Others wanted all queer people to die mad. One thread with over 100 comments equated being trans to having a mental illness.
Of course, there’s also the regular variety of transphobia that trans people have grown so accustomed to seeing on the internet. I don’t know if Ryan’s existence was meant to be a genuine olive branch towards the trans community, but transphobes have poisoned any possibility of good faith discussion about her on Steam. Instead, most comments are mocking her gender and inclusion in Legacy (including one particularly disgusting post about her skirt, which I won’t link here). Whether or not she’s an example of good representation isn’t the main discussion topic on the Steam forums. Legacy includes a character named Sirona Ryan, who is the franchise’s first trans woman. Another proudly proclaimed that they didn’t like Harry Potter, but wanted to buy the game to support Rowling. Another read: “Dear gays and transgenders in the discussions… If you cannot handle people being different you, you won’t survive five minutes outside.” Bro, I’m not the sad one posting transphobic garbage on the Steam forums. Several posts thanked Rowling for upsetting the “woke” players and “preventing” queer people from playing the game. Now that the game has launched, Steam users have been posting 2-3 pages of comments every minute or so.Ī lot of the comments on Legacy’s Steam forums weren’t even about the game itself. Perhaps this was unavoidable, as Valve only moderates Steam forums if users flag problematic content. From a cursory glance of the Steam discussions, there was one transphobic or defensive comment every one or two pages. The surrounding controversy has coloured Legacy’s launch in a seemingly unavoidable way. Understandably, many people who are sympathetic to transgender rights are uncomfortable with spending money on the game, and many have called for a boycott. Rowling is not involved with the development of Hogwarts Legacy, but she will reportedly earn profits from the game’s use of the Harry Potter IP.
The foremost LGBTQ media organisation even keeps an “accountability” page on Rowling’s damaging actions against trans and nonbinary people. Rowling is known for posting transphobic views on Twitter, opposing legislation that would make it easier for trans people to stay alive, and spread misinformation about trans healthcare.
While Hogwarts Legacy was developed by Warner Bros., the game has drawn significant controversy because of its series creator.
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