The Gaylactic Network is the national gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and friends Science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics and gaming organization, consisting of several affiliate chapters throughout the United States and Canada. They are the overseeing organization for Gaylaxicon, the annual LGBT sci-fi convention, held in various cities. They also originated the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, given annually for outstanding LGBT content in sci-fi, fantasy and horror genre publications.