Queer characters in media have come a long way since Ellen DeGeneres’ career was temporarily ruined because she, and her eponymous sitcom character, came out as a lesbian in 1997. But while the music industry and TV shows are now queerer than ever before, how do video games compare?

With most live games cancelled and major international tournaments postponed, many sports fans sought out digital alternatives while COVID-19 kept them in their homes. As lockdown measures end and play resumes, which elements of virtual fandom are likely to stick around post-pandemic?

With many considering 2020 a year of poor LGBTQ representation across Netflix's platform, the brand is adapting the queer comic bookHeartstopperinto a TV series. And in a bid to bring diverse narratives front and center, it's being produced under the platform’s family banner.

Skateboarding has long embraced the individual, but it's also been a relatively male-dominated subculture. Vans’ latestLove Letters to Skateboardingseason highlights LGBTQ+ skate icons and communities, opening up the conversation and championing the voices of those heard less often.