Editing Gamer (section)

===Gaymer===
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[[File:Silicon Valley Pride Parade 2016 - -SVPride2016 (28844993833).jpg|thumb|Silicon Valley Pride Parade]]
Besides the distinction of a "girl gamer" from a "male gamer", there is also a common understanding as [[stereotype]] of a "Gaymer." A Gaymer is a depiction of a gay gamer, and someone who identifies their sexual orientation to be a part of the [[LGBT]] ([[gay]], [[bisexual]], [[lesbian]], or [[transgender]]) community while participating in video games. The concept of Gaymers is a part of two surveys in 2006 and 2009. The 2006 survey took note of the levels of detriment that Gaymers may have experienced, and the 2009 survey kept detail of the content that Gaymers would find to be normalized in [[video game]]s. Staying the topic of ideas behind gaming and the relationship with the LGBTQ community, it has been noted that video games are starting to develop more characters and depictions of members from this specific community. Some of the topics of these specific LGBTQ-friendly video games include such ideas as [[coming out]] stories and [[queer]] relationships.'''<ref name="theguardian.com">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Meet the gaymers: why queer representation is exploding in video games |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jul/27/meet-the-gaymers-why-queer-representation-is-exploding-in-video-games |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=the Guardian |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204203843/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jul/27/meet-the-gaymers-why-queer-representation-is-exploding-in-video-games |url-status=live }}</ref> '''These games are also providing the option of character creation with different forms of gender expression along with more LGBTQ romance options.'''<ref name="theguardian.com"/> '''One example of these games in the LGBTQ+ realm of dating would be ''[[Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator]],'' released in 2017.'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winterhalter |first=Elizabeth |date=2021-06-02 |title=Venn Diagram of LGBTQ+ and Gaming Communities Goes Here |url=https://daily.jstor.org/venn-diagram-of-lgbtq-and-gaming-communities-goes-here/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=JSTOR Daily |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203120218/https://daily.jstor.org/venn-diagram-of-lgbtq-and-gaming-communities-goes-here/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '''The game had many queer individuals debating, but the overall representation of the game was applauded by many LGBTQ+ people due to its accurate presentation and the way that it provided comfort to people of many sexualities. Having more of these gender- and sexuality-friendly games is providing LGBTQ+ members with a safe space to feel welcome and explore their queerness in a more confident manner.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

[[File:GaymerXLogo.png|thumb|Gaymer Logo for LGBT Gaming Convention]]

Although the LGBTQ+ gamers are starting to make more of a mark in the gaming world, there are still many disadvantages to this process. Homophobia in the gaming world does tend to take a toll on the problem of an equally shared gaming experience. This is both an issue within the games industry and many areas of the games culture. The brings back the thought of importance for increasing LGBTQ representation in games, especially with such events as GaymerX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Straightwashing ''Undertale'': Video games and the limits of LGBTQ representation |url=https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/download/1516/1866?inline=1 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=journal.transformativeworks.org |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205192426/https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/download/1516/1866?inline=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> There is a study called the online roulette survey that shows that queer gamers are at a disadvantage financially for the fact that the highest earning professional gamers in the LGBTQ+ community bring in less money than popular heterosexual professional gamers.'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-06 |title=LGBTQ+ Gamers Are Facing an Epidemic of Online Harassment |url=https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-gamers-facing-epidemic-of-online-harassment |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Them |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109233032/https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-gamers-facing-epidemic-of-online-harassment |url-status=live }}</ref> '''This highlights that not only is there a huge divide between male and female counterparts in the gaming industry, but there also happens to be a great divide when it comes to sexual preference in the gaming world, especially when it comes to the professional gaming scene. Often, tech companies' privilege men's point of view over women's participation in tech and their consumption, which could be seen as vice versa for people of a homosexual and heterosexual identity.'''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt2005rgq |title=Gaming Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Games |date=2017 |publisher=Indiana University Press |doi=10.2307/j.ctt2005rgq |jstor=j.ctt2005rgq |isbn=978-0-253-02573-9 |access-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205190637/https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt2005rgq |url-status=live }}</ref> '''The two topics will always hold a big weight in the gaming industry.