The GLAAD Awards: Where Is Queer Rep In Video Games Right Now?
The GLAAD award nominees for 2022 have been unveiled, and once again bring video games into mix with both triple-A titles and indie hitsbeing celebrated for their queer representation. Some belong, while others feel like they’re included purely to make up the numbers and showcase that this medium is doing something in the name of queer people, we promise.
I suppose the same can be said for multiple categories, where groundbreaking LGBTQ+ stories are included alongside run-of-the-mill minor representaion. Representation isn’t linear though, so we should continue celebrating occasions like this and how we can ensure the queer experience continues to be depicted in honest, liberating ways moving forward. That being said, let’s dig into the gaming nominees for this year.
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Kitfox Games’ cutesy dungeon crawler is a lovingly queer experience. You play as an avatar with the body type, pronouns, and gender of your choosing; while all the romances can be conceived as gay, straight, or you can opt for the asexual route without smooching anyone at all and instead just befriend a cat.
The narrative also delves into the themes of consent, emotional manipulation, and what it means to put your trust in someone. It’s great to see a smaller game like this receive a nomination, showcasing how far the medium has come in depicting inclusive titles that aren’t afraid to explore the fun and messy reality of being a big gay disaster.
This one confounds me a little. Far Cry 6 features the trans character Paolo de la Vega - a talented musician and freedom fighter whose identity is a fundamental part of his character. His father is a drill instructor, banishing him from the
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