GayGamer.net launches, outs 24 game characters

That's gay.

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I'm gay and I'm so damn ashamed of this. Thanks for feeding the hate, guys.

what about all the gay/shemale anime characters in a lot of japanese RPG's? why arent they on the list.

Load times were hell...

Tingle is #1

Freaking hilarious.

I don't expect it to be long before the ignorant comments begin.

The list was so based off of conventional stereotypes that plague the gay community. As a gaymer, I'm pretty ashamed that a list like this still exists. What a way to push back social advances of the last 20 years, guys.

I'm a gaymer to and it's all in good fun. Don't take everything so seriously.

I don't know, I'm gay and I actually thought a number of the characters and what makes them 'gay' were pretty darn funny.

I've always argued that when mainstream culture makes fun of stereotypes, that's a clear indicator of acceptance. Perhaps that's because I'm the exact opposite of the stereotype, but more importantly, I just think it's important that you be able to laugh at yourself and your 'community'. The world of political-correctness (is that even a word?), has gone way too far and the fear of offending someone has taken precedence over saying what's really on your mind.

I don't think this is really taking a step back. The fact of the matter is the LGBT community now has more rights, freedoms, and governmental and social protections than ever before. I work at a very conservative finance company and not one unkind word has been said to me since I started. (I've been out since the first day on the job.)

I thoroughly believe that social reform can bring about political change. Instead of blasting Joystiq for putting out the article, let's just have a good laugh with our straight gaming friends. (We all know #1 is Link.) There are much more pressing gay issues that require time and attention than gay stereotypes.

Gay people are GROSSS. Throwing up now!

Oh come on! Lighten up! I'm gay too and I thought it was funny. We criticize conservatives for taking their religion (and its effect on us) too seriously. Why don't we practice what we preach?

Guess what? STEREOTYPES ARE FUNNY! It's like GTA. You can play that game without killing or becoming violant. You can make fun of a stereotype and understand it's fantasy too.

I think this is a great and funny start to a great concept webpage. It gives gaymers exposure too. Rock on!

"Gaymer"?

I think I just threw up a little.

I find it funny how many Metal Gear characters were outed in this top 20 list.

I love how straight gamers make fun here... they have no idea that person that gave them a perfectly good kill in their favorite game, that one death that made you cry like the German kid video, might be gay.

CSS, and you are dead. Yeah I am gay, and you are OWN3D! Stereotypes are funnier when they are broken! :D

sorry about the slow load times..we're logging over 3,000 hits an hour..yikes!

Tingle is seoooow gayer than Link

ditto on #13
oh, aren't you all SOOO clever...
How is this news? It's lame, pointless, and it's both cannon fodder to mock gays, and one more thing people can point out to condemn gamer culture.
Way to set us all back in the public eye.

I find it shameful that we have people who care about gay gamers and do not try and change their ways instead of promoting a sinful lifestyle.

I'm surprised that Zangief the bear was on there but pretty boy Vega didn't make the cut.

This comment series is one of my secret treats in life.

It starts off with non-gay people all "Oh my god, they're making fun of gay people! SHUT THEM DOWN, IT IS AWFUL."

and then gay people come in and say "Hey guys, I thought it was pretty funny."

Replace "gay" with black, jew, etc and you have the majority of such discussions on the internet.

"I find it shameful that we have people who care about gay gamers and do not try and change their ways instead of promoting a sinful lifestyle." - Shameful

Thank you, Jack Thompson.

I rest my case about taking yourself too seriously. Please, gaymers. Let's not behave like this. Because this is exactly what you'll look like too.

I can't get to the page, but out of curiousity is Jago, the shiny sweaty tight ripped leather clad ninja from Killer Instinct mentioned?

I find it shameful that people can't respect other people's lifestyles. Let them do what they want, they're not hurting you.

I don't eat beef, I wouldn't stop you from eating it.

Wow... how did Bridget from Guilty Gear get missed until the Honorable Mentions? That's unbelievable.

Actually, given that only Bridget gets mentioned, I'm fairly certain that the author never played Guilty Gear. Just look at Sol - runs around bare-chested, has a strange compulsion to constantly be near his rival Ky (who wears remarkably flowing robes himself), and is another professed Freddie Mercury fan.

Or what about Testament? The bootlick for Justice is obsessed with helping his master, helps raise Dizzy(the daughter Gear), and his fighting stage is the garden he tends when he's not either being a mom or doing the bidding of his master.

Without getting into Ky, Justice, May (always bringing out women to celebrate victory), Anji-Mito (he fights by dancing with fans), or Venom (total drama queen), the Guilty Gear series might actually beat out Metal Gear Solid in its sheer number of possible homosexuals.

