'The Last of Us Part II' features a lesbian protagonist and a prominent transgender character — but not everyone is applauding the LGBTQ representation.
Ian Alexander plays Lev, right, one of the first transgender video game characters to be prominently featured in a triple-A video game.The messages Ian Alexander has received from fans about the transgender character he plays in the new blockbuster video game"The messages, telling him his performance has helped players to come out, also remind him of the representation he didn't have when he was growing up.
The game's director, Neil Druckmann, vice president of its development studio, Naughty Dog, said the addition of LGBTQ storylines in the highly anticipated game was a part of exploring new perspectives to give players a rich and diverse world. The second game starts several years later. Joel and Ellie are living in a small town with other uninfected people, and life appears to be starting anew. This time, instead of playing as Joel, gamers play from the perspective of Ellie, now 19.
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