Fallout: New Vegas Is Trans, And Here's Why (And How It Happened) - A Video Game Video Essay -

This video essay covers the strange story how and why Fallout: New Vegas produced by Obsidian and published by Bethesda became one of the Queer/LGBTQIA+ communities most celebrated video games, particularly beloved by the Transgender community.
#transgender #fallout #lgbtqia #FalloutNewVegas #newvegas #videogames #videoessay


CHAPTERS:
-Chapter One: A Historically Friendly Post-Nuclear RPG
2:16
-Chapter Two: Meet the Players
11:05
-Chapter Three: Authorial Intent Not Required
14:50
-Chapter Four: Bethesda's Response
22:36
-Chapter Five: Come and See
31:32
-Chapter Six: How We Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Tabitha
37:47

Sources:
-How 'Fallout: New Vegas' Became One Of The Trans Community's Favorite Video Games by Philip Hamilton
https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/m...

-Fallout: New Vegas Preview by Chris Buffa
https://web.archive.org/web/201104282...

-Fallout: New Vegas Set to Feature Transphobia? by Rho
https://web.archive.org/web/201106111...

-LGBT representation in the Fallout series
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/LGBT_...

-The Secret Life of Transgender Rocker Laura Jane Grace by Josh Eells
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

-Lesbian Pulp, Carmilla, and Reclaiming Toxic Representations by Danika Ellis
https://bookriot.com/lesbian-pulp-car...

-Fallout 2 Opening Footage is from TerporFin
   • Fallout 2 (HD) Intro  

-Fallout 2 Marriage Footage is from:
Lesbian Wedding in Fallout 2 by adrikklassen
   • Lesbian Wedding in Fallout 2  

Notes:
Is the title of the video essay a knockoff of HBomberguy's?
Yes.
Are we willing to mention Starfield here by Bethesda to try to get a little bit of traction on this one?
Also yes, but were not the first to do either of these things.