Russia Blocks ‘Overwatch’ Comic After it Introduces First Gay Character

Russia’s infamous anti-gay “propaganda” rule strikes again. Even lighthearted video-game subplots can fall victim to 2013 legislation that outlawed “the distribution of information about homosexuality to children.” Popular Blizzard first-person shooter game Overwatch protagonist, Tracer, is revealed in a holiday-flavored graphic novel released on the game publisher’s official website to have a same-sex sweetheart, Emily, to whom … Continue reading Russia Blocks ‘Overwatch’ Comic After it Introduces First Gay Character