Pride ’26: Why video games need more male LGBTQ+ heroes

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Astarion, one of the optional playable characters and love interests of Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023) " data-large-file="https://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Baldurs-Gate-3-Astarion-book-cover-featured-1000x583.jpg" />Despite the strides made in diversity in video games, it's still too easy to never play as a queer man in a relationship with another man.