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Sources: VALORANT EMEA Game Changers event rules prevent certain marginalized genders, including non-binary persons, from competing

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The Europe, Middle East, and Africa VALORANT Game Changers tournament will exclude certain marginalized genders, including those who identify as non-binary, from competing in the events, sources familiar with the tournament’s organization told Dot Esports. Transgender women will be allowed to compete throughout the event, but the rules are a break from the event’s North American counterpart, which includes “marginalized genders,” including non-binary persons. At the beginning of the year, Riot released its plans to hold the Game Changers tournament series that would supplement the VALORANT Champions Tour and work

Activision Blizzard Employees Reportedly Plan Walkout After Discrimination Lawsuit

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 2:15 PM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Blizzard employees will walk out of work on Wednesday. / SOPA Images/Getty ImagesEmployees at Activision Blizzard are planning a walkout Wednesday to protest the company's response to a lawsuit about its alleged history of sexism and demanding more equitable treatment for staff, Bloomberg reported.The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard last week after investigating what it found to be a culture of sexism and discrimination in which women were allegedly sexually harassed, assaulted, underpaid and retaliated against.BREAKING: Activision Blizzard employees will strike tomorrow outside Blizzard's campus

On Sexuality, Gaming, and the Inescapable Burial Grasp

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Time Stamp: July 1, 2021 11:11 AM - Modified On: July 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesLGBTQ+ representation, while much more widespread in 2021, still suffers from the same issues it did in 1980. / Riot GamesLGBTQ+ representation, while much more widespread in 2021, still suffers from the same issues it did in 1980.I fully did not intend to write that. When I thought about putting together a piece for Pride month this year, I originally intended it to be a celebration. I wanted to provide a benchmark for our progress and highlight advances in LGBTQ+ representation in gaming. It has been more than 50

Apex Legends gives out free Pride badge as a login reward

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Apex Legends’ Pride month celebrations have kicked off with a special badge that’s available as a free login reward. The item uses a 2018 rendition of the Pride flag, which incorporates the colors of the transgender flag alongside black and brown stripes to represent people of color. In addition to the in-game badge, Respawn released a video with testimony from several LGBTQ+ team members, who talk about the design of the badge and the importance of representation. We're rolling out a new @playapex patch now that:?‍♀️Re-enables leaver penalties for Arenas?️Fixes

New collection in League of Legends merchandise store celebrates Pride

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Time Stamp: June 1, 2021 5:33 PM - Modified On: June 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Riot Games is offering a new selection of merchandise in celebration of Pride 2021. With a wide array of merchandise including mugs, shirts, and a unique foldable fan, those who celebrate Pride will be able to do so alongside an entirely new line of Riot merchandise.  A few notable designs include a ward with a rainbow spanning the length of it, as well as a poro holding a Pride flag in each of its hands.  Notably, purchasers are able to change the design of their selected item of merchandise to

Twitch Introduces 350 New Community Tags for Race, Sexuality, Gender, and More

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Time Stamp: May 24, 2021 2:36 PM - Modified On: May 24, 2021 - Published By:
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Popular streaming platform Twitch has implemented over 300 new stream tags creators can use to identify with their communities. | TwitchPopular streaming platform Twitch has implemented over 300 new stream tags creators can use to identify with their communities.The announcement was made on Friday, May 21 on the official Twitch news blog. According to the post, the tags were created to "celebrate" streamers and their associated communities. These include several topics such as race, gender, mental health, ability, sexuality, and much more. They will go live next week and are,

Twitch to add over 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, and more

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Time Stamp: May 21, 2021 11:06 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Twitch is doubling down on changes to its platform today, announcing that more than 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.  This is being implemented as a way to give streamers more descriptive choices in how they label their streams for additional discoverability.  We’ll have tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.For the full details, check out the blog: https://t.co/dXLPrlayPX— Twitch (@Twitch) May 22, 2021 Twitch specifically noted that some of the new tags will

Valorant Pride Cards Possibly Leaked for Pride Month

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Time Stamp: May 10, 2021 2:56 PM - Modified On: May 10, 2021 - Published By:
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ValorantJune is only a month away, and pride cards for Valorant have been leaked on Twitter | Photo by Riot GamesValorant Pride profile cards may have been leaked on Twitter, in preparation for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month coming up this June. The cards, first reported by Twitter user ValorLeaks, detail various profile cards representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual and/or ally Valorant players.PRIDE Playercards | #VALORANT ~ Will be available with Code Redemption on June 3rd pic.twitter.com/27AVdhFh5C— Mike - Valorant Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) April 23, 2021The