5th Edition Controversy? Or perhaps not.
Most people never read the novels and never bothered with the signature characters, so it might come to a surprise the actual amount of queer representation in VtM. Maybe it's the first time they put a gay romance within the core manual tho (the signature thinbloods), so it could just be a bit more evident for them now. It was the sort of thing that I could see the teenage version of myself feeling equally excited about. It was one of those moments of pure nostalgic joy that transcended age or game editions. 
Here's why DnD has so many great LGBTQ+ characters
It’s no surprise that Dungeons & Dragon has gained a significant following among the LGBTQ+ community — and as such, there has been a drive to increase queer and trans-inclusive representation. In the West, many artists expressed queerness in veiled ways up until the 20th century. The plus sign holds space for the expansion of the word.
Finding Our Queer Identities in DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
An impetus for dungeon masters to make games more inclusive exists in D&D ’s 5th edition ruleset, which asks players to look beyond sexuality and gender binaries when it comes to character. This is true of our next adventure, and it will be true of our stories after that. Rainbow Dice photo by battlecrazed-axe-mage on Tumblr. Why are there so many homosexual people in the arts?
Dungeons and Dragons' player base has become more diverse. Not only is it a more welcoming place for women and people of color, but now, D&D is also pretty gay. My first encounter with Dungeons and Dragons was not a positive one. Sitting around a gaming table in the back were a handful of boys and men. 
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Rolls A Critical Hit With LGBTQ+
How Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games help members of the LGBTQ+ community discover their identities. .
Queer Accomplices
While the non-gay world (dominant culture) continues to digest this normalized white gay male body, how do trans, fat femme, non-binary, differently abled bodies fit into these fixed narratives of the queer body?” This new 5th edition is an extended rewrite from the original edition. . 
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
Here's why DnD has so many great LGBTQ+ characters Dungeons and Dragons is for everyone at the tabletop, and the game showcases this best with the inclusion of iconic queer characters. .
How Dungeons and Dragons Became So Wonderfully Gay
Queer art, also known as LGBT+ art or queer aesthetics, broadly refers to modern and contemporary visual art practices that draw on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and various non-heterosexual, non- cisgender imagery and issues. [1][2][3] While by definition there can be no singular "queer art", contemporary artists who identify their. .