Gayming with Robin Gray: The Man Behind Gayming Magazine & the Gayming Awards

Mitch is moving house, so Davey is flying solo this week with a guest who needs no introduction in queer gaming circles: Robin Gray, co-founder of Gray Jones Media and the founder of Gayming Magazine, the world's leading LGBTQIA+ video game publication, reaching over a million readers a month. Recorded on a Friday morning Robin's time with the Gayming Awards just around the corner, this is a wide-ranging, generous, and very funny conversation about building queer media against the odds. In this episode:The 90-minute train journey in 2019 that turned into Gayming MagazineA behind-the-scenes preview of the Gayming Awards 2026 and the World of Wonder partnershipTrixie Mattel, Dawn, Erica Ishii, Rock M Sakura and Farrah Moan are building (and giving away) a gaming PCThe Gayming Foundation and what "ethical capitalism" looks like in practiceThe hard stuff: industry layoffs hitting diverse staff hardest, the collapse of corporate Pride support, and why Robin is genuinely considering going back to printWhy Robin is a proud champion of Easy Mode (and would call his own podcast that)The Sims, Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead 2 are the games that shaped him, plus the open letter to Rockstar that actually changed GTADepending on when you press play, the Gayming Awards may be days away or freshly wrapped. Either way, the winners go up on Gayming's socials, and Robin makes a great case that the show is worth watching regardless.Follow Robin and Gayming at gaymingmag.com and @gaymingmag.💬 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fqC2FeHSUr❤️ Support the BQN Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bqn☕ Support BBG directly on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/bargainbingaymers