EA to Host discussion about homophobia in gaming
Written by: Santiago Azpurua-Borras
According to gamepolitics.com, Madden-affcionados EA Games will be hosting a panel this Saturday, July 18th 2009 to discuss homophobia in videogame culture.
The panel itself will be hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamtion (GLAAD). The discussion will be open to the public will be held at the EA headquarters in Redwood HQ.
Hit the jump to find out who the speakers are and what they will be talking about.
The topics that will be discusses include, but are not limited to:
“…How to provide safe spaces for LGBT people online, how to ensure the best policies are in place to prevent virtual attacks against LGBT people and how to educate the users of online communities about the effects of homophobia.”
The following figures are confirmed for this event:
- Flynn DeMarco, Founder of GayGamer.net
- Dan Hewitt, Senior Director of Communications & Industry Affairs for the ESA
- Caryl Shaw, Senior Producer in the Maxis Studio
- Cyn Skyberg, VP of Customer Relations at Linden Lab
- Stephen Toulouse, Program Manager for Policy and Enforcement on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE
- Moderator: Justin Cole, Director of Digital & Online Media, GLAAD
Watch for our follow-up some time early next week.
