{"id":922847,"date":"2025-02-28T09:37:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?page_id=922847"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:43:30","slug":"glaad-gaming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/our-work\/gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"922847\" class=\"elementor elementor-922847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2a2618 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2a2618\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88b6925\" data-id=\"88b6925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92b252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e92b252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">GLAAD Gaming<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae79ebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae79ebf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac7b65f\" data-id=\"ac7b65f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2376bfc0 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2376bfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>We work with the video game industry to provide consulting, education, and resources that make LGBTQ characters more authentic.<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GLAAD Gaming, part of the <\/span><a href=\"\/institute\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GLAAD Media Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, works to create authentic LGBTQ representation in gaming, more LGBTQ-inclusive workplaces for video game companies, and better player experiences for LGBTQ gamers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We educate and consult with video game studios and publishers of all sizes to help them achieve authentic LGBTQ characters and storylines in games of all genres.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that authentic LGBTQ representation creates a better experience for LGBTQ gamers \u2013 and is a good business decision too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-869c628\" data-id=\"869c628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae5a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae5a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-853438\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"GLAAD Gaming Logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr-450x219.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/12145054\/GLAAD-Gaming-Logo-wt-bg-pr.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9364f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-smartmag-postssmall\" data-id=\"9364f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"smartmag-postssmall.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"block-wrap block-posts-small block-sc\" data-id=\"1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-head block-head-ac block-head-c is-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading\">Must Read<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"loop loop-small loop-small- loop-sep loop-small-sep grid grid-1 md:grid-1 sm:grid-1 xs:grid-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post small-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/asexuality-and-the-limits-of-player-expression-in-video-games\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ar-bunyad-thumb\" title=\"Asexuality and the Limits of Player Expression in Video Games\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04175209\/Nomi27s_first_game-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" title=\"Asexuality and the Limits of Player Expression in Video Games\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04175209\/Nomi27s_first_game-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04175209\/Nomi27s_first_game-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04175209\/Nomi27s_first_game-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04175209\/Nomi27s_first_game-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04175209\/Nomi27s_first_game.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a post-meta-left has-below\"><h4 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/asexuality-and-the-limits-of-player-expression-in-video-games\/\">Asexuality and the Limits of Player Expression in Video Games<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-04-06T09:00:20-04:00\">April 6, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0128942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0128942\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3643421\" data-id=\"3643421\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8f89 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c8f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Educational Workshops<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd9f5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fd9f5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8831a\" data-id=\"fd8831a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a17e2 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a17e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_922871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-922871\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-922871\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this. The Legend of Zelda\" width=\"350\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-450x266.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone-1200x710.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12133237\/dangerous-to-go-alone.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-922871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daa984a\" data-id=\"daa984a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c33c28 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c33c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We provide a range of educational workshop sessions for video game studios of all sizes, covering topics relevant to both the workplace and to the LGBTQ representation in the games studios are creating. We utilize insights gathered from the LGBTQ gaming community, our industry relationships, our research reports, and our own experience as LGBTQ players to equip studios with the latest knowledge about the LGBTQ community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faa1d71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faa1d71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ed544\" data-id=\"52ed544\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731765b post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731765b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Video Game Development Consulting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e10f62a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e10f62a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c101198\" data-id=\"c101198\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6966209 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6966209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_923242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-923242\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-923242\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World-1024x946.png\" alt=\"Question Block Artwork - Super Mario 3D World\" width=\"200\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World-1024x946.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World-768x710.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World-150x139.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World-450x416.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/14105725\/1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-923242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9110cc7\" data-id=\"9110cc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13e9c7 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c13e9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our team specializes in consulting, helping developers create authentic LGBTQ characters and stories in video games of all types and genres.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We consult on a wide range of game aspects and features including characters, story and plotlines, worldbuilding, UI, feature design, environmental storytelling, and more. Whether the game is a story-heavy single player title, or a competitive multiplayer title without a linear plot, we work with studios to provide the advice their team needs. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfb4979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfb4979\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec7793\" data-id=\"0ec7793\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06811c post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06811c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Inquiries for Game Development Consulting or Educational Workshops<\/h3><p>Want to work with the GLAAD Gaming team, or have questions about our consulting and workshops?