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The Danish training ship “Georg Stage” (1934) dresses in rainbow colour, 2021 

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the things i do for gay people

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TUMBLR IS SO BORING WITH ALL YOU NERDS AT DASHCON

♥

((you all better come back with some amazing tales))

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help, my fav video from the parade

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HELLO

The trump military parade is hilarious, they can't march, they don't have music help I need to save all the videos

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I love how the official USA flag day art now includes the American flag unceremoniously being pushed aside to reveal Russian flags

A bit on the nose, isn't it

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I used to live in Frankfurt and Heidi was right

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we have to start expressing vocal disgust at 'ironic' homophobia again in a big way. if you can't explain to me how calling a guy a twinky little fruitcake valorises the terminology vs. reducing and demeaning him for perceived femininity I don't want to hear it. nobody is off the hook for this.

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I made a timeline summary of this today's article (linked here) about what went wrong in Veilguard and its production (in case you are curious but don't want to read the whole article, which I do recommend)

Pre-2017 Darrah and Mike Laidlaw were already talking about Joblin (DA4) but that was paused to focus on Mass effect: Andromeda in 2017

EA started to eye live service games so in October 2017 they decided that DA4 would become a live service game too (Mike Laidlaw disagreed). Laidlaw steps down from art director and is replaced by Matt Goldman

They start working on DA4 Live service (called in code Morrison) but the team is very small as most people are working on finishing Anthem

Goldman is the one who wanted a more lighthearted entry that would be more suitable for an online game, instead of the dark DA of the past

2019 Anthem flops

In 2020 Hudson (head of studio) and Darrah (head of franchise) resigne. Gary McKay announces that DA4 will be a single story game and not a live service one

This change is done without allowing any reset of the previous work or revision at all, but the team was only given 1 year and a half to transition back to a single player and told to aim for the a big market

The article stresses that many decisions were made with no time, thinking that only a year was left till release, so rushed decisions piled over other rushed decision

End of 2022 testing of DA4 has negative reactions (lack of choices and consequences, caused by the fact that the game was thought of as a multiplayer so no choices can impact the world)

2023 new internal team from Mass Effect was added, which caused conflict as apparently they started to exclude DA leaders from the meetings

It was the Mass Effect team that added the emotional finale but the article stresses that these changes only ended up increasing animosity as the DA team was told before that they had no resources or time for such story additions, but somehow because the Mass Effect team decided it, then it happened

Mass Effect team also remarked that Goldman's snarky tone felt dated and out of style so the dialogue rewrites started (which caused tonal inconsistencies)

Mass layoff at Bioware in Aug 2023 (I think. This date was added by me) demoralized the team even more

The first trailer for Veilguard in 2024 is not well received

The game comes out to mixed reviews, and ends up with half the players EA predicted

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I wanted to listen to the audiobook of the kingdoms (a queer romance book) AND IT'S THEO SOLOMON

I got distracted during the preview and suddenly WYLL

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My favorites from this list in order of how much narrative/good storytelling (imho) they have:

Eternal Home Floristry

One night, hot springs

A date with death

A tavern at night

Our life: beginning and always

Hoping this finds you well

Drowning Cross

Milky way prince

missed messages

Margo

There's this girl

Last minute love

Memories

Non binary

Purrgatory

Everything ends in 0

Fling with a tiefling

Useless rpg recs. Queer free videogames (free games with lgbtq characters/romances)

Happy pride month!! For this pride month I am posting a queer protagonist each day, but I also wanted to start June with a small list of recs! I linked to the download for each game (or indicated where to find it). I added an asterisk nearby my absolute favorites.

In green games with trans protagonists/stories, in blue gay and mlm stories, in pink lesbian and wlw stories, and in violet games with multiple genders for the player which allow the chance of non-straight romance.

*One night, Hot Springs (on steam): visual novel wth 7 different endings, no romance, but you can deepen your friendship with two characters. You play as Haru, a trans woman who is invited to a night at the hot springs by her best friend. You will have to face many of Haru's fears and hesitation, and you can befriend Erika, and even uncover Haru's crush for her best friend. There is some talk about the experience of being a trans woman in high school, and in general some questions from Erika about Haru herself.

*Eternal Home Floristry (itch.io): One of my favorite games ever. How this 15 minutes game can pack such a punch (and storytelling? with a whole character development?) I have no idea. It is set in a futuristic world where flowers are dying. You play as Gordon, a hit man who just lost an arm and is taken in by Sebastian, an elderly man who is a florist. Both Gordon and Sebastian are gay men. In the game you can prepare 4 bouquets, and based on the flowers you choose you will see different sides of characters/the story.

missed messages. (itch.io): (also on steam) I played this ages ago and I remember really enjoying it! Short visual novel with gorgeous art and four different endings. Make sure to check the warnings, it deals with self harm, depression, but also with love and hope. I remember crying quite a lot when I played it the first time, years ago.

Margo: Very short puzzle game/visual novel. Margo is the wlw main character, she just woke up from a nap and you need to help her get ready to study at the library. It is best to go in without any knowledge! It is both cute and bittersweet.

