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    Most Gamers Think the Industry Has a Responsibility to Be More Inclusive

    Half (50%) of non-LGBTQ gamers and 65% of LGBTQ gamers feel that game developers have a responsibility to make gaming and gaming spaces more inclusive. LGBTQ gamers also pay more attention to the internal dynamics of studios. While the vast majority of non-LGBTQ gamers (72%) say such dynamics do not matter to them, over half of LGBTQ gamers (54%) would be more likely to buy or play a game if they learn that the game is developed by a studio with a significant proportion of LGBTQ workers. Moreover, 69% of LGBTQ gamers and nearly half of non-LGBTQ gamers (48%) are less likely to buy or play a game from a company with a history of mistreating its LGBTQ workers. International Game Developers Association’s 2021 report finds that 78% of LGBTQ people in the game industry have experienced inequity in the workplace. They also tend to be paid less, make up a smaller percentage of management, and experience more inequity and harassment when compared to heterosexual workers.13

    Both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ gamers are highly conscious of how gaming companies treat their LGBTQ workers

    Less likely to buy or play a game from a company with a history of mistreating its LGBTQ employees Both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ gamers are highly conscious of how gaming companies treat their LGBTQ workers

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