[Wamvan] Fwd: Resist the dark side

[Natalie Hill]

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From: Andre and Jeremy, AllOut.org <info at allout.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Subject: Resist the dark side
To: Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com>


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* <http://act.allout.org/go/988?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=1>*
 Homophobic dark forces are amassing against the leading video game maker
that dared to include gay characters in its *Star Wars* game.*

Sign Yoda's letter to EA urging them to stand strong!*

***[image: SIGN]* <http://act.allout.org/go/988?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=2>

Dear Natalie,

*Electronic Arts (EA), maker of the highly popular Star Wars: The Old
Republic video game - is the target of a boycott orchestrated by hateful
anti-gay groups. Why? Because they had the courage to give players around
the world the option of including a gay romance storyline in their
interactive Star Wars game.*

Right now, thousands of anti-gay letters are flooding Electronic Arts
headquarters, threatening to push the company and its staff to the dark
side ("*Homos are ruining gaming!*" wrote one boycotter. "*I urge all
parents to keep any EA games from their children to prevent them to be
AIDS-spreading, Satan-loving scum*," wrote another).

But we can do something about it - if we channel the force for good.
Companies like Electronic Arts need to be rewarded when they do the right
thing. And together we can help them stand their ground. Sign this urgent
letter to Electronic Arts (EA) now, asking them to stay strong and resist
the dark side. *When 50,000 of us sign on, All Out members will make news
by dressing as Star Wars characters and delivering your letters directly to
Electronic Arts headquarters: *

*www.allout.org/theforce*<http://act.allout.org/go/988?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=3>

Video games - like books, magazines, TV and film - are enjoyed by hundreds
of millions around the world, and the fictional characters in them often
inspire us, and teach us about the world we live in. This is exactly why
anti-gay hate groups are targeting them - because they know that the more
LGBT people are represented as regular characters, the harder it will be to
deny them equality in the real world.

Games from Electronic Arts (EA) reach 100 million players in 75 countres
around the world. When a major company like this makes the effort  to
create gay role models for all players, gay and straight, we need to let
them know that we've got their back - especially in the face of an
organized hate campaign.

*Sign now, and we'll make sure company executives know the force is with
them:*

*www.allout.org/theforce*<http://act.allout.org/go/988?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=4>

Thanks for going All Out.

Best,
Alberto, Andre, Erika, Flavia, Guillaume, Jasmin, Jeremy, Joseph, Oli, Tile
and Wesley

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*SOURCES:*

EA supports gay youth, haters pile on hate
www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/technology/ingame/ea-supports-gay-youth-haters-pile-hate-125950<http://act.allout.org/go/983?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=5>

EA is the target of an anti-gay letter writing campaign
www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/04/05/ea-is-the-target-of-an-anti-gay-letter-writing-campaign<http://act.allout.org/go/984?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=6>

EA ‘harassed’ over gay video game characters
www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/05/ea-politically-harassed-over-gay-video-game-characters/<http://act.allout.org/go/979?akid=645.212440.3PYE65&t=7>

*All Out is bringing people together in every corner of the planet and of
every identity - lesbian, gay, straight, bisexual, transgender and all
that’s between and beyond - to build a world in which everyone can live
freely and be embraced for who they are.*

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