safe to resume!

It would be pretty cool to have IRL Island Parties with some fellows Chicagoans planning to play the new Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch. We could enjoy some “vacation juice” and gossip about all of our islands happenings! Just saying, it would be pretty cool, yes yes!

Hi Chicago Gaymers!

Chicago's largest LGBT sports organization, CMSA, is introducing its newest sport -- and it's eSports!

Join CMSA members on 3/21 from 10 AM to 4 PM in its inaugural Call of Duty competition. If shooters aren't your thing, mark your calendars for the evening of 4/17 where things will be Switched up a bit (more details to follow).

The events are at Ignite Gaming Lounge, and you can sign up right here: https://chicagomsa.leagueapps.com/leagues/other/1571365-2020-cmsa-esports-call-of-duty-tournament

Comment if you have any questions!

Who’s looking to game and get sloppy together? Into all types of fetish. Let’s game and get nasty together? 23 y/o white 200lbs

Looking for people to hangout with. People to talk or play video games with got a ps4 and switch, go for drinks, watch anime or play board games(really want to get into D&D). I'm 29 and Latino. Live in Southside in Pilsen.

Any gaymers playing DnD? My current table is dissolving, and I'm looking for a new one.

First time visiting Chicago and I would like some suggestions on things to do. I'm going to the Saturday concert but I'll be in town Friday through Monday. Would love some recommendations on places to eat as well. I'll be staying by Wrigley Field and not too far from boystown. Any suggestions help and are appreciated!

34 year old male, love overwatch, xboxone, obsessed with my switch and partnered with a happy boyfriend!

But also, don't really have a lot of gay friends and could always stand to meet more and find more people my age to relate to and share things with. My boyfriend has been urging me to take a step and try to make a good, deep connection with someone and improve my social life.

Hello,

Quite a few of us have been building a discord server for people who live in the the Great Lakes region! It's become quite active. I've noticed this discord is dead or dying. I'm going to post a link to the server for anyone who would like to join. (This is an 18+ server.)

Great Lake Gaymers Discord

Hey guys! New here. Anybody play hearthstone/hots? Pretty regular legend player on HS and love playing hots. I used to be real into wow but have given that up lately.

Anybody around? :D

Hi. I moved from NYC in July and am looking for like minded gaymers.

I play videogames, fighting (nowhere near competitive) and mmorpg (FFXIV)

I also play magic the gathering (commander and pioneer) and vanguard.

Also eventually looking for a D&D group

So my husband and I are relatively new to Chicago... but we suck at meeting people. Is there anywhere to go with a laid back atmosphere where we can just meet other coupled gay guys? It seems everywhere is a fast-paced club or something, but I just want something lowkey and relaxing.

So I know this isnt about gaming, sorry! Lol but I live about 2 hours away from Chicago and I have really been wanting to check out a bath house in Chicago but I want to make sure it's worth my time? Thoughts? 🥰

Gentleman,

My boyfriend and I have been looking to get into D&D for a long time now but we have had a hard time finding active groups. We are hoping for parties with gay members as we want to learn about classic D&D but are also hoping to meet new like-minded queer folk. Admittedly it’s a big investment, I know; teaching newbies can be challenging and frustrating. If there are any queer D&D groups out there and are willing to take on two new members, let me know!

My team has 5 people so far; there's 4 more spots on my team. 3 of us have played beach volleyball before, but none of us have done indoor volleyball before. First game is September 10th. $50 + $25 AAC membership fee.

Hey dudes! Im visiting Chicago with some coworkers to attend the music festival! Any guys trying to meet up? Woud love to find a cute dude (top) to dance with. Lol Hit me up!

Spend as much time as you want playing your game, just be ass up and looking to take as man loads as i have.

Anyone playing Dauntless? Let’s hunt together!

Hello!

Anyone interested in going to Friday night magic draft this Friday? Or just interested in playing some magic/board games sometimes?!

Den of Wolves, a Megagame of Survival, Politics, and Paranoia, in the 27th Century is running this July 13th in Bridgeport.

A megagame is a boardgame that accommodates a large player count, to the point that it starts to encompass styles of play outside traditional boardgames like wargames, LARP, and TTRPG.

Den of Wolves is based on the reboot of Battlestar Galactica. Players portray citizens of the last fleet, trying to stay one FLT jump ahead of the enemy while dealing with politics and treason at home.

Buy your tickets here! And if you can't make it to this one, the Megagame Coalition will be running it at Gen Con in August so catch it there.

A new study looking at the impacts of cyberbullying is now recruiting participants.

If you are a gay man, between 20 and 39 years old, who experienced cyberbullying during adolescence (ages 10 – 19), please consider being interviewed for this research study.

Telephone interviews will take 60 - 90 minutes; and, for your time, you will be thanked with a $25 Amazon.com gift card and the opportunity to win an additional $50 Amazon gift card for participating in an optional follow-up survey.

To participate, or for more information, contact cyberbullying.study.2019@gmail.com

(The study is approved by the Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board | VT IRB #17-049)