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are you a trans gamer?

shevathegun:

if so, you should definitely help me out with a survey im doing! its specifically focused on the trans gamer community. if you’re not trans, please help me circulate this! i need responses for an article im writing :) (u can also take the survey if you’re not trans, but understand that im specifically looking for trans voices here!)

Calling all trans gamers! shevathegun is one of our writers and needs your help reaching more voices with this survey. 💕 Please boost even if you, yourself, aren’t a trans gamer! We’d love to hear from as many voices as possible.

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Jul 21, 2015
Make It Count: 5 Steps to Create a Well-Written Trans CharacterMaking room for more transgender characters in video games is an important step forward for the industry. Yet games that touch on trans lives often misrepresent transgender experiences by...

Make It Count: 5 Steps to Create a Well-Written Trans Character

Making room for more transgender characters in video games is an important step forward for the industry. Yet games that touch on trans lives often misrepresent transgender experiences by creating unrealistic portrayals of trans sexuality, gender dysphoria, and transitioning in everyday life. Lackluster representation in mass media does more harm than good, and writers unfamiliar with transgender experiences tend to struggle with creating realistic characters.

Granted, transitioning is complicated, and a lot of misinformation on transgender identification exists throughout the West.  So providing writers with basic information on the physical, social, and psychological issues related to transitioning can give developers the proper foundation necessary for creating better transgender characters in their games.

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Jul 21, 2015

Pfangirl Through the Looking Glass: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Queer Icon (Part 1)

There actually aren’t that many fictional heroes with full spectrum appeal – a fan following that spans all genders and sexual orientations. Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, arguably the most iconic of female video game characters, is one of these rare cases...

pfangirl:

Two parts up and two parts still to come in my exploration of Lara Croft’s status as a queer icon, and the role she has played in the lives of her queer fans (in their words!). Enjoy! 

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Jul 21, 2015

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