Micah-10 is an Exo hunter who was "den-mother" to packs of Ghosts & helped scout the Cosmodrome as a member of the Six Coyotes. She's one of the first Destiny characters identified as trans & is played by Pooya Mohseni, a trans Iranian-American actress.

Michelle stars in the neon survival horror game Sorry We're Closed (which was published by @akuparagames .)

Still reeling from a bad breakup with her ex-girlfriend, Michelle needs to break the curse placed on her by a demon known as The Duchess.

Parvati Holcomb is an engineer and party member from the 2019 sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds. In 2020, GLAAD gave the game a GLAAD Media Award & praised her as "the most prominent example of an authentic asexual character ever seen in a major studio title."

Madeline is the main protagonist of the mountain climbing platformer, Celeste. The game has been praised for its visuals, gameplay, and introspective narrative. The game's creator Maddy Thorson confirmed that Madeline is trans in 2020.

Venture is a charismatic non-binary archaeologist. They travel the world to uncover artifacts and protect them from looters and thieves. The Overwatch team worked with gender non-conforming developers to try to make Venture's gender identity authentic.

Both the game and the TV show of The Last of Us have been praised for their depiction of Bill. In 2013, GLAAD described the game's Bill as being "as deeply flawed but wholly unique a gay character found in any storytelling medium this year."

Happy #WIPWednesday! Are you working on a game? Making some art? Practicing a song? Something else? Tell us in the comments!

LGBTQ+ Game Dev Icons:

Tim Cain is the creator, producer, lead programmer, and main designer of the original Fallout. He even wrote the now iconic line “War. War never changes.”

He came out in the early 2000s and married his husband Robert in 2011.

This week's #FanArtFriday celebrates the release of #SecretOfTheMimic!

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Isobel is a cleric of Selune and defender of Last Light Inn! Openly queer, she's part of why GLAAD said Baldur's Gate 3 "does more than just welcome queer people. It embraces us and weaves our stories throughout the vibrant and dynamic world it crafts."