Category: LGBTQ+ history

Articles Gaming LGBTQ+ history News Originals

The bittersweet queer history of game development

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Queerness in games didn’t just show up in the 2010s. It was always there, or it was kept out. WORDS BY ELI CUGINI HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER In 1990, Capcom was in talks to port its Super Famicom game Final Fight – a beat-‘em-up side-scroller adapted from a planned Street Fighter game – to Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Nintendo heavily censored the port, including objecting to female enemies Roxy and Poison, on the grounds that it had a policy against depicting violence against women; the Japanese developers responded…

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Articles Culture Kathy Hochul LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News Life New York News Seth Marin US Judge

New York governor appoints the first openly trans male judge in the US

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Governor of New York Kathy Hochul has appointed the United States’ first openly transgender male judge. On 7 June, the democratic official announced the 11 new appointments and four reappointments of the New York State Court of Claims.  One of the new individuals to join the aforementioned court is Seth Marnin, who is currently serving as the Director of Training & Education, Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action at Columbia University.  Marnin’s appointment makes him the country’s first openly male trans judge and the first trans judge in the state of…

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Amy Schneider Articles Culture Jeopardy LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News News Tournament of Champions Trans history

Amy Schneider makes LGBTQ+ history with her Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions win

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Jeopardy! winner Amy Schneider has made LGBTQ+ history again with her Tournament of Champions win. On 21 November, the beloved show hosted the coveted tournament – which featured some of the most successful contestants from this past last year. After winning three games against her opponents, Andrew He and Sam Buttrey, Schneider was officially crowned the winner of Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions, making her the first trans woman to compete and win the grand prize of $250,000. Shortly after her win, the new champion took to Twitter to thank her…

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AEW Championship Anthony Bowens Articles Culture LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News News

Gay pro-wrestler Anthony Bowens makes history as AEW’s first openly gay champion

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Anthony Bowens has made history as the first openly gay wrestler to win an AEW championship.  On 22 September, Bowens and his wrestling partner Max Caster hit the ring to compete against Kieth Lee and Swerve Strickland in AEW’s coveted Grand Slam tag team championship. While the two – who are also known as The Acclaimed – endured a tough match against their competitors, the duo ended up victorious – resulting in Bowen landing his historic win.  “When my Nana passed in 2015, I promised her I’d be a success.…

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Articles Black LGBTQ+ history Culture Essence Jessica Betts LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News News Niecy Nash

Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts make herstory as the first LGBTQ+ couple to cover Essence

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Actor Niecy Nash and singer Jessica Betts have made LGBTQ+ history with their latest Essence magazine feature. On 24 February, the two stars became the first queer couple to grace the cover of the longstanding publication. Taking to Instagram, the Emmy award-winning talent expressed her excitement over the monumental achievement. “Making H E R S T O R Y. Thank you, Essence for choosing The Betts as your first same-sex couple to cover your magazine,” she wrote. In a follow-up post, the Claws star opened up about their goal to…

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Articles Culture Kuwait LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ law LGBTQ+ News Life News Trans community

Kuwait overturns law criminalising trans identity in historic court ruling

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Kuwait’s constitutional court has struck down an anti-trans law under the belief it imposed on the “personal freedom” of trans individuals. The law, more commonly known as Article 198, persecuted trans people for the “imitation of the opposite sex”. However, the court’s new ruling marks a progressive move for the Arab country. Kuwait’s constitutional court declared the punishment of those whose appearance did not match their presumed gender was “inconsistent with the constitution’s keenness to ensure and preserve personal freedom”. Previously, transgender people would experience discrimination and were detained at…

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Articles Culture Emira D'Spain fashion LGBTQ+ history News TikTok Transgender history Victoria's Secret

Emira D’Spain makes history as the first Black trans model to work with Victoria’s Secret

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TikTok star Emira D’Spain makes LGBTQ+ history as the first Black transgender model to collaborate with Victoria’s Secret. The 25-year-old, who’s known as xoxoemira on social media, partnered up with the clothing company for her video “Single Girls Guide to the Perfect Valentine’s Day.” At the start of the video, D’Spain gets ready for her love-filled day by walking fans through her pampering routine. “First skincare and then make up…of course you have to curl your hair to look like an absolute baddie,” she explained. During the outfit portion of…

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