Comments on: Why Lesbian Gamers and Not Just Gamers?

By: future

future — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:21:48 +0000

Why do you need gay bars when you can just go to a regular bar?

By: taylor

taylor — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:09:58 +0000

It’s all about the safe space.
And hey- we’re just fun.

By: Munny

Munny — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:46:10 +0000

I’ve been going to gaygamer.net for almost a year now. It’s a nice site where I get most of my information from, but it’s mostly for gay guys.
Then lesbian gamers came! I feel at home! And now I have other girls who also play video games just to check out the hot female characters.
It’s relaxing to go to sites like these. I feel like I fit in.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:01:54 +0000

Threw in my two cents there, Kaycee. Thanks for the link. =)

By: kaycee

kaycee — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:27:16 +0000

Someone posted the interview on Nina K over at N4G, and there were comments made more so on this site than on the interview itself lol!
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-91930.aspx#Comments
Personally, when I first heard about this site, I thought it was just another review gaming sites. But I am surprised to learn about games with lesbian-themed/ content. So, keep up the good work!

By: Margali

Margali — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:02:55 +0000

I’ve seen this kind of question raised over other LGBT identified groups, and what it really is asking is, “why do you have to be visable? Why can’t you just disappear?”
It’s interesting to me that often the people who ask such a question are members of a “baptist/methodist/catholic/what-ever” church; (Why can’t they just be a christian?)
I guess they just like to associate with other people whe share their feelings and beliefs…go figure.

By: Jude

Jude — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:36:35 +0000

And a place where we can speak freely without getting subjected to abusive homophobic teenage boys and the banalities of horny men.
Jude

By: Memoriae

Memoriae — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:10:54 +0000

Lesbian Gamers?
A place where we can speak freely without getting the normal homophobia and horny teenage boys.

By: kerrigan

kerrigan — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:42:22 +0000

Every now and then, I start to question why a queer people of color group exists on my college campus. Why can’t they just be happy with our other queer groups? Why can’t they just be comfortable with us, with people like me?
I think the thing about a group like QPOC that bugs me is that it forces me to recognize that bit of internalized racism in me. It is there no matter how hard I try to deny it. Groups like QPOC threaten me because they force me to acknowledge pieces of myself that I hate. But once I’ve acknowledged my issues, I’m free to work through them. However, queer people of color still deserve a place to call their own where they can congregate without worrying about how well they’ll fit in with the people who should be their peers.
I hope y’all will forgive my analogy; I don’t really like comparing the struggles of one minority group to the struggles of another because there are always differences. The conversation between the two straight women just reminded me of my feelings on this topic and conversations I’ve had with my friends.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:41:34 +0000

On any ‘mainstream’ site, you mention the word ‘lesbian’, and all the little boys start drooling, or roll their eyes and accuse you of really being a fat guy pretending.
I’m tired of that mentality. I want to be somewhere where people are (hopefully) a bit more mature, and where who and what I am (A transsexual lesbian gamer) isn’t just fodder for people’s wanking.