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• FALLOUT 4'S "LGBT FAY" MOD SPARKS DEATH THREATSTHE GAME MODIFITN WAS MEANT TO CREATE A MORE LGBT-CLIVE GAME BUT SPIRED HOMOPHOBIC HATE STEAD. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CODY GOHLJULY 26, 2016/12:47 PMBY CODY GOHLJULY 26, 2016 / 12:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FALLOUT 4'S \"LGBT FAY\" MOD SPARKS DEATH THREATS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-26T16:47:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-26T16:47:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POST-APOLYPTIC ROLE-PLAYG VIO GAME SERI FALLOUT HAS BEEN A H WH GAYMERS SCE 1998 WHEN FALLOUT 2 BEME THE FIRST MAJOR RELEASE TO FEATURE SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FOLLOWG STALLMENTS, THE SERI FEATURED GAY UPL AS NON-PLAYABLE CHARACTERS (FALLOUT 3) AND EVEN CLUD THE OPTN FOR PLAYERS TO SIGNATE THEIR CHARACTER AS GAY OR LBIAN (FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIVEN THE SERI' PROGRSIVE BENT ON LGBT CLN, GAYMERS WERE HOPEFUL THAT FALLOUT 4 WOULD NTUE TO EXPAND S ST OF GAY CHARACTERS. UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE THE GAME WAS RELEASED LAST NOVEMBER, PLAYERS DISVERED THAT, OM THE JUMP, THEY'D BE PAIRED WH AN OPPOSE-SEX SPOE AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH SEEMED LIKE LGBT PLAYERS WOULD BE STUCK PLAYG THE GAME STRAIGHT, ONE FAN, KNOWN ONLY AS OVERSEER777, CREATED A MODIFITN THAT "CHANG DIALOGUE AND ALL OTHER REFERENC TO THE SOLE SURVIVOR'S PRE-WAR SPOE TO BE THE SAME SEX AS THEM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NOCUO MOD WAS TLED "LGBT FAY" AND WAS VELOPED TO OFFER GAYMERS THE OPTN OF PLAYG WH A CHARACTER WHO WAS A LTLE B MORE LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE OVERSEER777 SHARED ON BETHDA SOFTWORKS' WEBSE, HOWEVER, HOMOPHOBIC PLAYERS SWARMED THE MENTS SECTN, POSTG HATEFUL ANTI-LGBT MSAG AND ATH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE SOME MERELY WONRED WHAT THE POT OF THE MODIFITN WAS...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}.. SAW AS REPRENTATIVE OF THE "NCER" THAT'S STROYG THE UNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE SRIT MENTS WERE THOSE THAT SUGGTED THAT LGBT DIVIDUALS SHOULD KILL THEMSELV, WH ER ALEXATH SEEMGLY REFERENCG THE HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTG AT PULSE NIGHTCLUB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SPE OF ERS REPORTG THE MENTS, MANY ARE STILL VISIBLE ON BETHDA'S MA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S PECIALLY IRONIC ABOUT THE BACKLASH IS THAT THE FALLOUT 4 BASE GAME ALLOWS PLAYERS TO PURSUE SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS WH THEIR PANNS, WHICH MEANS THOSE SPTG VRL HAVE EVINTLY NOT PLAYED THE GAME AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• MEN ON GRDR PRETS (REALISTIC GAY MALE PRETS)

