Georgia

If you know of a convention that needs to be added to the list or have updated your own convention's policy, you can fill out the form here. If you find any broken links or have any questions about this page, please contact Fractali at admin@cosplayer-ssn.org. This is a perpetual work in progress!

A guide to some of Georgia's laws can be found here.

A means they meet the criterion.
A means they have partially met the criterion.
A means they fail the criterion.

Additional notes for clarification can be found below the table.

Note: conventions with ^* have either not updated for several years, have a malfunctioning website, or may be defunct.

Note: Collect-A-Con's policy can be found by scrolling to the very bottom of the home page.

Note: Dragon Con's policy is accompanied at the top by a reference to Dolores Umbridge, a character from the Harry Potter series, whose author is notoriously anti-trans. Dragon Con also lists a phone number for the local police department rather than an internal reporting line.

Note: Furry Weekend Atlanta's policy has a contact listed at the top regarding complaints or concerns, but it is unclear whether it can be used for reporting harassment directly.

Note: Georgia Pop Culture & Horror Con's policy states that "violations will be taken very seriously and often involve the police..." but are not specific as to how they will be taken seriously. One can infer from the section "4. Wear your official wristband" that their badge may be revoked for violating rules, but someone in crisis may not intuitiely consult a section about wristbands.

Note: Hallowcon's policy specifically includes the phrase, "Do you really have to ask?" We would urge Hallowcon to consider that there is no such thing as "common sense" and that treating this topic seriously will reduce confusion as to the convention's stance on it.

Note: MomoCon's policy says that "safety or police officer instruction is not harassment or inappropriate behavior." We urge Momocon to consider that safety or police officers CAN, and DO, violate codes of conduct in this country regardless of how much "training" they may have. Codes of conduct should always apply to everyone at the convention.

Note: Southern-Fried Gaming Expo's policy can only be found under the About > Frequently Asked Questions page. We would suggest that they might make it a little more prominent in navigation.

Note: While Tiger Con's Behavior policy mentions "harassment" several times, it amounts to "harassment is not tolerated," which is not true guidance on what harassment is. There's a space after the first sentence mentioning harassment that would be a great lead-in to a definition, should the convention wish to better their policy. However, it does include consequences, so half-credit is due.