Well, I'm bi, so I guess you could add me to the gaymer list?
It's nice to see a pro-LGBT thread being made here, considering that this site is one of the most LGBTphobic places I've ever been (and I lived in Brazil with a devout evangelical family, so I know my LGBTphobia). It's obviously not VGChartz's fault, because this isn't exclusive to this forum. Gaming has just become such a safe place for bigoted cis white misogynistic men for some weird reason. It's really hard to find an LGBT character in popular games, let alone one that's not blatantly stereotypical (how could you when even non-fetishized female characters get backlash from gamers?)
Talking about TLoU Part II, it's a real breath of fresh air. It's not the kind of game I like to play, but having a non-stereotypical LGBT character as the protagonist in a high-budget system-selling game is really exciting. It's just not very encouraging when the representation of such a large portion of society in gaming seems to be dependant on the sales of one game, that can be affected by so many other factors (and might be disappointing because of the huge leaks). I have no doubts that, if TLoU 2 doesn't break records or set the world on fire, people will blame it on the gay protagonist, and publishers will be hesitant to fund games with LGBT protagonists for a few more years.
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