Polynauts OT: Gender, sexuality and representation in gaming
This thread is for Polygon readers to discuss gender, sexuality and representation issues in video games. It's often seen to be a war between sides, and it shouldn't be anything like that. When all sides are fighting to be heard it can be difficult to filter out the noise (comments like "who cares?") from the conversations that are important.
Rather than derail every other article by going off-topic into oft-ventured territory I'm setting up this thread for everyone and anyone to use in order to discuss the important issues to them. The mods will keep update the OP with articles that you Polynauts feel are important to you, and if the thread gets too long we'll simply start a new thread and continue the conversation.
Recent discussions in July:
What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage daughter
Blizzard working to make its characters more inclusive, says CEO
This free, quick game shares the risks and rewards of coming out
Dungeons & Dragons now allows, and encourages, all forms of sexual identity
Gender segregation ruins everything beautiful about Hearthstone and eSports
GaymerX is necessary, but it may not be here next year
The Girl Problem, and how to fix it.
No skin thick enough: The daily harassment of women in the game industry
But WHAT CAN BE DONE: dos and don'ts to combat online sexism
August discussions
A life spent gaming while black
If there's anything else you want added to the OP drop me an email us at moderators (at) polygon (dot) com and we'll update the list. Keep the conversation in line with the community guidelines and we'll have no problems folks.
Let's talk.