Queer gamers are nothing new, however, the industry's attitude on their demographic has changed immensely over the past few decades, with more queer characters being represented and more queer stories being celebrated every day. That's not to say the struggle for representation is over however, which is part of the reason that MCM Birmingham hosted the special panel Queer Coded: A History of LGBT+ Video Games.

Whether you're invested in video games yourself or just interested in the history of queer pop culture, you can check out the panel in its entirety here on Popverse. In fact, you can watch it below.

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