Get the latest tech news

GLAAD Media Awards nominates Paper Mario after Nintendo restored trans representation

Ten video games have received nominations for the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including Nintendo's remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

This program celebrates media works that feature "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives." However, the 2002 international translations of the game, including the English version released in the US, erased that side to the character, removing language around Vivian's gender and pronouns. BioWare has a long history of portraying queer characters and romance options in their games, and it's great to see them continuing that practice with the latest title.

Get the Android app