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Contents:
- WHY WE NEED MORE GAY CHARACTERS IN VIO GAM
- MEET THE GAYMERS: WHY QUEER REPRENTATN IS EXPLODG VIO GAM
WHY WE NEED MORE GAY CHARACTERS IN VIO GAM
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MEET THE GAYMERS: WHY QUEER REPRENTATN IS EXPLODG VIO GAM
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While gay protagonists are beg more mon vio gam, ’s still que rare to see trans reprentatn virtual worlds. Every entry is worth playg, and they all have some form of reprentatn for queer people; whether that’s a blossomg romance between Max and Chloe, or the sad story of Jab’s trmatic experienc wh gay nversn ‘therapy’.