Though maybe it's just that I never played Wind Waker, but is Tingle really all that gay? I always took him to be the poster child for arrested development - creepy, but not very homosexual.

Also, if you've ever rolled up both the King and Queen of All Cosmos at the same time in We Love Katamari, you'd know they're really in love and not just in a sham marriage. Let's just put it this way - if the katamari's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'.

Overall, the article tries a bit much for camp, and I can see that turning off alot of people. But it's not bad - it just needs to focus a bit more.

And I knew I wasn't the only one who raised an eyebrow about Zangief and his "bear wrestling".

Tush: "I find it shameful that people can't respect other people's lifestyles. Let them do what they want, they're not hurting you.

I don't eat beef, I wouldn't stop you from eating it."

As a cow, I find your point of view highly offensive.

Whatever Jonathan, at least I have apposable thumbs and only one stomache.

my own comment, only pertaining to my own opinion... i enjoyed it. very funny entries and creative ideas. when people understand the value of humor it only makes me appreciate and support them more. i frankly love the gay community and this is fun stuff for them and a good way to help people like me, to whom this appeals, support the people more. bravo.

"As a cow, I find your point of view highly offensive."

Oh come on! I'm a cow and I thought it was funny. We cows need to lighten up and not take being eaten so seriously."

If gay people dont like being frowned upon in society, then why to the purposely segregate themselves? Why don't they just use normal gaming websites? Whats the difference when playing games with a different sexuality? You dont see a 'straight gaming website' specially for hetrosexuals do you!

...end of rant.

I'll say it once, I'll say it a million times...

TINGLE IS NOT GAY, he's just CHILDISH!

Really, if you're going to out someone, out Beedle:

Beedle:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Normal_beedle.jpg/150px-Normal_beedle.jpg

I'll agree that Tingle is not gay, merely childish. But wouldn't you agree that -- like Richard Simmons -- IF he DID have a sexuality, then he WOULD be gay?

Anybody who is offended by this is dense. Are you telling me you have never in your life, laughed at a stereotype? Yeah, thats right...its funny, and most stereotypes are true, they have to had been based on some fact. Is it a coincedence that every Nail Salon Ive been to is run by Asians? Is it a coincidence that almost every Black person I know listens to Hip Hop/Rap/RB? I work with a good amount of gay's (Crate and Barrel) and they all watch Will and Grace...okay? So shutup please, I thought you Gays were supposed to be laid back...

Thanks for the shout out - we appreciate it!

im a serious gamer and gay
and im glad joystiq is cool enough to post this on its site. It is based on sterotypes but i think we're supposed to know that.
but to bad some people who read joystiq are stupid
someone actually spent the time to spread their hate by commentin on this
ahem people who are so hateful against gay people def have something hidden in their closet!
dont they get that being so dumb and hateful is a sign that their just repressing something.

anyways birdo i must say
im shocked

Hello, I'm a gay dude, and I approve of this message:
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"If gay people dont like being frowned upon in society, then why to the purposely segregate themselves?" - Henry


Sorry to say, but you're being pretty dumb.

Number one, you seem to think all people who are gay get their news from gay sources or go to self-proclaimed gay websites. That's an asinine generalization. I, myself, am part of the GLBT community, and for the most part, I couldn't care less for those types of sites. You're generalizing, and THAT'S when people get offended. Though, that might be what you were trying to do.

Number two, the reason you see homosexual-specific groups, clubs, websites, awards, etc... is because it is an opposed and supressed lifestyle. Things have gotten better over the years, but being gay (or lesbian, or bi, or especially transgendered) is still looked down upon in this culture. So groups, and clubs, and websites, and awards that are labeled "gay" (or anything else under the GLBT label) still look to find safe havens to look to when the so-called "majority" doesn't want them around.

Again, I, myself, am not big on GLBT-themed events and sites and such, but that's just me. I don't hide who I am, but I don't flaunt it, either. That's my choice to make. But with the general populous in this country (though, not exclusive to it) being so ignorant and hateful, it's hard not to assume that, hey, maybe them damn gays would like to be somewhere they're wanted, right?

Gay people are stupid.

I know this gay person who plays video games and he is really bad. That means all gay people are bad at them, so they should just stop playing.

Vegans are annoying too.

PS: I'm throwing up too.

"You dont see a 'straight gaming website' specially for hetrosexuals do you!"

http://formen.ign.com

Flaming Gaymer?

i dont plan on clicking on that link

#39 made a very good point.

"#39 made a very good point."

One that deserves at least a star imho.

bah! Twas a good one, number 40.

Grrrreat. Just what I needed, like Best Buy would say. Another site that stereotypes gay folks as queeny, sissy people.

This creates invisibility for straight-acting, non-effeminate gay people, like Ryu or Ken who I saw hangin' out at the Castro the other day.