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa8ac9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa8ac9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd25f3f\" data-id=\"fd25f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f35d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f35d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"maxbutton-5 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:gaming@glaad.org?subject=Web Inquiry for Game Development Consulting or Educational Workshops\"><span class='mb-text'>Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c80ce1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c80ce1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52ec95\" data-id=\"c52ec95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d74ed post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d74ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Consulting Highlight: Catalyst, Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7022147 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7022147\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ea0be9\" data-id=\"2ea0be9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d27d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d27d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928726\" alt=\"Catalyst - Apex Legends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115641\/Catalyst-TB.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Catalyst (Apex Legends)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e7769a\" data-id=\"0e7769a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc426b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fc426b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928732\" alt=\"Catalyst - Apex Legends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115737\/catalystNEW.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Catalyst (Apex Legends)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac301d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac301d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-217ff73\" data-id=\"217ff73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59da30 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59da30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment consulted with GLAAD Gaming on Catalyst, the title\u2019s first trans woman character, introduced as a Season 15 Legend for Apex Legends. The Respawn team\u2019s drive to create a thoroughly authentic character meant that GLAAD Gaming gave feedback on nearly all elements of Catalyst, resulting in a character who stands out to developers and players as one of the best examples of LGBTQ representation to currently exist in gaming.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Consulted On:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Narrative: Backstory, dialogue, voice actor, VO recording and mastering process.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art: Concept art, character model, promotional art.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing: Cinematic trailer ideation and script, release communications plan, media training for talent, pre- and post-release bug fixes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a88322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0a88322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Apex Legends Consulting Details - READ MORE:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1101\"><p><strong><br \/>Read More:<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/apex-legends-catalyst-trans-representation-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Apex Legends team on making Catalyst &#8220;inescapably trans&#8221; and proud | GamesRadar<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/apex-legends-set-release-catalyst-games-first-playable-transgender-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apex Legends set to release Catalyst, game\u2019s first playable transgender woman | GLAAD<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/how-respawn-created-catalyst-and-championed-inclusivity-in-apex-legends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Respawn Created Catalyst and Championed Inclusivity in Apex Legends &#8211; IGN<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Quotes:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGLAAD was really essential when we got to the point where we said, &#8216;Okay, Catalyst is really well-developed at this point, we&#8217;re comfortable with who she is as a person and her backstory, her personality \u2013 let&#8217;s get this checked out to see if we&#8217;re falling in any pitfalls&#8217;\u2026They were really helpful with that and also educating the team on trans representation in media, so we could get a better view of not just what we were working on, but the landscape that we were walking into. They were really helpful going over the content we created, both the dialogue and Brett and Mirim&#8217;s work on the art side. It was a really good back and forth relationship with them, them giving us information but also checking on what we were working on as we were developing.\u201d \u2013 Ashley Reed, Lead Writer at Respawn Entertainment (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/how-respawn-created-catalyst-and-championed-inclusivity-in-apex-legends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IGN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve had such a hard time with presenting myself as who I really am to people, but playing [Catalyst] makes me feel like I\u2019m unstoppable. Invincible. Made of iron! It\u2019s such a moving experience for me that I already feel more comfortable in my own skin, emboldened and more confident. I believe in myself that much more and it just warms my heart.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Trans Reddit user\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been so happy to be seen as I am meeting Catalyst, the next character joining Apex Legends\u2019 expansive roster of diverse and queer characters\u2026With the help of both GLAAD and its trans employees, Respawn not only created an iconic addition to the small pool of \u2018out\u2019 trans characters but avoided several of the common pitfalls as well.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Natalie Rayne, The Loadout (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theloadout.com\/apex-legends\/catalyst-trans-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Loadout<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-318b761 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"318b761\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f6c0fb\" data-id=\"8f6c0fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac343a post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac343a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Consulting Highlight: Create-A-Sim\/Pronouns Update, The Sims 4 (Maxis)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-535cc8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"535cc8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d60bf1\" data-id=\"2d60bf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e52fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88e52fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928729\" alt=\"Sims 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115719\/Sims-4-Box-Art.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sims 4<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed02189\" data-id=\"ed02189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ca167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58ca167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928734\" alt=\"Sims 4 \u2013 Custom Pronouns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115810\/Sims-4-Pronouns.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sims 4 \u2013 Custom Pronouns<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d77597 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d77597\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c70204f\" data-id=\"c70204f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f891580 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f891580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last decade, GLAAD has worked with Electronic Arts on several updates to The Sims 4 to expand its LGBTQ inclusivity in terms of both characters and systems. GLAAD has helped guide the addition of a greater range of gender customization options (2016), customizable character pronouns (2021), and sexual orientation options (2022) in the game\u2019s Create-a-Sim tool. These new features have empowered players to craft a wider range of characters and stories that accurately reflect their own lived experiences.