Politics, pronouns, and the players: Examining how videogame players react to the inclusion of a transgender character in World of Warcraft

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doi:10.1558/genl.20250

Politics, pronouns, and the players: Examining how videogame players react to the inclusion of a transgender character in World of Warcraft

Frazer Heritage

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Original language	English
Journal	Gender and Language
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.20250
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 6 May 2022

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Transphobia; trans linguistics; transgender characters; online fora; videogame community; videogames; World of Warcraft

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Politics, pronouns, and the players: Examining how videogame players react to the inclusion of a transgender character in World of Warcraft

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