Episode 18 - Interview with Lloyd_Lloydster: Transitioning with Your Audience

This week I welcome Lloyd_Lloydster! Lloyd is a trans man and Twitch streamer who socially transitioned in real time in front of his audience.

In the first half of the episode, it’s just me, Zoey, as I talk about the games I’ve played, and the news. Headlines include the cancelation of Earthblade from Extremely OK Games (Celeste), the GLAAD Media Awards, Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s underperformance, and a lot more.

In the second half, Lloyd joins me to talk about keeping himself safe online, finding his community on streams, and the joys of exploring his gender identity through video games.

 

00:00:00 - Intro and What I’ve Been Playing

00:11:57 - News

00:32:07 - Interview with Lloyd_Lloydster

 

This episode was recorded on January 23 and January 26 2025.

 

***SPOILERS: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Super Mario Odyssey***

 

Sources:

https://exok.com/posts/2025-01-22-earthblade-final-update/

https://glaad.org/mediaawards/36/nominees/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0D-0jraRZQ&ab_channel=GameTrailers

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sonic-4-release-date-march-2027-1236280697/

https://dont-nod.com/en/lost-records-bloom-and-rage-faq/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySygveWfuKE&ab_channel=Xbox

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/there-is-hope-that-gta-6-will-cost-as-much-as-100-says-analyst/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-blames-underperformance-of-dragon-age-and-ea-fc25-as-it-lowers-forecast/