5/19/2023 0 Comments Sandy petersen chaosiumThis statement from Chaosium is clearly voiced support for the existence of transgender folks–and it also includes people of any sexuality for good measure–but if it seems to come out of nowhere, you might have missed the creator of Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium’s flagship game, making some very public statements with some very transphobic ideas at their heart. Chaosium fully supports inclusivity and diversity - #WeAreAllUs Sandy Petersen, world renowned game designer who brought Cthulhu into the light three decades ago, has rejoined the team as well. Trans women are women, trans men are men, and you are the only one who gets to define your gender and your sexuality. It is a sign of the times that, when a company issues a big statement supporting the cause of marginalized folks, the first inclination isn’t to think “oh it’s great that they’re saying it” but rather to wonder, “who stepped in it this time?” Which was the case when Chaosium issued a statement in vague support of trans existence: Chaosium Inc., publishers of Call of Cthulhu issued a statement supporting trans existence this Sunday after transphobic statements by the game’s creator. First released in 1981, the original rule set has been published again and again, with minor variations, ever since, but just a little over a year ago its publisher, Chaosium, decided to.
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