Representation Matters: Queer Identities in Gaming & Media
0Or: Surprise! I'm Queer! (It's probably not that surprising)
Meroka explores how our identities are shaped by people and the world around us, looking at how minority genders, sexualities and races are depicted in media, entertainment and more.
Further Viewing:
Bill Nye Pt1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQDBNJ3mPa0
Bill Nye Pt2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKZ-P97PgxA
Bill Nye Pt3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKjKZ5RzT9s
Philosophy Tube, Identity - A Trans Coming-out Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AITRzvm0Xtg
Philosophy Tube, Queer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hi6j2UXEZM
Citations:
Bryan Garner, Garner's Modern American Usage 3rd Ed., 2009
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/zizyphus/34585797/lightbox/
https://bechdeltest.com/top250/
http://bechdeltestfest.com/about/
https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020_Its_a_Mans_World_Report_v2.pdf
https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/GLAAD%20-%202021%20STUDIO%20RESPONSIBILITY%20INDEX_0.pdf
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/world/#people-and-society
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/percentageoflgbtpeopleintheuk
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/transgenderpopulationfigures
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/sexuality/bulletins/sexualidentityuk/2018
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/9/section/28/enacted
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/05/the-long-shadow-of-section-28
https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/10/05/matt-lucas-regrets-trans-jokes-and-blackface-on-little-britain/
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/24/little-britain-matt-lucas-david-walliams-im-a-lady-transphobia-sketch-big-night-in/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage#Timeline
https://news.gallup.com/poll/329708/lgbt-identification-rises-latest-estimate.aspx
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56338666
https://en.pronouns.page/
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/star-trek-discovery-trans-non-binary-blu-del-barrio-ian-alexander-1234824183/
https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/10/20893258/youtube-lgbtq-censorship-demonetization-nerd-city-algorithm-report
Title Music:
"Pirate Shout" by Audio Fidelity, used under a Creative Commons license:
Link: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02179/
Additional Music:
Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3742-fearless-first
Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/8328-space-jazz
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities
Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sound:
Papers Rustling by f4ngy
https://freesound.org/people/f4ngy/sounds/240789/
Used under a Creative Commons License, Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Thumbnail art by Jiroe on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/b9kh72kOcdM