GLAAD’s first video game awards highlight difficulties in celebrating queer representation

The GLAAD Media Awards, which “recognise and honour media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives” are in their 30th annual iteration. This year, they’ve added a new category, for “Outstanding Video Game.”

Included among the nominees is Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, whose latest DLC includes an (edited) forced heterosexual romance. GLAAD themselves admit this will “surely raise eyebrows,” but their justification brings up broader questions about how we celebrate queer representation.

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