Stop Yaoi Con From Leaving the San Francisco Bay Area Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/stop-yaoi-con-from-leaving-the-san-francisco-bay-area.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:53 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15163258?utm_medium=rss I've been a volunteer for Yaoi-Con for a couple years and thoroughly enjoyed the experience when it was in San Francisco! I agree that keeping the convention in the bay area would be a good decision due to not only tradition, but also due to the already established welcoming local community. It should be important how comfortable the hosts as well as the guests are, especially with an event of this scale.

]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 08:08:41 UTC 15163258 Ms Cassandra Randolph [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14753227?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:33:52 UTC 14753227 Crystal Hinkle [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14394618?utm_medium=rss I've always wanted to go to Yaoi-Con, especially since I live only an hour or so away from San Francisco, so if it comes back to San Fran, I have a better chance of being able to go someday.

]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:27:41 UTC 14394618 Mr Adam Bregar [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14348343?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Jan 2013 07:14:38 UTC 14348343 Anonymous [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14322999?utm_medium=rss Seems silly to move it, after it's been here so long. People have a nice set up when going. Visit fav places, friends, family...and move it to a notoriously expensive area? Yeah no thanks. First time I missed the con was due to the move. I can no longer say I've been to every con.

]]> Thu, 3 Jan 2013 07:11:16 UTC 14322999 Joanna Welteke [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14322907?utm_medium=rss I love Yaoi-Con! I want it to stay in San Francisco!

]]> Thu, 3 Jan 2013 06:52:28 UTC 14322907 Catherine Tad [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13634060?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:30:15 UTC 13634060 Michaela F. [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13632869?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:58:08 UTC 13632869 Ms. Kelley Vanda [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13388720?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:29:44 UTC 13388720 Ms Kira Sato [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13255531?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Jul 2012 03:08:43 UTC 13255531 Mr Alex McFarland [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13255522?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Jul 2012 03:07:05 UTC 13255522 Ms Cheryl Twilleager [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13242676?utm_medium=rss I've always made it a point to go to this convention since it was so local. The area is great the hotel and its view was wonderful. Historically it has been here not just because of the atmosphere but because of the community it attracts and holds.

]]> Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:14:58 UTC 13242676 Rai Dizon [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13046546?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:36:51 UTC 13046546 Anonymous [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12994730?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:13:02 UTC 12994730 Casey Bell-Blasdale [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12989112?utm_medium=rss Would hate to see it go.

]]> Mon, 4 Jun 2012 05:08:33 UTC 12989112 Mr Omar Aguilar [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12986221?utm_medium=rss Never been to this convention. I would like to go. If YaoiCon leaves, i wont get the chance.

]]> Sun, 3 Jun 2012 05:46:03 UTC 12986221 Ms Anonymous [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12985508?utm_medium=rss I don't think there's a person out there, former attendee or potential one, who believes that LA is better suited for Y-con than SF. Aside from the disconnect between the feel of Y-con and LA (friendly and gay versus shallow and glitzy), LA is a lousy place to visit. It's crowded, boring, smog-tastic, and not walkable. Moving the con south may make it easier for the company, but it shows a clear disregard for the people who have been its base for years. Move it back so we can attend again.

]]> Sun, 3 Jun 2012 03:41:55 UTC 12985508 Mr Nikolai Petrovsky [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12668998?utm_medium=rss Yaoi <3

]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 04:54:52 UTC 12668998 Ms Victoria Harlette [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12640343?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:24:40 UTC 12640343 Ms Alisha Miller [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12640333?utm_medium=rss I was just making plans to meet up with friends and finally attend Yaoicon again when I heard it was being moved eight hours away. Please do not do this! I won't be able to attend!

]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:21:56 UTC 12640333 Devon Culy [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12393551?utm_medium=rss Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:38:03 UTC 12393551 Juan Hernandez [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12233308?utm_medium=rss It was this convention that me and my girlfriend became a couple. We celebrate our anniversary their. It not only that hurt us but it hurt everyone thats been going for years.

