Tag: LGBT

  • Soldier 76, Gay Icon

    Soldier 76, Gay Icon

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    Blizzard recently brought Soldier: 76 out of the closet. A new short story, Bastet, brings new lore about two fan favorites, Ana and Jack Morrison (or Soldier: 76). This comes a little over two years after Tracer was the first Overwatch character to become canonically LGBT+. In this story, it’s revealed that Jack gave up a life…

  • How to Fix Polly Bendleson’s Representation in HuniePop 2

    How to Fix Polly Bendleson’s Representation in HuniePop 2

    In a recent video HuniePop 2 announced the addition of a character that had been asked for quite a bit. A trans girl named Polly Bendleson and I was excited at first. But over the course of the video they focused heavily on her genitals and how she has a penis. Shame on me for…

  • Queer Games Bundle Aims to Give New Options to LGBT Gamers

    Queer Games Bundle Aims to Give New Options to LGBT Gamers

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    Members of LGBT communities are diverse, beautiful people coming from all walks of life, compromising different identities and values, and sharing so much among so many differences. On the other hand, LGBT representation in video games can be… less than such. While representation has improved, there is still a lot of room to grow; many…

  • Why is a Kiss More Terrifying Than a Zombie?

    Why is a Kiss More Terrifying Than a Zombie?

    Picture the scene; you’ve just dropped cold hard cash on a new release, something you’ve been wanting to play for a while. The reviews were glowing, every trailer teased more and more information to get you worked up into a frenzy, the main character is a female, but it’s okay because she’s hot and you’re…

  • New Normative Comment Clinic: Don’t Worry N4G, We’re Here to Help

    New Normative Comment Clinic: Don’t Worry N4G, We’re Here to Help

    It’s been a sad week here at New Normative. As I’m sure you’re all aware… we’ve been banned from N4G. Good old N4G, the “Hottest Game News and Rumors” site. I know it’s a tragedy, but it’ll be okay, because our N4G friends can still find us here. With this in mind, we’d like to…

  • Habbo Hotel Taught Me How to Be Gay

    Habbo Hotel Taught Me How to Be Gay

    Habbo Hotel is an MMO social game that was first launched in 2000 by the Finnish video game company Sulake.  Habbo was originally just created as a virtual chat room that was later then converted into a game. The gameplay of Habbo Hotel is centered around players exploring the hotel, creating their own rooms, collecting…

  • Butterfly Soup: The Bisexual Visual Novel We’ve Been Waiting For

    Butterfly Soup: The Bisexual Visual Novel We’ve Been Waiting For

    There are three main things you have to know about Butterfly Soup, 1) It’s very, very gay, 2) It’s also very, very bi, and 3) it knows how to do representation very, very well. The creator of the visual novel, Brianna Lei, describes the game as “A game about gay Asian girls playing baseball and…

  • The Amazing LGBTQ Representation of Night In The Woods

    The Amazing LGBTQ Representation of Night In The Woods

    Night in the Woods rolls with themes that pretty much any modern LGBTQIA individual can relate to. Feelings of isolation, distance, depression, and (for some of us) immaturity. A lot of us hide who we are for so long that we don’t get to experience our younger years the way we should have. When society…

  • Let’s Blame the Boogeyman for Call of Duty: World War 2’s Diversity

    Let’s Blame the Boogeyman for Call of Duty: World War 2’s Diversity

    Some gamers are upset over some additions in Call of Duty: World War 2. Their first thought, of course, is to blame the Social Justice Mafia rather than think that it might be a marketing decision. What changes am I referring to? The developers put pride flag calling cards into the Multiplayer. Yeah calling cards, they’re small…

  • The Problem With Subtle LGBTQ Characters in Games

    The Problem With Subtle LGBTQ Characters in Games

    Over the last few years, we have seen a steady increase in LGBTQ characters in games both as little-known NPCs and as characters at the forefront of the action. Tracer, the most well-known Overwatch character (she’s the only hero on the box art) is a lesbian. Destiny 2 NPC, European Dead Zone vendor Devrim Kay,…

  • Birdo : Gaming’s First Transgender Character

    Birdo : Gaming’s First Transgender Character

    As time goes on we’re seeing more and more transgender and LGBTQIA game characters introduced to the world. When LGBTQIA people are included in some sort of media people are often quick to pick it apart and figure out whether the representation is positive, realistic, and helpful or whether it has harmful implications, misinformation, or hate.…

  • The Sims Isn’t Just a Game, It’s a Therapy Tool

    The Sims Isn’t Just a Game, It’s a Therapy Tool

    There’s always been a bit of controversy around The Sims. From the way Maxis/EA handles monetizing content, to the frequency in which they implement features. But, for all intents and purposes, Maxis/EA is made of human beings and human beings are fallible. As others have pointed out, making games is hard work, and there are…

  • Stream Etiquette For Trans Allies

    Stream Etiquette For Trans Allies

    I’m sure you’ve all seen some variation of Twitch etiquette for different Twitch streamers. They typically have suggested rules that will make the viewing and chatting experience better for you and the streamer. But not everyone has met a transgender person before, or how to be an ally to them. I’m going to share some basic…

  • Gone Home: A Four Year Retrospective

    Gone Home: A Four Year Retrospective

    I never find myself at home in the horror genre; in fact, I actively stay away from it. Game trailers embroiled with slinky, dark hallways, creepy attics and clues found behind barely open doors are all pointers for me to stay the hell away. So, naturally, I was a bit amiss when I found that…

  • Counter-Strike Trolling Leads To Transgender Inclusion

    Counter-Strike Trolling Leads To Transgender Inclusion

    Over the past few days, you might have come across a news story regarding a group of transgender women who were barred from participating in ESL’s all-women Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. In compliance with the official rules of the tournament, the women were asked to show official documentation stating their gender, such as a passport. This issue…

  • Nier: Automata’s Refreshing Take on Gender

    Nier: Automata’s Refreshing Take on Gender

    Sci-fi and fantasy have long explored topics related to the borders of consciousness, of technological beings that almost breach the threshold of humanity. These genres beg of us to ask: what makes us human? What is the purpose of life? These are the riveting philosophical questions at the heart of Nier: Automata. These aren’t the…