transgender
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There’s So Much Transphobia In Gaming. Where Did It Come From?
17“There is transphobia in society, and so there is transphobia in games,” Dr Mitchell McEwan, Lecturer in Computer Games at Macquarie University, told me. It’s a statement that shouldn’t come as a shock, especially to readers of this site. We see it in sports, we see it in schools and we see it in politics,…
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EA And Gearbox Sign Letter Opposing Anti-Trans Bill In Texas
On February 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order for child protective services to investigate the families of transgender children who receive gender-affirming healthcare for child abuse. A day later, he called on everyday Texans, in addition to professionals, to report parents for “child abuse” under threat of criminal negligence.
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GTAV’s Enhanced 2022 Release Should Leave The 2013 Transphobia Behind
Years ago, I saw a video on YouTube — since removed, it seems, though a few like it still remain — of a GTAV player deliberately brutalizing some of the game’s trans sex workers for his own amusement. In the comments, one viewer voiced these chilling words of encouragement: “You’re doing God’s work.”
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Convince This Giant Eyeball Of Your Own Self-Worth
A monster made of wings and eyes hangs in the abyss. It calls you a liar and demands that you prove your worth. This is the world of Boa Retina, a game about gender identity and the pain of feeling incomplete.