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:18:22 UTC 12233308 Ms Kimberly Porter [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12204436?utm_medium=rss I live right by Los Angeles and I still don't think ycon should be moving to L.A.
Ycon is a Bay area staple and the San Francisco area is more aesthetic (picturesque) anyway.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:54:06 UTC 12204436 Anonymous [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12187130?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:51:11 UTC 12187130 Alex Lea [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12109160?utm_medium=rss don't move ycon to LA, i love that it is in San Francisco, and among other things if it is moved to LA i don't think i would want to come to the con anymore even though i love ycon i REALLY hate LA, along with traffic, and the 100+ weather dose not make for a good cosplay.

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:10:14 UTC 12109160 Jesse Cohen [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12101875?utm_medium=rss If Yaoi Con is moved out of the SF area I will no longer be able to attend at all.

]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:29:06 UTC 12101875 Christine Chan [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12100379?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:16:48 UTC 12100379 Anonymous [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12097936?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:12:51 UTC 12097936 Anonymous [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12097759?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:42:10 UTC 12097759 Anonymous [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12097716?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:35:05 UTC 12097716 Chris Kraynik [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12093457?utm_medium=rss Moving Yaoi-Con will shrink its attendance, decrease the number of experienced bishounen who perform in the convention's main events, and change its dynamic due to being far from a community that accepts varying sexual preferences in the San Francisco Bay Area. There's no doubt in my mind that this move will have a net negative impact on the convention, both in the short and long term.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:38:25 UTC 12093457 Tyler Beebe [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12092925?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:23:19 UTC 12092925 Ms Ashley Wilkes [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12092896?utm_medium=rss I have volunteered at Yaoi Con for five years. I drive to event. This is already a three hour drive for me. To LA, this would be 12+ hours. I simply cannot do this. I would have to take an extra day off work and pay ton more in gas (can't afford that). I love this convention a lot but if Yaoi con moves to LA, I simply cannot go.

Also, I do not think it is a good idea to move it from it's roots in the bay area. San Fran is a symbol of the LGBT community and it means a lot to have it there.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:12:01 UTC 12092896 Ashley Lam [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12092703?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:36:32 UTC 12092703 Alex Armstrong [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12091898?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:58:22 UTC 12091898 Anonymous [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12091879?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:52:55 UTC 12091879 Mr Anonymous [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12091336?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:45:46 UTC 12091336 Caitlin Colby [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12091114?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:03:07 UTC 12091114 Ms. Sara Coel [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12090662?utm_medium=rss I will never be able to attend Y con again (which I greatly desire to do) if it is moved so many hours away.

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:45:39 UTC 12090662 Anonymous [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12072597?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:48:44 UTC 12072597 Mr Shawn McKenzie [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12058289?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:26:23 UTC 12058289 Mrs Kristina Vallery [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12032841?utm_medium=rss I believe this anime con needs to stay in san fran~! WE DONT HAVE MANY ANIME CONS HERE AROUND THE BAY AREA, AND THE CLOSEST ONE IF WAAY IN SACRAMENTO!!! KEEP THIS CONVENTION IN SF WHERE IT BELONGS!

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:42:19 UTC 12032841 Zoey Hayes [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12006334?utm_medium=rss I would like Yaoi Con to remain in the San Francisco area even though it would be a much shorter drive to LA. I feel that the atmosphere of LA is not appropriate for this beloved convention. However, if it DOES have to move to So Cal please let it go to Long Beach as that municipality would be better for the con and con goers. I happen to be a lifetime attendee of Yaoi Con as is my daughter (since the 2nd for her due to her age at the time) we share the same feelings. Thank you.

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:46:25 UTC 12006334 Ms Christa Pinder [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11974331?utm_medium=rss I love ,love the con being in the San Francisco area , Wed just be mocked and trampled over if yaoi con were moved to LA. Please spare us the utter tragedy of it all. :(

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:47:46 UTC 11974331 Stacy Naegeli [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11959412?utm_medium=rss YAOI CON SHOULD STAY IN THE BAY AREA WITH THE FANIME CROWD!!!
FANIME FANS WANT THEIR YAOI CON AT HOME!!

