Trailblazg WooHoos: gay evolutn The Sims

Contents:

• ANY GAY UPLE FAY RELATNSHIP MOD
• TWO OF MY SIMS ARE SUDNLY GAY AND A RELATNSHIP WH EACH OTHER

ANY GAY UPLE FAY RELATNSHIP MOD

Regardls of public opn, early game velopers still sought out ways to clu same-sex relatnships -game, tendg to circumvent the early homophobic rpons same-sex teractn between Sims would illic, removg "vlent negative teractns" between same-sex characters on romantic storyl, and addg "LGBTQ easter eggs" early versns. "We have a big LGBTQ+ muny that is sufferg so much unr Put’s regime and homophobic laws that are harsher and harsher every year, " Nhanchel said. "Managg a big Rsian Sims muny on social media, my first thought when I saw the news was "Oh no, they're gonna blame the gay muny for this, 's gonna get even more worse, '" Khakov said.

"There's already so much homophobia that n be noticed every time The Sims celebrat beg queer. And this is exactly what this cisn do: You're makg homophob even angrier at the LBGTQ+ muny.

TWO OF MY SIMS ARE SUDNLY GAY AND A RELATNSHIP WH EACH OTHER

They thk 'First they ed my favore gam wh their gay stuff and now I n't even play . This is how gam wh gay romanc, cludg both Starw Valley and Miopia, are still able to be sold the untry. Instead, the laws stead prohib LGBTQ+ ntent to be ed marketg, statg the e of such uld be nsired "gay propoganda" aimed towards mors.

While Khakov said the gay relatnship seen the trailer was great and progrsive, he believ The Sims team's unwillgns to alter the marketg favor of makg sure Rsian LGBTQ+ players have accs to the game is trimental and ultimately pli wh Rsia's sire to keep LGBTQ+ ntent out of the untry. "It's better to see a Disney movie whout a few scen wh gays that were add as a token then not see at all--and the lbian uple that's beg ed for the promotnal mpaign is, while beg super great and progrsive, sentially a ty part of a game that's gog to exist for many more years.