Video Games and the Transgender Experience (VIDEO ESSAY)

in this video essay, I explore the strange connections that video games share with the daily lives of most transgender people. I hope y'all enjoy.

My twitter:   / zayda_tft  

Fighting game players I referenced:

https://twitter.com/SQuirrel147?ref_s...

https://twitter.com/SQuirrel147?ref_s...

https://twitter.com/hellokittyricki?l...

https://twitter.com/sonicfox/?lang=en

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/games/202...

https://www.wired.com/story/trans-enb...

https://gaymingmag.com/2021/12/trans-...

https://kotaku.com/high-level-player-...

https://www.mmogames.com/articles/arc...

time codes:
0:00 Introduction
5:45 Part 1: Fighting Games and Identity
13:35 Part 2: Final Fantasy XIV and a Society for the Transgender
18:30 Part 3: The Top of The Mountain
25:03 End Card