Thank you, GLAAD, for this report. No surprises here. But it makes a strong statement that we are here to stay, and our numbers are larger than ever. We want to see ourselves represented. And gaming is no exception. #pride
"Despite LGBTQ people making up nearly one-fifth of all active gamers in the U.S., only 2 percent of all video games have LGBTQ storylines or characters, according to a new report from GLAAD.
'We are nearly invisible in game representations despite being a significant percentage of gamers,' Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of GLAAD, said in the report.
Other findings in the report include 72 percent of LGBTQ gamers saying that seeing characters with the same sexual orientation or gender identity 'represented well makes them feel better about themselves,' with the percentage being higher among younger age groups, at 78 percent for those ages 13 to 17.
The report also noted that 68 percent of LGBTQ gamers 'wish there were more prominent LGBTQ storylines in games.'
'Games offer the opportunity to explore fantastical worlds, experience narratives in new ways, simulate day-to-day life, and recreate real events ranging from key historical moments to contemporary sporting events,' the report reads. 'As LGBTQ people exist in our world, they must be included in these imagined or recreated worlds.'”
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6moI'm really surprised by this, although there's a huge number of computer games where you don't even know the sexuality of your character because it's doesn't really play a part in the story.