]]> Sun, 8 Jan 2012 11:50:13 UTC 11959412 Anonymous [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11954589?utm_medium=rss Please allow Yaoi-Con to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area.

]]> Sat, 7 Jan 2012 05:27:25 UTC 11954589 Matthew Millen [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11927486?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Jan 2012 09:25:20 UTC 11927486 Mr. Albert Chan [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11924585?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:15:28 UTC 11924585 Ashley Johnson [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11916154?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:04:59 UTC 11916154 Ruby Chan [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11873901?utm_medium=rss Really hope it stay in the area and not in LA. San Francisco Bay area will be empty and boring without yaoi-con around. Pretty please dont go.

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:42:17 UTC 11873901 Mari Atwai [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11860494?utm_medium=rss LA already has enough cons!! Yaoi Con should not move away from it's birthplace.

]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:06:06 UTC 11860494 Rebecca Fowler [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11856253?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:58:34 UTC 11856253 Gracie Fowler [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11854102?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:29:02 UTC 11854102 Mr Paul Kulowitch [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11838532?utm_medium=rss Many of the con-goers are from the SF area and others like the inclusive atmosphere of the Bay area. Please consider keeping it in SF.
Thank you,
Kakashi
(2011 Bishounen)

]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:48:15 UTC 11838532 Patricia Peterson [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11836365?utm_medium=rss Yaoi con belongs in northern California. It's well established here and it would be a bad move to change the location so drastically.

]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:39:58 UTC 11836365 Ms Vanessa Nguyen [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11834833?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:35:06 UTC 11834833 Jae Shin [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11831084?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:14:17 UTC 11831084 Anonymous [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11822255?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Dec 2011 07:44:46 UTC 11822255 S Cobb [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11810631?utm_medium=rss Keep Ycon in the SF Bay Area! This area is it's core and home, and the con wouldn't be the same anywhere else. This is one of the most popular cons in the area, and to relocate it would give a disadvantage to the SF Bay Area, as well as to the many local fans who attend each year.

]]> Wed, 7 Dec 2011 04:37:41 UTC 11810631 Kevin Wong [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11807626?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Dec 2011 02:53:06 UTC 11807626 Anonymous [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11802460?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:30:18 UTC 11802460 Andrea Freeland [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11797821?utm_medium=rss Los Angeles is a nightmare of parking, navigating, and, if you fly into LAX, flying, picking up luggage (do they fly your luggage in separately--what the hell?), etc.

Most importantly, I don't think we should move just to be close to DM's HQ. We have a super active volunteer base in NoCali. Driving to LA is a lot less fun.

]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:22:33 UTC 11797821 Carmen Maldonado [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11797425?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:46:02 UTC 11797425 Etosha Taylor [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11796361?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:59:29 UTC 11796361 Anonymous [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11792205?utm_medium=rss LA already has AnimeExpo, and the idea of Yaoi Con taking place there just doesn't seem right at all. Yaoi con is much better off in San Francisco, to be completely honest.

]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2011 01:07:15 UTC 11792205 Ms Jaclyn Keeling [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11768221?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:04:24 UTC 11768221 Anonymous [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11767551?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 07:11:58 UTC 11767551 Anonymous [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11758233?utm_medium=rss If you move to LA i will not be able to go to yaoi con

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:09:16 UTC 11758233 Stephanie Stevens [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11756419?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:39:16 UTC 11756419 miss Amma thomas [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11755629?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:43:06 UTC 11755629 copper wiley [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754208?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:43:22 UTC 11754208 Allison Clos [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11749993?utm_medium=rss Keep Yaoi-con in San Francisco!

