Rockstar Removed Transphobic Content From GTA 5 & GTA Online

Rockstar Removed Transphobic Content From GTA 5 And GTA Online

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Social commentary and, above all else, satire has been a definitive element of the Grand Theft Auto franchise since it began.

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Neither of these need walk hand in hand with insensitive, outdated and hurtful "jokes", which is something Rockstar Games luckily understands.

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Following an open letter from an advocacy group, some transphobic content has been removed from GTA 5 and GTA Online.

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The changes were recently spotted and reported on various online forums, with the first one to be screenshotted and posted being the removal of a Captain Spacetoy figure.

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Users have also reported the removal of NPCs the game called "drag queens" from appearing in front of the Cockatoos nightclub.

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Signal boosted by GTAnet admin Kirsty Cloud, these NPC models are still present in Director Mode, albeit without any dialogue.

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The game will hardly suffer for this, and can be considered improved now that is isn't dragged down by these unfunny misfires of humor.

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