Gaymers

As a gamer I have lost count of the amount of times I have logged out or switched off my headset due to the homophobic and racist language that streams out of people's mouths. It seems to be far more prominent in the US than in Europe. Trash talk just isn't as common for European gamers.

I hope the guys get a clan together and start owning (pwn) every little homophobe.

Brilliant thread. I really appreciate you letting me know about this group. However, speaking as a straight male gamer, I don't see this going away anytime soon. Homophobic name calling within the male community is almost ingrained in the way we behave with one another. It's one of those sad but true facts about life.

Hey Vasilis, as always, loving your work, just a shame the budget didn't extend to a visit to Scotland lol

I have always hearted gaygamer.net....they are amazing and incredibly hilarious.

on one hand racism, sexism, and homophobia are part of the internet....but that doesnt mean we should just accept it and not try to change it. The internet (and gaming) isnt just for straight white males, its for everyone and everyone should feel welcomed.

wonderful pod! glad to see that such a positive site is getting some recognition.

Does EVERYTHING have to be gay!?

i am not gay or a gamer. but everyone should be equal. i know many gay people some who are friends, they seem to be nicer then the average person :D

It's really easy to spew ignorance when you are protected by anonymity...cowards.

Loved it ! I am so going to buy a PS3 and join the community !

Good thread. Never heard of this group before.

I'm joining up.

hahaha...this is part of gamer culture.

wow, learn something new everyday.

I don't know y so many r surprised by this. I didn't know of these hate crimes but considering the majority of gamers r adolescent or 20 something males I am not surprised by the homophobia at all. 99% of this age group of males r homophobic and deathly afraid of being thought of as gay. At that age they r insecure and misogynistic some men remain that way their entire lives but fortunately most outgrow this phase. They all want to be macho tough guys. What losers!

Huh...with some games, your gamer tag pops up when you talk. That can slow down alot of the name calling. But when the newest Grand Theft Auto was released, it was a freaking mess. I swear, i have never heard so many combo's of wierd sexist/racist one liners in one sitting...ever. But if you put a bunch of twelve year olds in one room, eventually they will start trying to figure out how to one up the next guy. I have been unpleasently surprised by peoples reactions to the smallest things. I was in a full room of people playing a car game when i was asked a question, i answered and the main guy that was talking said " Oh gross do you know how gay that sounded" i said "i wonder why" They all started pitching a fit and one by one left the room. So if you can see the gamer tag of the person that might be calling you names, then you can block them. But whater ya gonna do?

this is really neat! I don't personally play online games, or video games for that matter, but i know a lot of people who do......and many of them would be those people who make sick comments like that. It just becomes a big beef fest and its ridiculous. Anonymity on the web adds to people who would already act like this anyway. Freedom of speech is aided by the web but their is a difference between freedom and hate crimes. You guys exercised your right to e-assemble peaceably! Right on!

Right on... when I play all i hear is "hate hate hate". F those guys. they need to get girlfriends/or boyfriends

Even though the Holy Bible say Homosexuality is an abomination unto God that doesn't give us so called STRAITs the right to harm in any way those who choose to affend God and his word. He will deal with those kind in his own way in his own time. Hating those for what they are is not the answer. Understanding and settig examples of Christian living is the best we can do. Live and let live, and let God do his job. After all, you too will stand before him when he deams it's your time. How will you deal with your own final judgment before God?

I'm neither a gamer nor gay, but I am encouraged by the existence of this group and their creation of a homophobia-free space for gamers. Good on ya.

I'm not gay, but I am a gamer and I think its brilliant that you guys are creating a webspace for yourselves. I'm actually considering joining you just because im so sick and tired of all these IDIOTS who cant play games without insulting people.

More power to you, and best of luck with your community. I hope this really takes off and that gay and straight people can play games together someday without having to worry about the morons out there who love to insult people.

I think my favorite part about this pod is that in the final scenes when you see everybody playing together. If you saw that out of context you would probably have no idea these guys were gay. It just looks like a gamer party and I think that is really powerful to the point, they enjoy games like everybody else and they should be able to enjoy them like everybody else. I love free speech but there is nothing more annoying than those people who love to just spew obscenities from their microphones while you play a game. I even think trash talk is ok but hateful trash talk is just a way to admit you're not creative enough to come up with anything clever I think.

good for them I guess. The love of the internet just keeps on spreadning!

great clips from benoit monin!

countless.

The only word I can think of how many times I have heard "faggot" in online games,what is worse about this is most don't actually have an opinion on homosexuality or even the smallest idea of the non-stereotypical gay culture(by which I mean every gay person doesn't spend night and day "getting it up the ass")

I always question these "people" who,yes have the right to an opinion but few even begin to know what gay people are like.

I'm personally willing to put up with nonsense online. I think that is better than introducing regulation which sets a precedent I don't want. As with anything, once that ball starts rolling it won't stop anytime soon.