Having attended every PAX on the west coast, I can safely say that taking the opinions of twitter trolls as a barometer for the culture of PAX is a grave mistak

Having attended every PAX on the west coast, I can safely say that taking the opinions of twitter trolls as a barometer for the culture of PAX is a grave mistake. It's a very welcoming community that generally looks down on trolls, misogyny, and sexism. Many people say that when they get to PAX they feel like they've finally come home. Many of the panels are chosen specifically to encourage a culture of acceptance. Just from this year, see: http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/hey-vasquez-you-ever-been-mistaken-for-a-man-a-discussion-of-military-servi http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/hey-vasquez-you-ever... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/everything-we-know-is-sexist.-now-what http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/everything-we-know-i... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/achieving-gender-diversity-in-gaming-ok-now-what http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/achieving-gender-div... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/gays-in-love-with-their-rpgs http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/gays-in-love-with-th... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/press-xy-presents-right-before-your-eyes-transitioning-within-a-game-commun http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/press-xy-presents-ri... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/you-game-like-a-girl-tales-of-trolls-white-knights http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/you-game-like-a-girl... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/political-correctness-in-gaming-lets-talk http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/political-correctnes... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/its-dangerous-to-go-alone-the-take-this-panel http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/its-dangerous-to-go-... http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/gender-diversity-in-games-where-are-all-the-believable-female-characters http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/gender-diversity-in-...