Streets of Rage 3 and Bare Knuckle 3 | Great Moments in Queer Gaming History

TREND ALERT: Another Bears in Games: Neo project drops! Bears in Games Presents Great Moments in Queer Gaming History is a look at famous, obscure and notorious queer characters or situations in games, and for the first episode I'm taking a look at Ash: the high-heeled leatherman from the Japanese version of Streets of Rage 3: Bare Knuckle 3. Is Ash an offensive stereotype? Queer appreciation? A joke? A trendsetting agender icon?

Also: we look at HARD GAY Razor Ramon HG, Crime Fighters 2, Rival Turf!, and a glimpse into the magical year of 1994.

This was supposed to be a shorto, but ended up being a medium-o. That's because I like to ramble.

Links to referenced material and cited works:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaki_...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets...
Japan Times on Hard Gay: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/200...
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