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The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, or IDAHOBIT, takes place on the 17th May with the date specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization's decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Originally known as the International Day Against Homophobia when first celebrated in 2005, it expanded to cover transphobia in 2009 and biphobia in 2015. The day serves as an opportunity to raise awareness of the treatment of LGBTQ+ people worldwide, including the ongoing repression and discrimination, as well as a chance to come together to drive positive change going forward.
Following Barclays recent changes to their treatment of trans women, Out Making Games have withdrawn our support from the Barclays Games Frenzy 2025 event, and will no longer be taking part as guest panellists.
The recent UK Supreme Court ruling redefining the protected characteristic of “sex” in the Equality Act has sent a wave of fear, grief, and anger through the LGBTQ+ community — particularly among trans people. This ruling is more than a legal technicality. It is a reminder to many of our friends, colleagues, and loved ones that their rights, safety, and very existence are still under debate in the eyes of the law.
The recent changes to Meta’s content moderation policies put at least 9% of adults around the world at risk.
We are Out Making Games (“OMG”), a network of hundreds of LGBTQ+ games professionals, representing millions of LGBTQ+ gamers and individuals around the world. We are writing to express serious concerns about the recent changes to Meta’s content moderation policies and their potential implications for online safety and inclusion for millions around the world…
As we head into the summer, June is Pride month, and is seen as an opportunity to commemorate the fight for civil rights and the ongoing pursuit of equal justice under the law for the queer community, as well as a chance to celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ individuals.
As we head into the summer, June is Pride month, and is seen as an opportunity to commemorate the fight for civil rights and the ongoing pursuit of equal justice under the law for the queer community, as well as a chance to celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ individuals.
May 17th, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
Much like technology, we are constantly evolving and finding ways to better serve our community. They have spoken, we have listened and are migrating from Slack to Discord.
Dr. Frazer researched attitudes towards World of Warcraft's transgender character, finding strong support in forum posts. They emphasised the need for more LGBTQ+ characters and authentic representation in games. In an exclusive interview with Out Making Games, Dr. Frazer, a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, discussed their future work on transgender representation in diverse video games.
Out Making Games achieved significant wins for the LGBTQ+ community in 2022. This year, based on our desire to continually grow our support of the LGBTQ+ community, the games industry and our reach, not to mention the uncertainties on the global stage, OMG have set pillars which truly reflect our ongoing support and work for the LGBTQ+ community, in 2023/24.
The Dubai GameExpo Summit 2023, powered by Pocket Gamer Connects, looks set to be a highly significant and relevant event this year. As such, we would like to take a moment to address our concerns over what this means for LGBTQ+ people in our industry.
Addressing the launch of Hogwarts Legacy and reaffirming our support for the trans community.
Out Making Games want to get to know our community so that we can best plan future initiatives.
In celebration and support of everything LGBTQ+ in games, Out Making Games and BAFTA Games joined forces for a Pride month Twitter takeover.
OMG is proud to unveil our new logo! We have a shiny new logo as well as Sponsorship shields to celebrate our sponsors and partners.