*Hoping this finds you well (on steam): Visual novel set in a pseudohistorical 1900. You will read the letters of Faraday and Harold, two professors/researchers. The game mainly consists in reading their letters (and seeing how their relationship evolves) and being able to chang the POV of who is reading. It makes for some very sweet or hilarious moments (ex. Faraday reading with extreme terror Harold's ramblings about demons, while Harold is writing them quite happily). Both characters are mlm.

Drowning Cross (on steam): Small rpg pixel game where you play as Jeremy, on a journey to find your boyfriend Leo who disappeared (that very same night) after a car crash. The game is an exploration of Jeremy and Leo's relationship difficulties, and of Jeremy himself. Very mature theme mixed with some supernatural elements too.

*A Tavern at Night (and sequel) (itch.io): One of my favorite visual novels ever! You play as a faceless (it is in first person) traveller who stops at a tavern. You can choose your pronouns. At the tavern you will meet another traveller, an orc, and you have the chance to talk with him, and maybe even start a romance. Such good art, and characterization in such a beautiful short game.

Worst Dating Sim: This is a parody of a bara/BL/yaoi dating simulator. It manages to be incredibly hard (I needed a guide to play it successfully as the game has 69 bad endings), a bit long and... it has no saving button! Even if it is mainly comedic, it also has some sweet moments! You play as young man who has to romance a delinquent guy who is (under it all) quite a softie.

Memories (on steam): I admit I could not finish it because it was too sad, but if you are in the mood for some bittersweet visual novel this is for you. You play as a girl who goes through her clothes, trying different outfits and remembering the memories of her ex-girlfriend associated with them.

Non-binary (on steam): text choice game with a platform like gameplay too. This strange small game was pretty touching (and can be pretty triggering I think). You will play as two possible characters, both non-binary, avoiding gendered words (in the shape of blue square or pink triangles), trying to go through childhood to adulthood without breaking down. It is mainly a self discovering journey for the two protagonists.

Purrgatory (itch.io): (also on steam) I am still playing this! This is absolutely chaotic! A point and click game with very sketch-like art. You can choose your pronouns! You play as someone who just died and goes to purrgatory (yes purrr... lots of cats!). Absolutely chaotic and quite funny-

Fling with a Tiefling (on steam): Very short visual novel where you play a genderless character and declare your feelings/flirt with the tiefling in your party the night before the big dnd-like mission. It is quite cute, and mainly I added because it is fully voiced so it was quite a surprise. The game has three main choices.

Milky Way Prince (on steam): an almost horror and quite long visual novel with a mlm romance that is hiding so much more than simply a crush/love. I am still playing this one and I cannot believe it is actually free.

Our Life: Beginnings and Always (on steam): I have just started this one, but it has been recommended to me a lot of times, so I thought I would add it anyway! A dating sim/visual novel where you customize your protagonist and grow up (and fall in love) with the boy next door. Also this game is voiced!

*A date with death (itch.io): (also on steam) This visual novel is absolutely amazing, and one of my favorite dating sims. You can play as any gender and customize your looks, your room and choose a pet. In the game you can romance the Grim Reaper, a mysterious guy who installs a chat software on your laptop and reveals he has been trying to collect your soul. The game is so sweet but also has a lot of mystery (and great art). The free game is 7 days and is complete, and if you want you can install a dlc that adds four days.

There's this girl (itch.io): More of a slide show of beautiful art, the story is told by sliding the art and selecting a few choices. Still, I fell in love with the art so I decided to add it anyway. The story of a girl who falls in love, her relationship and the ends (and maybe future?) of this relationship.

Everything ends in 0 (on steam): Narrative experience more than a game. You have 1 hour to travel a mysterious world and hears the stories of a multitude of living beings.

Last minute love (itch.io): A point and click pixel game where you play as a guest in a retirement home. You can only choose your name, but no gender, and you can romance one among the other four residents, also helping them with their issues.

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One queer protagonist a day (Pride Month)

01. HARRY DU BOIS (Disco Elysium)

Drunk, amnesiac detective and protagonist of Disco Elysium, Harry can be controlled by the player to investigate a murder but he is very much his own character. His repressed bisexuality can be discovered accidentally in so many different ways, my favorite being the absolute enraptured and dreamy way Harry reacts to the Smoker on the Balcony, which happens indipendently from players' choices!

RPG isometric detective game

Canonically queer protagonist

Queerness does not depend on player's choice

No romance

The rules For something different I wanted to add queer protagonists in videogames (excluding romance simlators). To end up in the list the only criteria were: named protagonist, the protagonist has a story that cannot be customized by the player (so for example the Inquisitor from Dragon Age did not fit!), and ideally the protagonist is their own character not customisable at all.

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✨ a lil sketch based on that pic of luke and tom ✨

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can we please please please learn to differentiate between things that are good but devalued because of their association with women (caring for children, being compassionate), things that are neutral but seen negatively because of their association with women (the colour pink, having long hair), and things that are bad but associated with women because of misogyny (being materialistic, being stupid) because otherwise we’re gonna keep getting takes like “being gender nonconforming is anti feminist” and “not studying for your classes is feminist”

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Jacob wrestling the angel

In order: Gaugin, Leloir, Rembrandt, Gustave Moreau, Jacob Epstein, Léon Bonnat, Ridpath, Richard Minns, Luca Giordano,

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Antonio López García