You can also pick whether Amanda is your biological or adoptive child, and the gender of your previous partner. Trans dudes are just as dudely as non-trans dudes. Neither one is 'default,' or 'special!') And that's it. In the build-a-dad character creator, you can pick a body model wearing a binder. It wasn't even advertised ahead of time - again, no sensationalizing - so the fact that you can actually play a trans dad in this game was a huge, wonderful surprise. Written In Easily, Naturallyīuild that dad!! Be that dad!!! as actual trans people have been saying for years, it's really not that hard to make a good and inclusive story/game, especially when trans people are consulted and involved themselves. Instead of having hopes, dreams, and fears like any other character, don't "The Transgenders" obsess about bathrooms and surgery and pronouns, things "Normal People" don't worry about? How on Earth are we to envision their minds, or write them without offending? No, surely it's easier to just ignore their problematic existence entirely, and write stories for everyone else. Some reluctant writers are quick to say they don't know much about the transgender community. Like they're some special, mysterious variety of human whose wants and needs are bizarre, and always trans-related. One of the biggest and most pervasive fan arguments against LGBT inclusion - especially transgender people - is that they're either too fringe/rare to be realistically involved in a story, or too hard to write. But Aren't Trans Characters Really Hard To Write? The release of this well-crafted game and its overjoyed fan reception is a seriously good sign for LGBT portrayals, and gaming in general. DD:ADDS is cute, funny, and incredibly significant, even - or especially - since the whole thing is just so laid-back and cool about a sensitive issue. You might not expect a super-fluffy-looking game about dads dating other dads (produced by Game Grumps) to be so well-written and accurate when it comes to queer and trans characters, but it really is. In June we had #MakeJaalBi, the successful fan-driven campaign to restore Mass Effect: Andromeda squadmate Jaal to his original status as a bi love interest, and now comes Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator. It's been a pretty good couple months for LGBT gamers.
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