FALLOUT 4'S "LGBT FAY" MOD SPARKS DEATH THREATSTHE GAME MODIFITN WAS MEANT TO CREATE A MORE LGBT-CLIVE GAME BUT SPIRED HOMOPHOBIC HATE STEAD. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CODY GOHLJULY 26, 2016/12:47 PMBY CODY GOHLJULY 26, 2016 / 12:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FALLOUT 4'S \"LGBT FAY\" MOD SPARKS DEATH THREATS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-26T16:47:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-26T16:47:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POST-APOLYPTIC ROLE-PLAYG VIO GAME SERI FALLOUT HAS BEEN A H WH GAYMERS SCE 1998 WHEN FALLOUT 2 BEME THE FIRST MAJOR RELEASE TO FEATURE SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FOLLOWG STALLMENTS, THE SERI FEATURED GAY UPL AS NON-PLAYABLE CHARACTERS (FALLOUT 3) AND EVEN CLUD THE OPTN FOR PLAYERS TO SIGNATE THEIR CHARACTER AS GAY OR LBIAN (FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIVEN THE SERI' PROGRSIVE BENT ON LGBT CLN, GAYMERS WERE HOPEFUL THAT FALLOUT 4 WOULD NTUE TO EXPAND S ST OF GAY CHARACTERS. UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE THE GAME WAS RELEASED LAST NOVEMBER, PLAYERS DISVERED THAT, OM THE JUMP, THEY'D BE PAIRED WH AN OPPOSE-SEX SPOE AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH SEEMED LIKE LGBT PLAYERS WOULD BE STUCK PLAYG THE GAME STRAIGHT, ONE FAN, KNOWN ONLY AS OVERSEER777, CREATED A MODIFITN THAT "CHANG DIALOGUE AND ALL OTHER REFERENC TO THE SOLE SURVIVOR'S PRE-WAR SPOE TO BE THE SAME SEX AS THEM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NOCUO MOD WAS TLED "LGBT FAY" AND WAS VELOPED TO OFFER GAYMERS THE OPTN OF PLAYG WH A CHARACTER WHO WAS A LTLE B MORE LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE OVERSEER777 SHARED ON BETHDA SOFTWORKS' WEBSE, HOWEVER, HOMOPHOBIC PLAYERS SWARMED THE MENTS SECTN, POSTG HATEFUL ANTI-LGBT MSAG AND ATH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE SOME MERELY WONRED WHAT THE POT OF THE MODIFITN WAS...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}.. SAW AS REPRENTATIVE OF THE "NCER" THAT'S STROYG THE UNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE SRIT MENTS WERE THOSE THAT SUGGTED THAT LGBT DIVIDUALS SHOULD KILL THEMSELV, WH ER ALEXATH SEEMGLY REFERENCG THE HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTG AT PULSE NIGHTCLUB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SPE OF ERS REPORTG THE MENTS, MANY ARE STILL VISIBLE ON BETHDA'S MA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S PECIALLY IRONIC ABOUT THE BACKLASH IS THAT THE FALLOUT 4 BASE GAME ALLOWS PLAYERS TO PURSUE SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS WH THEIR PANNS, WHICH MEANS THOSE SPTG VRL HAVE EVINTLY NOT PLAYED THE GAME AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The seri has received aclas for s approach to sexualy and s portrayal of gay relatnships. Chosen On n flirt and have sex wh Llie Anne Bishop regardls of genr, [5] and the Bishop crime fay of New Reno general is portrayed as supportive of gay members ( stark ntrast to most fictnal and real-life crimal anizatns).

MEN ON GRDR PRETS (REALISTIC GAY MALE PRETS)

The enunter would have clud multiple slurs and credibly homophobic portrayal of gay and lbian people - cuttg prerved Fallout 2 as a posive, landmark tle for LGBT rights.

Released 2008, Bethda Game Studs' Fallout 3 featured a handful of gay or bisexual characters. Flak is explicly intified as gay, scribed g the slang term "queen" a rogatory fashn by Groe, a slaver om Paradise Falls. In Pot Lookout, pre-War stutnal homophobia is picted a public service announcement lled "Protect Yourself!

The announcement employs dogwhistle rhetoric to suggt that gay people rry disease. Released 2010, Obsidian Entertament's Fallout: New Vegas actively ncerns self wh the reali of gay existence, and is wily regnized as a noteworthy work of queer science fictn.

In addn to a diverse st of gay and bisexual characters, also explored social attus towards homosexualy among the seri' major factns, and allowed the player to mechanilly set the Courier's sexual orientatn through the perks Confirmed Bachelor (phemism for gay men) and Cherchez La Femme (French idm meang "search for the woman"), and their straight unterparts, Lady Killer and Black Widow.

Veroni Santangelo[31] and Ar Gannon, [32][33] proment panns and characters, are gay. Homosexual characters clu Corporal Betsy, a harned marksman om First Ren;[36][37] Jimmy, a tribman self-liberated om Legn slavery and prostute;[38][39] Alex Richards, a soft-spoken doctor supportg ontle troops at Camp Forlorn Hope;[40][41] Manny Vargas, an ex-Great Khan and ex-First Ren sniper livg Novac;[42] the receptnist at the Gomorrah;[43] and Major Knight, an NCR officer posted at the borr of the Mojave. Uniquely, Fallout: New Vegas also explor homosexualy the ntext of wasteland societi, and touch upon related issu.

The rurrectn of rporate and ary power stctur prents new avenu for Old World problems such as stutnal homophobia to reemerge. One of the many issu that sharply divi the New California Republic and Caar's Legn is the latter's open persecutn of gay people.