After Overwatchrevealed that its star character,TV Series | TV Series free | TV Series latest 2022 Tracer, is gay in a digital comic, the internet was aflutter with support and happiness flowing in from fans of the game.
Not everyone was happy with the reveal about Tracer's sexuality though -- including the Russian government.
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The comic, which shows Tracer kissing the woman who appears to be her girlfriend, Emily, has been banned on the Russian version of the Overwatchmedia site. If you attempt to view the comic in Russian, you will see the message shown in the above photo, which translates to: "In accordance to Russian law we cannot share this comics with our players from the Russian Federation territory."
A Blizzard spokesperson confirmed the news to Mashable. Russian-reading people will have to view the comic in a different language.
"Due to local legislation in the Russian Federation, we are unable to bring our recent Overwatchdigital comic to players in the region," the spokesperson said in an email. "We regret that those who were eager to read this story comic are unable to do so in their native language."
Despite Russia's stance on the comic, most people online seem to love the fact that there is officially an LGBTQ character on the Overwatchroster -- especially the cover star of the game.
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The Overwatchsubreddit has been pretty supportive of the reveal as well.
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Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Others just poked fun at the existence of the hyper-intelligent gorilla, Winston, who can talk.
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Despite Russia's intransigence on the subject, so much support for the LGBTQ community within the gaming community almost makes 2016 just a little bit better.
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