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Tag Archives: sexuality
Star Wars: The Old Republic and Same Gender Romance
Players of the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic will soon see a long awaited option available to them in game: same gender romance! This has been discussed for awhile (see our January 2012 review of the game) but we … Continue reading
Posted in MMORPGs, PC Games
Tagged BioWare, LGBT, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, sexuality, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Old Republic
8 Comments
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
Cherchez La Femme
The following is a guest post by Danielle Perry: Writer and photographer with a desk job. You can find her on Flickr, where she posts pictures daily, and on Twitter, where she posts about books, games, living in DC, and … Continue reading
Same Sex Romance and Mass Effect 3
Though rare, same sex romance options are not new to video games. We have seen them Jade Empire, The Sims, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the Dragon Age series. But lately, BioWare has had some shining moments in this … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games
Tagged BioWare, game design, LGBT, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, mass effect 3, sex, sexuality
29 Comments
Dragon Age 2: Schrödinger’s Sexuality
It was March of last year, during the week before the release of Dragon Age 2, and I still recall that slightly feverish late night hanging around BioWare’s forums as rumors that all the love interests from the game would … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, PC Games
Tagged BioWare, bisexuality, Dragon Age 2, Schrödinger's Sexuality, sexuality
23 Comments
An Open Letter to Kotaku’s Joel Johnson
I just finished reading your article on Kotaku, “The Equal Opportunity Perversion of Kotaku,” a lengthier response than the one you gave me previously. In case you don’t recognize me, we had a conversation on Twitter about Dan Bruno’s recanting … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Social Media, Web
Tagged diversity, Gaming Community, Kotaku, representation, sexuality
32 Comments
The Border House Podcast – Interview: Choice of Games Designer Heather Albano
A first of hopefully many to come, this is TBH Podcast’s answer to the community’s request for experts in the industry to speak on diversity issues. I had an awesome time talking with Heather Albano, designer at Choice of … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Podcast, Site News
Tagged Choice of Games, game design, gender, Heather Albano, podcast, sexuality
3 Comments
Inclusivity Review: Dragon Age 2
If you have any interest in BioWare’s Dragon Age 2 (and I realize many don’t, after many missteps by both BioWare and EA in this franchise and others), you’ve likely heard the bad by now: entire levels are used over and … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, PC Games
Tagged Dragon Age 2, inclusiveness, mental disability, race, Review, sexuality, trigger warnings, xenophobia
52 Comments
Final Fantasy VII’s Drag
Trigger warning: hinted at rape. When I first played Final Fantasy VII in my teens, I was already starting to realize I was generally genderqueer, particularly as regards fashion and presentation. Despite the proclamations that abhor the melodrama in said … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, PC Games
Tagged cross-dressing, drag, Final Fantasy VII, gender, homosexuality, sexuality
12 Comments
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
10 Comments