http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/104/danielle-m-vitali Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:17:57 -0400 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:17:57 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/159/from-bullies-to-heroes-homophobia-in-video-games By Danielle M. Vitali - Due to the lack of homosexual characters in mainstream video games, there are very few positive references to homosexuality. If a homosexual male avatar is present in a video game, he is usually portrayed as flamboyant, feminine, and unable to fend for himself. There are, however, an abundant amount of tough, courageous male avatars who celebrate heterosexuality in the form of saving damsels in distress. These male avatars are not afraid to use violence, weapons, and curses to win over their true love, which usually ends in the gamer beating the video game. One only has to look so far as Super... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:42 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/159/from-bullies-to-heroes-homophobia-in-video-games