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by Nick Breckon, Jul 14, 2009 7:04pm PDTElectronic Arts will play host to a panel on homophobia in videogame culture organized by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation this Saturday.
Representatives from Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Linden Labs, GayGamer.net and the Entertainment Software Association will be present. Topics will include "how to provide safe spaces for LGBT people online, how to ensure the best policies are in place to prevent virtual attacks against LGBT people and how to educate the users of online communities about the effects of homophobia."
As Gamasutra points out, GLAAD has become increasingly active in the gaming sphere. GLAAD director of digital media recently published an editorial on "The Impact of Homophobia in Virtual Communities."
The event is open to the public, and is being held at EA's headquarters in Redwood City, California from 11am-1pm. More information is available on the GLAAD site.
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And while this doesn't interest the vast majority of gamers, there's no reason to be hostile about it occurring. It's a voluntary panel for game company representatives to attend and hopefully learn something about an aspect of their business practices. Nobody is making gamers go to sensitivity training, here.
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But yeah, my opinion on that matter simply boils down to it not being something that really needs to be said on Xbox LIVE or the PSN. Your religion and your sexual preferences matter little to me when I'm teabagging your ass.
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