Our Thoughts On Overwatch's Tracer Beg Gay

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Wh the release of Overwatch’s holiday ic, gamers saw the game’s first openly gay character: Tracer. Many of here at Kotaku, an Overwatch fanse, took time to s down and reflect on how Blizzard has treated the topic of diversy our favore team based shooter.

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27 OTHER OVERWATCH HERO THAT ARE ALSO GAY

We've piled a list of the other characters the game that we believe might jt be... gay. Or bi. Or what-have-you. * gay characters overwatch *

Soldier 76 – Gay. Much like Tracer, Soldier 76 was revealed to be gay a medium outsi of the official Overwatch game.

Both intify as gay. In the latt data drop, we got nfirmatn of somethg that many fans long knew their hearts — Soldier: 76, real name John Francis “Jack” Morrison, is gay. We’ve known for a while that Tracer is gay, too, and a happy relatnship.

If characters like this are meangful and important to the LGBT muny, and reprentatn matters (which very much do), then surely another two years we’re gog to fd out that another character is gay. We had a look over the other characters on the Overwatch roster, tirelsly pored through their backstori, pared not, looked for hts, and piled a list of the other characters the game that we believe might jt be… gay.

WHY OVERWATCH'S GAY CHARACTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT

One of the game's most popular characters, Soldier: 76 has been revealed to be gay - and reactns are mixed. * gay characters overwatch *

Lov his gay dghter. Lov her gay father.

Hamsters are, as turns out, one of the 227 mammals observed displayg homosexual tennci. Gay, but too by tryg to figure out how her new abili work after each overhl to see anyone.

BLIZZARD ON OVERWATCH'S SOMBRA, ROADHOG'S HOOK, AND GAY CHARACTERS

In an terview wh Kotaku, when discsg gay characters Overwatch, lead hero signer Geoff Goodman and artist Rachel Day nfirm an LGBT character will be revealed shortly. * gay characters overwatch *

Also, she lov her gay mother. Lov her gay dghter. When asked, Moira says that she knows that sexualy is a spectm, where few people tly fall all the way on one si or another, and that she unrstands that te reprentatn go beyond simply nsirg whether or not people are “gay” or “straight, ” but also says that she nsirs herself “95 percent gay.

You might ask yourself, n robots even be gay? But how, you ask, n a robot be gay when their genr is assigned before they’re booted to life — simply by athetic choic and the whims of their signers? And if so, then isn’t this whole thg much ls clear cut than “y, the robot is gay”?

OUR THOUGHTS ON OVERWATCH'S TRACER BEG GAY

Blizzard Entertament's Overwatch has nfirmed two of s hero are gay, a move that's a major step forward for gamg. * gay characters overwatch *

We only know one thg for sure, though: Zenyatta is gay.

In fact, all Omnics are gay. Lov Brigte’s gay father. But as I unrstand , she’s gay.

Knows that his brother is gay, too.

Y, 'OVERWATCH' MAKG BOTH SOLDIER: 76 AND TRACER GAY IS A BIG DEAL

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He got his start DJ-g gay clubs around Brazil.

When Reaper says “die, die, die, ” he’s talkg about homophobia. The reason McCree mak the list isn’t bee he is gay but bee Overwatch’s gay male dience wants him to be. While there has been fanfic wrten about Sombra beg gay or bisexual, there is ltle evince to support the assertn.

Yterday was an tertg day for Overwatch, as dropped to a newly released lore story that foced on Ana, was revealed that Soldier: 76, Jack Morrison, is gay. * gay characters overwatch *

However, many the Overwatch muny predict Luc will be the game’s first homosexual male character due to a suggtive le of dialogue the DJ utters when the Numbani map, beg, “Now this is my kd of cy, everyone ee to live as they choose. Romantilly lked to McCree erotic Overwatch fanfic, Hanzo is another hopeful ndidate for gay male players due to his herent sexs.

One particular Overwatch fan believ Hanzo may be gay bee “homosexualy was sometim ma a part of samurai culture for the master/stunt relatnship. Another popular character among gaymers, Symmetra is a strategy-based player drsed elegant garb.

In an terview wh Kotaku, when discsg gay characters Overwatch, lead hero signer Geoff Goodman and artist Rachel Day nfirm an LGBT character will be revealed shortly. In an terview wh Kotaku, when discsg gay characters Overwatch, lead hero signer Geoff Goodman and artist Rachel Day nfirm an LGBT character will be revealed shortly.

Blizzard short story 'Bastet' officially nfirms 'Overwatch' character Soldier 76 is nonilly gay, and the send hero to reprent LGBTQ folks. * gay characters overwatch *

Notg foms where the subject has been discsed at length, and s such as Tumblr where the fandom for gay characters is exprsed through art and fictn, Kotaku asked what Blizzard do wh that rmatn. However, 's unrstandable if the LGBT muny might feel a tad sulted to hear that a gay character particular requir special handlg, nsirg Blizzard clud a ntroversial Symmetra sk  the game that apparently did not. Soldier: 76 is gay (Image via Blizzard Entertament)Soldier: 76 had a boyiendSolir: 76 is a gay character Overwatch 2.

"You’ll fd a lbian rd for Tracer, a gay rd for Soldier: 76, a pansexual rd for Lifeweaver, as well as a bisexual rd for Baptiste and a lbian rd for Pharah, " Blizzard also nfirmed a post. Blizzard Entertament's Overwatch has helped the gamg dtry take a major step forward wh the nfirmatn that Soldier 76 is gay.

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Y, 'Overwatch' Makg Both Soldier: 76 And Tracer Gay Is A Big Deal .

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