
When Real Life Is Hostile, LGBTQ+ Gamers Find Friendship Online
Many LGBTQ+ video gamers use gaming to build community, especially in jurisdictions that are considering anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Shannon Liao is a video games journalist and deputy gaming editor at Inverse. She’s interested in the ways in which we play and how video games affect the brain. She previously ran her own gaming newsletter, Updater, and was a staff writer at the Washington Post, where she broke industry scoops on business and technology. She has also been a tech and culture reporter at CNN and the Verge and has moderated panels across the country at events such as South by Southwest, Advertising Week New York, the Game Developers Conference, the Game Devs of Color Expo, and more.

When Real Life Is Hostile, LGBTQ+ Gamers Find Friendship Online
Many LGBTQ+ video gamers use gaming to build community, especially in jurisdictions that are considering anti-LGBTQ+ legislation