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:28:16 UTC 11749993 Nicolas Harper [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11746547?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:13:18 UTC 11746547 Rosie Manina [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11744637?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:17:24 UTC 11744637 Miss Peri Smith [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11743472?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:40:29 UTC 11743472 Oscar Avila [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11740447?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:06:22 UTC 11740447 Ms Teresa Isaacs [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11739884?utm_medium=rss LA is not a gay friendly place. It is not welcoming. This is from experience, not just hearsay. SF might have its issues, but it is comforting. It is like the gay capitol of CA. We feel comfortable there, and the arrangements for travel are pretty well known as of now. If you move it, I can guarantee many people will no longer attend. Not just because of travel, but because of unfamiliarity, and going to a city known for its hostility. Do not move or we simply will not attend...

]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:38:06 UTC 11739884 Ms Angelyn Cardenas [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11737720?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:57:45 UTC 11737720 Kris D'Arcangelo [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11735625?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:02:50 UTC 11735625 Mr. Jon Wees [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11734802?utm_medium=rss I have been volunteering for 10 years, and running panels just as long. The Bay Area is the heart and soul of YaoiCon. LA would remove this crucial part of the Con. Please, keep it in place, and allow it to grow naturally in its home locale.

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:15:36 UTC 11734802 Anonymous [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11734181?utm_medium=rss Please do not move Yaoicon to LA. It's really not that difficult to successfully plan a convention from afar. Please leave Yaoicon in the San Francisco Bay Area - where it belongs!

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:14:03 UTC 11734181 Alex Markley [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11734057?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:51:23 UTC 11734057 Anonymous [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730437?utm_medium=rss There is no more friendly a place to the gay community than San Francisco. Except maybe Portland Or. Having a 'gay' con in a 'gay friendly' city seems a much smarter, and SAFER choice.

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:03:15 UTC 11730437 Manda Krowhop [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730427?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:01:18 UTC 11730427 Ms Sandy Gutierrez [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11730031?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:41:46 UTC 11730031 Anonymous [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729735?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:56:45 UTC 11729735 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729619?utm_medium=rss I know that an LA con is better than no con at all but, Sanfan is a better local. If you want to change the con, have in the Downtown district, instead of the Industrial District.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:10:46 UTC 11729619 Anonymous [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729446?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:15:40 UTC 11729446 Anna Jurkowski [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729440?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:13:37 UTC 11729440 Ms Leslie Mathews [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729151?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:08:08 UTC 11729151 michi misu [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729115?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:53:41 UTC 11729115 Hayley McBee [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11728983?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:47:40 UTC 11728983 tracey wildego [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11728513?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:38:07 UTC 11728513 Ms. Lillianna Porter [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11728503?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:37:10 UTC 11728503 Ami noMiko [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11727272?utm_medium=rss I've been going to Yaoi Con since the very first year. However, a move to LA would mean that I would no longer be able to attend. The Bay Area is Yaoi Con's home, please do not move it.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:32:48 UTC 11727272 Nuriko Windchaser [Signature #12] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11725557?utm_medium=rss I have high hopes that a fresh outlook is a good way to revitalize Yaoi-Con... but what the con really needs is for DMP not to make decisions based solely on what's easier for them, but to consider the con's loyal fans & make the experience better for us with improved programing and guests. San Francisco is at the heart of Yaoi-Con, it's our tradition. If they want a con closer to home, then start up a new one.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:04:25 UTC 11725557 Daniella Bethards [Signature #11] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11718581?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:28:59 UTC 11718581 Ms. Mariah Canfield-Jones [Signature #10] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11717974?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:18:30 UTC 11717974 Cassey Silorio [Signature #9] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11717925?utm_medium=rss I wouldn't want Yaoi con to leave the place where most people enjoy being. I happen to like San Fran, I do feel for the people that can't make it there. But I wanna keep the con in it's proper birth place and not move from where it is.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:11:40 UTC 11717925 Anonymous [Signature #8] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11713509?utm_medium=rss San Fran is more cost friendly than Southern California

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