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Popular EA game, 'The Sims 3', was released this week at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. And while California recently opposed legalizing gay marriage, the makers of 'The Sims' have allowed it in their newest version.
Lyle Masaki at After Elton explained that in the game's first release in 2000, same sex couples were only able to move in together and could not be officially married. The Sims 2, released in 2004, allowed gay couples to be "joined."
Now, Masaki wrote:
So when I bought my copy of the latest Sims game yesterday, I wanted to find out if gay couples had taken another step forward and now had the ability to get married like any other couple ... and after a week of game time, I was able to get a male couple to plan a wedding party and tie the knot.
It may seem like a small step for a game series that has always been LGB-inclusive, but games that treat gay people equally are still pretty rare. Homophobia is still sadly common among video game communities and, worse, some companies' attempts to deal with anti-gay harassment have ended up being even more repressive to queer players.
