Who We Are

 

Mel Malia Cone

(he/she/they)

Co-Founder and Vice President of NYC Gaymers. They are a non-binary/trans, queer, neurodivergent, disabled, software engineer. They currently work at the New York Times with previous experience at Microsoft. They're passionate about creating a safe and welcoming LGBTQIA+ community in NYC with an emphasis for femme folk, BIPOC, and trans and disabled people. Mel continues to uphold their belief that aspiring allyship is an ongoing action, using their platform to uplift and center the most marginalized members of the NYC LGBTQIA+ community.