Are we ready starring queer/trans heroes?
Can a game star the cross-dresser, the transgender, the overtly gay lead and be accepted?
Could it cause an uproar of mass proportions.
The games I'm referring to are beyond simple niche. I'm talking games gone mainstream. A fighting game full of queer/trans characters, jrpg, action rpg, the skies the limits.
I'm hitting all spectrum of Queer. From the cross-dresser, Otokonoko, transvestite, the gay bear, to the twink, from the transgender of either gender.
I'm not talking about an aside reference or mainstream representation either. I'm saying all the way queer, just about as much of it as there is of heterosexuality in games.
Just how comfortable are you with it. Just how queer can a game be before it reaches the threshold you have in place.
I find this topic intriguing for various reasons. With all the recent conversation of diversity in gaming culture, I wonder just how ready we are for something on that level.
Related Story: My brother lamented discomfort in playing the video game Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle. Despite the majority of the cast being straight, it was a fighting game far too queer for him due to the vogue-like poses and the fabulous 80s style clothing.
Can a game star the cross-dresser, the transgender, the overtly gay lead and be accepted?
Could it cause an uproar of mass proportions.
The games I'm referring to are beyond simple niche. I'm talking games gone mainstream. A fighting game full of queer/trans characters, jrpg, action rpg, the skies the limits.
I'm hitting all spectrum of Queer. From the cross-dresser, Otokonoko, transvestite, the gay bear, to the twink, from the transgender of either gender.
I'm not talking about an aside reference or mainstream representation either. I'm saying all the way queer, just about as much of it as there is of heterosexuality in games.
Just how comfortable are you with it. Just how queer can a game be before it reaches the threshold you have in place.
I find this topic intriguing for various reasons. With all the recent conversation of diversity in gaming culture, I wonder just how ready we are for something on that level.
Related Story: My brother lamented discomfort in playing the video game Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle. Despite the majority of the cast being straight, it was a fighting game far too queer for him due to the vogue-like poses and the fabulous 80s style clothing.