Anti-Gay Campaign Targets EA - IGN

Contents:

• EA FENDS SELF AGAST THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS
• EA STANDS UP TO ANTI-GAY LETTERS, SAYS THEY WERE NOT PRSURED
• EA DON'T BACK DOWN AGAST THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS
• EA ‘HARASSED’ OVER GAY VIO GAME CHARACTERS
• EA RPONDS TO FLOOD OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS: "WE DON'T TOLERATE HATE SPEECH"
• EA FENDS SELF AGAST THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS
• EA RECEIVG ‘THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS’
• ANTI-GAY CAMPAIGN TARGETS EA
• EA IS 'PROUD' TO OFFICIALLY BACK GAYMERCON
• EA IS THE TARGET OF AN ANTI-GAY LETTER WRG CAMPAIGN
• EA IN FULL DAMAGE CONTROL MO, POTS TO ANTI-GAY HATE-MAIL

EA FENDS SELF AGAST THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS

EA has been undated recent weeks wh what GamIndtry Internatnal unrstands to be "several thoand" letters and emails prottg the cln of same sex or LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr) ntent s vio gam, most notably Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The letters also fer that EA was prsured by LGBT groups to clu homosexual ntent s gam, and that this ntent is somehow forced upon children, exposg them to LGBT them. "In a new Star Wars game, the biggt threat to the empire may be homosexual activists!

We asked Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertament Media at GLAAD (Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn) about mpaigns such as the one Florida Fay Associatn and Fay Rearch Council have been spearheadg. HRC is currently anizg a petn "so that EA hears om the majory of fair-md Amerins who wele their lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr fay and iends.

EA has received thoands of letters ncerng their portrayal of gay and lbian characters gam. Electronic Arts received a multu of homophobic letters after players were prented wh optns of homosexual relatnships 'Mass Effect 3' and 'The Old Republic'.

EA STANDS UP TO ANTI-GAY LETTERS, SAYS THEY WERE NOT PRSURED

However, some people weren't too ecstatic about the optn as EA has reportedly received many, many letters om homophobic dividuals threateng to boytt their gam.

EA DON'T BACK DOWN AGAST THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS

The publisher was sent thoands of letters and emails regardg the homosexual ntent Mass Effect 3 and The Old Republic, the latter of which did not have same-sex relatnships at lnch. The dividuals want EA to remove said ntent om their gam, wh some even accg them of beg prsured to addg homosexual relatnships.

In rponse to accatns that EA was liberately letg anti-gay posts om s foms, Brown explas that EA do not and will not accept hate speech of any kd on the foms, so 's no surprise EA leted said ments.

" Mass Effect 3, The Old Republic and Dragon Age 2, all of which feature homosexual sex scen, are all rated M and therefore, are not for children. Mass Effect 3 is available now, and clus gay sex scen.

EA ‘HARASSED’ OVER GAY VIO GAME CHARACTERS

A ee area for the discsn of issu facg those who intify as gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and all other sexual or nonsexual orientatns and/or genr inti. Go to gaymers. r/gaymers.

Gaymers has been forced to re-open after our prott of the assassatn of 3rd party applitns. Gaymers is a place for LGBTQIA gamers of all strip to share their nerry & geekery. EA fends self agast thoands of anti-gay letters, claims that opposn to LGBT-Inclive vio gam is ‘polil harassment’.

Followg the troductn of gay characters recent game seri, vio game manufacturer EA says has been undated wh anti-gay letters. Bware, a divisn of EA, clud gay relatnships s Mass Effect 3 game and s Star Wars: The Old Republic multi-player game. EA told has received “thoands” of letters plag about the cln of gay characters, wh many threateng to boytt the veloper, but fend the cisn to reprent gay players.

EA RPONDS TO FLOOD OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS: "WE DON'T TOLERATE HATE SPEECH"

The vice print of rporate munitns Jeff Brown said given the scriptors on the gam was “hard to believe” anyone was surprised by the availabily of gay relatnships. A snned letter published by says: “The overwhelmg number of players on Star Wars gam is children who do not need to be forced as a ptured dience to participate homosexual ntent. He wrote: “Sce the announcement, homosexuals have been celebratg the news, but parents sure aren’t.

EA FENDS SELF AGAST THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS

Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertament Media at GLAAD drew attentn to recent backfir by anti-gay groups, cludg the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage’s Dump Starbucks mpaign and One Milln Moms’ bid to have Ellen DeGener sacked for beg gay, sayg: “Tryg to rally Amerins around msag rooted hate is a losg proposn. Gamdtry Internatnal reports that high-level employe and executiv at EA have recently received thoands of anti-gay letters om relig "fay valu" groups. The letters, by and large, allege that EA was prsured by LGBT groups to clu gay relatnships Mass Effect 3 as part of some supposed mpaign to expose children to homosexualy.

That's not a bad thg, fact I thk 's a great thg, but if you hontly thk that somethg like homosexualy is beg "plastered everywhere" while heterosexualy is not, then you are an idt.

EA RECEIVG ‘THOANDS OF ANTI-GAY LETTERS’

If you thk that hetero stuff is the only kd that should be plastered everywhere, then you are kd of a homophobe. I fd hilar when homophob try to play the victim.

ANTI-GAY CAMPAIGN TARGETS EA

"You aren't beg tolerant of my choice to be an tolerant homophobe". Lol, yeah, so your hatred of homosexuals should be allowed to be tolerated, but homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to be tolerated?

Ah, so that’s why Electronic Arts are the worst pany Ameri, they’ve been snugglg up to the gays. Reports that “several thoand” letters and emails prottg at the cln of same sex or LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr) ntent var gam cludg latt mega-smash Mass Effect 3.

EA IS 'PROUD' TO OFFICIALLY BACK GAYMERCON

Some of the letters suggt EA has been prsured to addg gay relatnships to s gam and the pany is ‘forcg’ children to be exposed to the ntent.

The FFA say “There were no LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr) characters any of the Star Wars movi.

EA IS THE TARGET OF AN ANTI-GAY LETTER WRG CAMPAIGN

” Perhaps not, but they seem to have overlooked Ziro The Hutt, Jabba’s rather gay uncle who appeared The Clone Wars, a TV show for children. Thoands of letters h publisher of gam featurg LGBT is the target of an anti-gay letter-wrg mpaign.

EA IN FULL DAMAGE CONTROL MO, POTS TO ANTI-GAY HATE-MAIL

Electronic Arts has announced their official support of GaymerCon - the first gamg nventn wh 'a foc on LGBT geek culture.