Electronic Arts and veloper Maxis had stated that the Sims 4 DLC pack, promently featurg gay uple Dom and Cam, would be whheld om Rsian release due to ncerns over laws rtrictg "gay propaganda." After fan backlash, the pani will now release that ntent pack Rsia, wh a new release date of Feb. 23.
Contents:
- GAY WEDDGS FOR RSIA: HOW THE SIMS BEME A BATTLEGROUND FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
- SIMS 4 DLC WILL RELEASE IN RSIA FOLLOWG GAY MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY
- THE SIMS 4 GAY FILTER FIX IS ON THE WAY
GAY WEDDGS FOR RSIA: HOW THE SIMS BEME A BATTLEGROUND FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
"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. They thk 'First they ed my favore gam wh their gay stuff and now I n't even play .
SIMS 4 DLC WILL RELEASE IN RSIA FOLLOWG GAY MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY
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.
Where were your prcipl when you showed a gay uple's weddg the Rsian trailer earlier?
THE SIMS 4 GAY FILTER FIX IS ON THE WAY
#weddgsforssia — Кактак Аламировна (@AlamiraGam) Febary 10, 2022 "When you're celebratg equaly and your 'valu', you're celebratg wh everyone except for the more opprsed gay muny that you jt exclud om the narrative. At a glance, this is a simple story – a game publisher refg to promise s art orr to ply wh Rsia’s ntroversial “homosexual propaganda” law.
Yet to Rsian LGBTQ+ gamers, EA’s blog post wasn’t a show of solidary – was a 2013, ’s been illegal Rsia to “promote” homosexualy to mors. In Rsia there is a law on the promotn of homosexualy, y, but only appli to people unr the age of 18. In 2016, Fifa 17 drew the ire of Rsian MPs by distributg ee -game rabow-loured uniforms, durg a mpaign to bat homophobia.