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Consulted On:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systems: Overall systems design related to gender identity, pronouns, and sexual orientation, for both character creation and gameplay.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UI\/UX: Menu layout and custom fields, description copy for Create-a-Sim.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art: Character and world assets themed around LGBTQ Pride.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30dca01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"30dca01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Sims 4 Consulting Details - READ MORE:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5121\"><p><strong><br \/>Read More:<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/games\/the-sims\/the-sims-4\/news\/customizable-pronouns-now-available-in-the-sims-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customizable Pronouns Now Available in The Sims 4<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.them.us\/story\/the-sims-4-just-rolled-out-customizable-nonbinary-pronouns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Sims 4&#8221; Just Rolled Out Customizable Nonbinary Pronouns | Them<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"\/ea-introduces-new-gender-options-sims\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EA introduces new gender options in \u2018The Sims\u2019 | GLAAD<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Quotes:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy working with GLAAD and the It Gets Better Project, the game aims to capture a wide range of perspectives in a way that respects and elevates the LGBTQ community.\u201d &#8211; Anne Hebert (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outfrontmagazine.com\/lgbtq-friendly-upgrades-to-the-sims-4-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OUT FRONT Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d8911f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d8911f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd2b611\" data-id=\"fd2b611\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9817ce1 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9817ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Consulting Highlight: Tyler Ronan, Tell Me Why (DON\u2019T NOD\/Xbox Game Studios)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4d47ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4d47ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-beafa75\" data-id=\"beafa75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5560e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5560e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928733\" alt=\"Tell Me Why\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115754\/TellMeWhy_Wallpaper-X1_1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tell Me Why<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f132d\" data-id=\"85f132d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d15213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d15213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928727\" alt=\"Tell Me Why\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/12115703\/Tell-Me-Why_Image_11-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tell Me Why<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b50db6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b50db6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c8ba7\" data-id=\"31c8ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1567c23 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1567c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xbox Game Studios and DON\u2019T NOD consulted with GLAAD Gaming on Tell Me Why from the earliest stages of the project through to release. GLAAD Gaming worked alongside the game&#8217;s development team for over two years to help bring Tyler Ronan to life. By collaborating on story, dialogue, character design, and voice casting, GLAAD and the game\u2019s creators worked to ensure that Tyler was a compelling, multi-dimensional character, and his story avoided the harmful transgender stereotypes and tropes of the past.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Consulted On:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Narrative: Major plot arc, character backstory, dialogue, voice actor, VO recording<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art: Concept art, character model, environmental design<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing: Pre-release FAQ about the trans content in the game, release communications plan, media training for Xbox executives and talent, post-release media junket and promotion.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fe59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"f2fe59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tell Me Why Consulting Details - READ MORE:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\"><p><strong><br \/>Read More:<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"\/tell-me-why-first-major-studio-game-feature-playable-transgender-lead-character\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell Me Why is the First Major Studio Game to Feature a Playable Transgender Lead Character<\/span><\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"\/first-playable-transgender-game-character-here-xbox-game-studios-and-dontnods-tell-me-why\/\">Tyler, a playable trans character, is here in Xbox Game Studios and DONTNOD\u2019s \u2018Tell Me Why\u2019 | GLAAD<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/life-is-strange-developer-making-xbox-exclusive-with-trans-main-character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Is Strange Developer Making Xbox Exclusive With Trans Main Character<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Quotes:<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cGLAAD has been a terrific partner, as [they have] consulted in story, dialogue, character design, environmental design, and voice casting as everyone took great care to ensure Tyler is a genuine, multi-dimensional character, avoiding the many harmful transgender stereotypes.\u201d \u2013 Joseph Staten, Senior Director at Xbox Game Studios (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/life-is-strange-developer-making-xbox-exclusive-with-trans-main-character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VICE<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2864676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2864676\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-460952c\" data-id=\"460952c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43a582 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d43a582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Click Here to Read Full Gaming Report\" href=\"\/glaad-gaming\/2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-852466\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2024 GLAAD Gaming Report\" width=\"275\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-150x186.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-450x559.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover-1200x1491.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05114209\/2024-GLAAD-Gaming-Cover.