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The Taken King's titular character is transgender (although you're forgiven if t

Started by stephaniec, October 05, 2015, 02:51:49 PM

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The Taken King's titular character is transgender (although you're forgiven if that's a surprise)

http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/5/9454391/destinys-titular-character-is-transgender-although-youre-forgiven-if

Polygon/Profile Opinion by Laura Dale  on Oct 05, 2015 at 1:30p

"Destiny's most recent expansion, The Taken King, is centered around a transgender character. That's big enough news, but the more interesting question is the following: Why wasn't this discussed in the gaming press?"
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Valwen

I am rather excited about this, I had to take a few days to cheak things out. But ya confirmed The taken king was once the eldest of three sisters who when given the power to alter there own flesh choose a male form which is fantastic.

So WHOOO to bungie for useing a trans character as your title character in your game. though a bit BOO to bungie for burying the information so deep into the meta lore that even I didn't find it, and I am the girl who once read every book in scarlet monastary.

On a personal note this is a bit of a problem for me, because now I know when I am shooting rockets into the taken kings face its trans on trans violence and that's just wrong :-P

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Aazhie

Quote from: Valwen on October 10, 2015, 02:09:20 AM
On a personal note this is a bit of a problem for me, because now I know when I am shooting rockets into the taken kings face its trans on trans violence and that's just wrong :-P
Serena

Wow, is trans on trans violence a media thing now? XD  I really hope not, there is enough stuff in the world to worry about 8(

But that is really cool! Wish it were a BIT more obvious and I imagine many cis folk will be happy to ignore it.  Very cool all the same, though!
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