Despite LGBTQ people making up nearly one-fifth of active gamers in the U.S., only 2% of video games feature LGBTQ stories or characters, a new report finds. It became clear. report From GLAD.
“Despite making up a significant percentage of gamers, we remain largely invisible in the gaming world,” Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in the report. Stated.
Other findings in the report include that 72% of LGBTQ gamers said that seeing characters with the same sexual orientation or gender identity “represented well makes them feel better about themselves,” and that The proportion is higher in younger age groups, at 78% in these age groups. From 13 to 17.
The report also found that 68% of LGBTQ gamers said they “wish there were more prominent LGBTQ storylines in games.”
“Games offer the opportunity to explore fantastical worlds, experience stories in new ways, simulate everyday life, and recreate real-life events ranging from important historical moments to modern-day sporting events.” “,” the report says. “Because LGBTQ people exist in our world, they must be included in these imagined or recreated worlds.”
The report also found that 70 percent of LGBTQ gamers and 46 percent of non-LGBTQ gamers are “less likely to buy or play a game if it contains harmful tropes or stereotypes about the LGBTQ community.” It is also pointed out that the
According to an Ipsos survey from June of last year, about 9% of adults worldwide identify as LGBTQ. The study also revealed that 3% of people around the world are lesbian or gay, 4% are bisexual, 0.9% are pansexual, and 0.9% are asexual. became. The study also highlighted that Gen Z is more than twice as likely to identify as bisexual, pansexual, or asexual compared to Millennials.
The GLAAD survey was conducted by Nielsen Games from June 2023 to August 2023, and 1,452 people responded.
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