Blair Durkee is the Associate Director of Gaming at GLAAD. She has a M.S. in Computer Science from Clemson University, where she started her career in LGBTQ advocacy. Joining GLAAD as a consultant in 2018, she was instrumental in the creation of the Outstanding Video Game category at the GLAAD Media Awards, the formation of GLAAD's Gaming Advisory Council, and the expansion of GLAAD's consulting work on LGBTQ-inclusive titles like Xbox's "Tell Me Why," the first major studio game to feature a playable transgender protagonist. Blair is a transgender woman based in South Carolina, and as a lifelong tech-enthusiast and gamer, she is passionate about harnessing the power of video games to create a better world for LGBTQ people.