Tag Archives: transphobia

Game of the Day: Conversations With My Mother, by Merritt Kopas

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Alex

Merritt Kopas released a new Twine game today called Conversations With My Mother. It’s an affecting piece, strongly executed. Play it. Click here for more games of the day.

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A Mile in Her Shoes: Teaching Transphobia through Video Games

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Samantha Allen

I had tried to teach my students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 100 about transphobia before. When I unwittingly assigned them a classic feminist essay that contained some transphobic language (including an uncritical quotation of Janice Raymond, the use … Continue reading →

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Let’s Discuss: Apologies

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Denis Farr

Originally posted on Vorpal Bunny Ranch. Oh no! Suddenly your social media feeds and inbox are full of irate people peppering you with accusations of being insensitive, a bigot, all because you used a sexist/racist/homophobic/transphobic/etc. word, image, or phrase. What … Continue reading →

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How to be transphobic, the Alpha Colony Kickstarter way

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

  Danielle Bunten Berry was one of the more influential video gaming pioneers in our industry.  The designer and programmer was known for her work on titles that were always ahead of their time, such as M.U.L.E., The Seven Cities of … Continue reading →

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dys4ia: A game about hormone replacement therapy

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

  [Trigger Warning: Transphobia] Anna Anthropy, also known as Auntie Pixelante, is an occasional guest writer for us and the author of the new book Rise of the Videogame Zinesters.  It would be an absolute shame not to talk about … Continue reading →

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How Not to Write About a Transgendered Person

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Guest

The following is a guest post from Anna Anthropy: Anna Anthropy is a white transwoman, game designer, critic and sadist, a classic dyke in the “Elizabeth Bathory” mode. Did you know her first book is coming out in March? Now you do, … Continue reading →

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Doing it Right – Playstation: The Official Magazine Handles Transphobic Hate Speech

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Mattie Brice

(Trigger Warning- Transphobic slurs) There are a lot of nay-sayers to social justice activism, even jaded, pessimistic gamers within the cause who feel big companies who profit off of the discrimination of minorities will never change. It’s easy to see … Continue reading →

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Activist Games

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Alex

A few items from the past month that I wanted to bring to our readers’ attention: First, Auntie Pixelante has created a game called Defend the Land, which is a satire of transphobic “women-born-women” policies at music festivals like MichFest. … Continue reading →

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I’m Being So Sincere Right Now: Gaming as Hyperreality

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Quinnae

When I play certain video games I get the strange feeling of wandering through the weird and lurid landscape of a Dali painting; beholding the familiar, albeit distorted in the strangest of ways. One might expect this. After all, video … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Talk About it: Atlus, Naoto, and Transphobia

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Mattie Brice

(Trigger Warning: Transphobia, Passing Anxiety) (Spoiler Warning: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, Shin Megami Tensi: Persona 4, Catherine) Earlier this year, I wrote a research paper on representations of gender and sexuality in video games where I chose Bayonetta from … Continue reading →

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