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Tag Archives: crossdressing
Facepalm of the day: Kotaku commenters on crossdressing
[Trigger Warning: transphobia, general asshattery] Ugh, it’s a Friday night and instead of being out having fun I was reading the comment thread on an article on Kotaku. What is wrong with me? Today, Kotaku wrote a post about a … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged bigender, crossdressing, gender, Kotaku, manga, transgender, transphobia
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Games done right: Echo Bazaar
One of the sad things about a blog like The Border House is how much of our time we have to spend criticizing. If we’re not careful, that can lead to a negative atmosphere or to people labelling us as … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games
Tagged crossdressing, echo bazaar, games done right, gender, sexuality, social games
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