| Name / Link
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Type of Initiative
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Short description
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| A History of LGBT Video Game Characters
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Resource
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An article from the Daily Dot summarising the history of LGBTQ+ game characters.
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| AbleGamers Player Panels
|
Initiative
|
Connects players with disabilities with game companies and other organizations to test games and participate in player research and development to make games more accessible.
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| Autistica Play
|
Charity
|
Working with the players and creators of games to achieve change that matters to autistic people and their families.
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| Balance Patch
|
Consultancy
|
A specialist inclusivity, equality and diversity consultancy service for the games industry.
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| BAME in Games
|
Initiative
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Encouraging more diverse talent to work in mobile, online and console gaming, VR, AR, eSports, VFX, animation and entertainment industries.
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| Black Game Developers
|
Resource
|
A directory of black game developers and companies from around the world.
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| Black Girl Gamers
|
Community
|
Online platform-based community that aims to positively promote diversity and affect change within the games industry
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| Checkpoint
|
Charity
|
An Australian charity that provides mental health resources for gamers and the gaming community.
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| Code Coven
|
Initiative
|
A games industry-focused online bootcamp, catering towards people of marginalized genders.
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| Crayta Black Creator's Prize Fund
|
Fund
|
A monthly prize fund and mentoring programme for games made by black people, published within the Crayta platform.
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| Game On
|
Initiative
|
Payload Studio's regular series of industry panels, workshops and fireside chats promoting and supporting diversity, equality and inclusion.
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| GamesAid
|
Charity
|
A games industry charity collectively raising more for important causes.
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| GamesIndustry.biz Academy - Sexual Harassment Resources
|
resource
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A collection of tools and resources to help victims of sexual harassment get mental health support, seek help, and seek action should they want to.
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| Gaming The Mind
|
Initiative
|
An an organisation of UK-based mental health professionals, promoting positive mental health within the gaming community and the games industry.
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| Gayming Magazine
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Magazine
|
Games magazine website focusing on LBGT+ related content.
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| Girls' Game Labs
|
Initiative
|
Professional Game Developers teaching girls how to make games.
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| Girls Make Games
|
Initiative
|
UK branch of the award-winning US summer camps.
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| Level Up Link Up
|
Community
|
Creating a space for Black gamers to decompress, relax and network while making a more diverse video games industry in the UK.
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| Limit Break
|
Initiative
|
A London-based mentorship program aimed at women and gender-diverse people in the games industry.
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| London Gaymers
|
Community
|
A safe place for the LGBT gaming community in London and across the UK to connect with like minded individuals.
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| Out Making Games
|
Community
|
Connecting and empowering the LGBTQ+ community working in the UK games industry.
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| PixAll
|
Resource
|
Independent site for developers and studios, to help them create more inclusive games, esports and workspaces.
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| POC In Play
|
Initiative
|
The racial equity and inclusion movement for video games
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| Queer Me
|
Resource
|
An archive of games offering queer perspectives for young people.
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| Queerly Represent Me
|
Resource
|
A database of LGBTQ+ characters in games, maintained by the Australian not-for-profit.
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| Rainbow Game Jam
|
Initative
|
An annual 2 week game jam to celebrate and promote diversity within the games industry.
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| Raise the Game
|
Initiative
|
A Ukie-led collaborative and high-impact pledge to improve diversity and inclusion in the games industry - creating cultures where everyone belongs, and ideas can thrive.
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| Safe In Our World
|
Charity
|
Fostering positive mental health wellbeing and support for players and games industry workers.
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| Save Point
|
Community
|
A relaxed weekly hang-out Discord for people of under-represented genders working in the Video Games industry.
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| SpecialEffect
|
Charity
|
Using video games and technology to enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities.
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| Take This
|
Initiative
|
A US-based mental health nonprofit decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in games.
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| The Fairchild Initiative
|
Fund
|
A $2m fund dedicated to projects led by Black creators and studios, run by Kowloon Nights.
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| Wings Fund
|
Fund
|
Venture fund looking to support games by diverse teams, starting with games made by women and gender minority developers.
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| Women in Games
|
Initiative
|
Not for profit organisation for women in video, mobile, online games and esports.
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| Women Making Games North East
|
Community
|
Monthly meetups for Women in Games in the North East, UK.
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