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Apex Legends Tournament Sparks Backlash From Queer Fans And Allies
Apex Legends’ legion of queer fans are not happy about the game’s appearance at a sanctioned tournament in famously anti-LGBTQI Saudi Arabia.
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Xbox Promises To Make Games For Much-Needed Queer Visibility
Xbox’ Pride 2023 plans include GLAAD partnership, the option to donate Microsoft Rewards points to LGBTQIA+ orgs, and a curated list of queer games.
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How Are Game Devs Responding To The Growing Demand For Queer Characters?
Mainstream games are embracing openly queer characters – and so are many of their players and fans. The Last of Us, the prestige HBO adaptation of the critically lauded game, has been celebrated (and review-bombed) for delivering a strong narrative featuring prominent LGBTQIA+ cast and characters. In Left Behind, the seventh episode, the show transported…
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Genshin Impact’s Queer Backlash, Explained
The Genshin Impact community can’t seem to stop harassing its voice actors. A few days ago, a queer Genshin voice actor made a negative tweet about “fujoshi,” a term most commonly attributed to straight women who consume anime media about gay men. The resulting firestorm of online harassment not only ensnared them and another Genshin…