{"id":4831,"date":"2022-02-22T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/22\/gay-weddings-for-russia-how-the-sims-became-a-battleground-for-the-lgbtq-community\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:40:19","slug":"gay-weddings-for-russia-how-the-sims-became-a-battleground-for-the-lgbtq-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/22\/gay-weddings-for-russia-how-the-sims-became-a-battleground-for-the-lgbtq-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay weddings for Russia: How The Sims became a battleground for the LGBTQ+ community"},"content":{"rendered":"

When EA decided not to release a same-sex marriage story for The Sims in Russia, the LGBTQ+ community mobilised \u2013 and won an unlikely victory<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago, Electronic Arts opted not to launch a same-sex marriage story in Russia for its hit life-simulation video game The Sims 4. At a glance, this is a simple story \u2013 a game publisher refusing to compromise its art in order to comply with Russia\u2019s controversial \u201chomosexual propaganda\u201d law<\/a>. Yet to Russian LGBTQ+ gamers, EA\u2019s blog post wasn\u2019t a show of solidarity \u2013 it was a betrayal.<\/p>\n

Since 2013, it\u2019s been illegal in Russia to \u201cpromote\u201d homosexuality<\/a> to minors. This means that any LGBTQ+ content must carry an adults-only rating. It\u2019s a law that EA knows all too well, as back in 2014, The Sims 4\u2019s same-sex relationships saw it slapped with an 18+ rating<\/a> in Russia.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen EA decided not to release a same-sex marriage story for The Sims in Russia, the LGBTQ+ community mobilised \u2013 and won an unlikely victory
\nTwo weeks ago, Electronic Arts opted not to launch a same-sex marriage story in Russia for its hit life-simulation video game The Sims 4. At a glance, this is a simple story \u2013 a game publisher refusing to compromise its art in order to comply with Russia\u2019s controversial \u201chomosexual propaganda\u201d law. Yet to Russian LGBTQ+ gamers, EA\u2019s blog post wasn\u2019t a show of solidarity \u2013 it was a betrayal.
\nSince 2013, it\u2019s been illegal in Russia to \u201cpromote\u201d homosexuality to minors. This means that any LGBTQ+ content must carry an adults-only rating. It\u2019s a law that EA knows all too well, as back in 2014, The Sims 4\u2019s same-sex relationships saw it slapped with an 18+ rating in Russia. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When EA decided not to release a same-sex marriage story for The Sims in Russia, the LGBTQ+ community mobilised \u2013 and won an unlikely victory Two weeks ago, Electronic Arts opted not to launch a same-sex marriage story in Russia for its hit life-simulation video game The Sims 4. At a glance, this is a …<\/p>\n

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