var digg_url = ';; In the summer of 2006, after receivg amic approval om the Universy of Illois at Urbana-Champaign, Jason Rockwood opened up the "Gaymer Survey" to the public. Rockwood expected 600 participants -- if he was lucky -- for the first-of-s-kd approved study explorg the social and behavral mographic of gay vio game players and the role of sexual orientatn on gamg habs. The survey was discsed some regnal lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) publitns and filtered out to the gamg prs. The survey, wh over 10,000 rponnts, beme a sexually clive survey of gamers -- gay, straight and study origally broke new ground for not only beg the first study explorg LGBT gamers, but was the first amic study of any gamer group. There is currently no amic studi of female gamers or gamers of lor. In a 2006 terview, Rockwood said, "The ma purpose of the survey was to be a cens. Before we n ask more telligent qutns we need to know who we are alg wh. First, we need to prove that homosexual gamers even exist. Yeah, sounds ridiculo, but that's where you have to start on somethg like this. This survey is an attempt to quantify the existence of an visible mory."Contue after the break for some highlights om the survey
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GAY GAMER SURVEY RULTS WH LARGE HETERO CLN
* gay call of duty players *
“Good on @CallofDuty for llg him out on his homophobia, removg his s— om the game, and protectg queer kids, ” wrote one Twter er and Twch ntent creator.
There are gay an non-bary people my vio game. Thoughts on Call of Duty and 's homophobic Communy.
First off, I am a gay gamer. I know the average male gamer seems to suck up to lbian gamers but i hontly thk thgs will never change towards gay gamers. IF you're agast Gay gamers, that's your opn.