[2] The goal was to establish a space for those who felt larger gaming conventions like E3 were unwelcoming places for LGBT gamers.

[3] The first instance of GaymerX was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter,[4] and occurred on August 3 and 4, 2013 in San Francisco, CA.

[7] The planned convention began with significant news coverage of its initial Kickstarter launch, but the event achieved more widespread attention after the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, known widely as a hate group that pickets espousing homophobic statements, announced that they would protest the convention.

[16] At this time a board of directors was formed consisting of Raymond Lancione, Tanya DePass, Brian Kunde, Soraya Een Hajji, Steven Harmon, and Eugenio Vargas.

[21] In January GaymerX East 2019 was announced[22] and planned to take place on April 27 & 28 at the Microsoft Conference Center in Times Square.