{"id":13353,"date":"2024-02-15T20:37:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/lgbtq-representation-in-video-games-lags-behind-film-and-tv-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:37:51","slug":"lgbtq-representation-in-video-games-lags-behind-film-and-tv-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/lgbtq-representation-in-video-games-lags-behind-film-and-tv-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ representation in video games lags behind film and TV, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glaad\u2019s first survey on the state of inclusion in gaming finds that 17% of US players identify as LGBTQ+, but only 2% of games feature an openly queer character<\/p>\n

In its first report<\/a> on the state of LGBTQ+ inclusion in video games, US advocacy organisation Glaad (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has said that games are yet to catch up with TV and film when it comes to queer representation. The study of US-based players found that 17% of gamers identify as LGBTQ+ a significant increase on the 10% reported in a 2020 Nielsen Games study, and 10% more than the proportion of the US general population thought to be LGBT+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By contrast, only 2% of games feature an openly LGBTQ+ character. That compares with 28% of films released in 2022, and 11% of primetime TV characters in 2022 and 2023, per other Glaad reports.<\/p>\n

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\nGlaad\u2019s first survey on the state of inclusion in gaming finds that 17% of US players identify as LGBTQ+, but only 2% of games feature an openly queer character
\nIn its first report on the state of LGBTQ+ inclusion in video games, US advocacy organisation Glaad (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has said that games are yet to catch up with TV and film when it comes to queer representation. The study of US-based players found that 17% of gamers identify as LGBTQ+ a significant increase on the 10% reported in a 2020 Nielsen Games study, and 10% more than the proportion of the US general population thought to be LGBT+.
\nBy contrast, only 2% of games feature an openly LGBTQ+ character. That compares with 28% of films released in 2022, and 11% of primetime TV characters in 2022 and 2023, per other Glaad reports. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glaad\u2019s first survey on the state of inclusion in gaming finds that 17% of US players identify as LGBTQ+, but only 2% of games feature an openly queer character In its first report on the state of LGBTQ+ inclusion in video games, US advocacy organisation Glaad (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has said that …<\/p>\n

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