Less than 2 percent of console video games include L.G.B.T.Q.
characters or story lines even though 17 percent of gamers are queer, according to GLAAD’s first survey on the industry.
But it also found that many queer gamers saw virtual worlds as an escape in states where recent legislation has targeted L.G.B.T.Q.
“The statistic is driven largely by young gamers.
Its latest report found that 10.6 percent of series regulars in prime-time scripted shows identified as L.G.B.T.Q., which researchers said helped put their video game study in perspective.
Persons:
GLAAD’s, ”, Blair Durkee
Organizations:
Nielsen