About Us
The Border House is a blog for gamers. It's a blog for those who are feminist, queer, disabled, people of color, transgender, poor, gay, lesbian, and others who belong to marginalized groups, as well as allies. Our goal is to bring thoughtful analysis to gaming with a feminist viewpoint and up-to-date news on games, virtual worlds, and social media.Discussion Policy
We have a discussion policy here and we encourage you to read it before you comment.Search
-
-
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Recent Comments
- Cuppycake on Open Thread: Neverwinter
- Zaewen on Open Thread: Neverwinter
- Jules on Open Thread: Neverwinter
- J. Keep on Sometimes I Feel Like I am a Fake Geek Girl
- FairyGodfeather on Sometimes I Feel Like I am a Fake Geek Girl
- JV on Sometimes I Feel Like I am a Fake Geek Girl
- Tzu on What Are You Playing Wednesday
Blogroll
Meta
Tags
advertising BioWare casual fridays character design characters Characters Done Right diversity Dragon Age 2 Dragon Age: Origins female characters feminism game design game industry game of the day gender homophobia indie games Kongregate Kotaku LGBT linkspam marketing Mass Effect Mass Effect 2 misogyny Nintendo open thread podcast PS3 race racism rape rape culture sex sexism sexuality transgender transphobia twine violence welcome What Are You Playing Wednesday women World of Warcraft WoW
Tag Archives: genderqueer
Why do you think you know that Taric is gay?
This week, there has been discussion about whether League of Legends character Taric should come out of the closet as a gay man (by Todd Harper, Patricia Hernandez, and Kristin Bezio). It is argued that having a character be openly gay, rather … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Web
Tagged gender, genderqueer, league of legends, privacy, representation, sexual orientation, sexuality, taric
16 Comments
Gender: Gamer
My gender-queerness is intimately entwined with my love of video games. I’ve heard some people say they are a gamer first and a <gendered noun> second. Personally, I leave off the second half of that sentence. I am simply a … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged feminism, gamer, gamer identity, gender, gender identity, genderqueer, stereotypes
5 Comments