i'm a fucking moron and only saved the bib from my initial presentation write-up, the rest is on a gdrive of an e-mail account i no longer have access to BUT it's a good place to start, at least:
International Business, Times. "EA Blasted By Anti-Gay Activists: 'Mass Effect 3' And Top 5 LGBT Video Game Characters." International Business Times May 0004: Regional Business News. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
International Business, Times. "5 Examples Of Gay Marriage In Video Games [VIDEO]." International Business Times 27 June 2013: Regional Business News. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Vargas, Jose Antonio. "Coming Out Of The Virtual Closet." Advocate 978 (2007): 62. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Sliwinski, Alexander. "First-ever survey of gay videogamers." Washington Blade June 2007: Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
in addition to these, i've just watched hundreds of hours on youtube of playthroughs of games with gay characters, panels at gaymerx and other LGBT-friendly conventions, and all that. a lot of those "top X" lists are just jumping off points you can use to find other examples.
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International Business, Times. "EA Blasted By Anti-Gay Activists: 'Mass Effect 3' And Top 5 LGBT Video Game Characters." International Business Times May 0004: Regional Business News. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
International Business, Times. "5 Examples Of Gay Marriage In Video Games [VIDEO]." International Business Times 27 June 2013: Regional Business News. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Vargas, Jose Antonio. "Coming Out Of The Virtual Closet." Advocate 978 (2007): 62. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Ochalla, Bryan. "Queers In Queerland." Advocate 985 (2007): 18. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Sliwinski, Alexander. "First-ever survey of gay videogamers." Washington Blade June 2007: Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
in addition to these, i've just watched hundreds of hours on youtube of playthroughs of games with gay characters, panels at gaymerx and other LGBT-friendly conventions, and all that. a lot of those "top X" lists are just jumping off points you can use to find other examples.