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1687652\" data-id=\"1687652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf377e post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf377e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>GLAAD Gaming Report 2024<\/h3><p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">GLAAD Gaming: The State of LGBTQ Inclusion in Video Games\u00a0<\/b>is a 2024 research report that assesses the landscape of LGBTQ representation within video games and the gaming community. The findings reveal that while a substantial portion of gamers identify as LGBTQ, the games themselves do not adequately reflect this reality. The report also examines the purchasing and playing habits of gamers in relation to LGBTQ representation, demonstrating that inclusion is a net positive for the bottom line. Finally, we highlight how video games can be a positive force for LGBTQ gamers, particularly those who experience a lack of acceptance in their everyday lives. The GLAAD Gaming report seeks to educate the gaming industry on the overall state of LGBTQ representation, present a data-driven business case for LGBTQ inclusion, and provide a roadmap for a healthier gaming community through increased visibility and acceptance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc13bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc13bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-same-window\" href=\"\/glaad-gaming\/2024\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Read Full Report Here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4173cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4173cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8102bbd\" data-id=\"8102bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8218f7 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8218f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Annual GLAAD Media Awards: Outstanding Video Game<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-sm elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7a86d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7a86d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d4f84\" data-id=\"55d4f84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab516b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"aab516b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We select games with outstanding LGBTQ representation for our annual GLAAD Media Awards, providing a vetted list of popular and hard-to-find titles that LGBTQ players can enjoy.<\/span><\/p><p>Developers can submit their game for consideration on the <a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/mediaawards\/\">GLAAD Media Awards<\/a> page, with submissions open from approximately September to November of each year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafca18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"aafca18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1791\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" 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<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caravan SandWitch, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Dread Delusion, Dustborn, Fear the Spotlight, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Minds Beneath Us, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Sorry We\u2019re Closed, Until Then<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/glaad-celebrates-outstanding-video-game-nominees-at-the-35th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards\/\">35th GLAAD Media Awards Nominees<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> (2023)<\/strong>: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, Goodbye Volcano High, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, Little Goody Two Shoes, Overwatch 2, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, Tchia, Thirsty Suitors, This Bed We Made, Too Hot to Handle 2<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/34th-annual-outstanding-video-games\/\">34th GLAAD Media Awards Nominees<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> (2022)<\/strong>: <i>Apex Legends, Desta: The Memories Between, Haven, I was a Teenage Exocolonist, Need for Speed: Unbound, The Quarry, SIGNALIS, Tiny Tina\u2019s Wonderlands, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Wylde Flowers<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/glaad-celebrates-outstanding-video-game-nominees-33rd-annual-glaad-media-awards\/\">33rd GLAAD Media Awards Nominees<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> (2021)<\/strong>: <i>Boyfriend Dungeon, Far Cry 6, The Gardener and the Wild Vines, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Life is Strange: True Colors, Psychonauts 2, Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan, Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Siege, Unpacking, UNSIGHTED<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"\/glaad-celebrates-outstanding-video-game-nominees-32nd-annual-glaad-media-awards\/\">32nd GLAAD Media Awards Nominees<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> (2020)<\/strong>: <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla, Borderlands 3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles, Bugsnax, Hades, If Found\u2026, Ikenfell, Immortals Fenyx Rising, The Last of Us Part II, Tell Me Why, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>31st GLAAD Media Awards Nominees (2019)<\/strong>: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apex Legends, Borderlands 3, The Outer Worlds, Overwatch, The Walking Dead: The Final Season<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/glaad-celebrates-first-nominees-outstanding-video-game-glaad-media-awards\/\"><strong>30th GLAAD Media Awards Nominees (2018)<\/strong><\/a>: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assassin\u2019s Creed: Odyssey, The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset, Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, The Sims Mobile<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section 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has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-27T22:41:17-04:00\">March 27, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>8 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Queer joy and unity are in the air tonight at the Beverly Hilton! The 36th&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/the-search-for-better-nonbinary-representation-in-video-games\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"The Search for Better Nonbinary Representation in Video Games\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-450x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"The Search for Better Nonbinary Representation in Video Games\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24105852\/Desta.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/the-search-for-better-nonbinary-representation-in-video-games\/\">The Search for Better Nonbinary Representation in Video Games<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-24T12:00:39-04:00\">March 24, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>8 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This piece contains minor spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. When Apex Legends took the&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaad-celebrates-outstanding-video-game-nominees-at-the-36th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"GLAAD Celebrates Outstanding Video Game Nominees at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards #GLAADAwards\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-450x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"GLAAD Celebrates Outstanding Video Game Nominees at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards #GLAADAwards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-450x240.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-1536x819.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage-1200x640.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14184601\/gmacollage.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaad-celebrates-outstanding-video-game-nominees-at-the-36th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards\/\">GLAAD Celebrates Outstanding Video Game Nominees at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards #GLAADAwards<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-01-22T12:10:53-05:00\">January 22, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>12 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amidst the resurgence of hostility towards LGBTQ equality, video games have become a tool of&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/authenticity-vs-agency-how-video-games-can-do-right-by-their-lgbtq-characters-without-sacrificing-player-freedom\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Authenticity vs. Agency: How Video Games Can Do Right by Their LGBTQ Characters Without Sacrificing Player Freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-450x253.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Authenticity vs. Agency: How Video Games Can Do Right by Their LGBTQ Characters Without Sacrificing Player Freedom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07123050\/maxchloe.png 1600w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/authenticity-vs-agency-how-video-games-can-do-right-by-their-lgbtq-characters-without-sacrificing-player-freedom\/\">Authenticity vs. Agency: How Video Games Can Do Right by Their LGBTQ Characters Without Sacrificing Player Freedom<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2024-10-07T17:04:38-04:00\">October 7, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>11 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This piece contains major spoilers for Life is Strange (2015). 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