Improvement needed in LGBTQ gaming representation
All graphics provided by GLAAD GLAAD releases inaugural gaming report MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU Fellow Melissa@DallasVoice.com Earlier this year, GLAAD released their first ever Gaming Report, assessing LGBTQ inclusion in gaming.
In addition to their yearly Where We Are on TV report, the organization has taken an in-depth look at LGBTQ representation in gaming for 2023.
Their goal with this report is “to educate the game industry on the current state of LGBTQ representation that exists, make a facts-based business case for LGBTQ inclusion and provide a playbook for more authentic representation,” the report notes.
Blair Durkee, associate director of GLAAD’s gaming department, was the lead for the report. In an interview with Dallas Voice, she described its importance: “Gaming is very unique in that it is interactive, based on community interaction and involvement,” said Blair. “It has a different culture from film and TV, as there is an identity that is built around gaming.” Because of this, GLAAD took a look specifically at people who identify as gamers.
