Cyberpunk 2077 and Red helped me when I was first figuring myself out. Seeing characters like Claire - seeing trans people appreciated in the rules - and being able to explore themes of identity really helped me out.

If you actually read the rule book, Mike Pondsmith mentions trans people at several points. And it becomes clear that the game has an adamant stance on these issues - baked into its mechanics.

Claire's one of my favourite characters in the game, which isn't saying much because every character is my favourite character. But in light of recent events, I wanted to show our girl some love. This goes out to everyone who supports women's rights and women's wrongs 💕

Sorry for no illustrated background, I just wanted to do a quick lil piece and backgrounds are more hassle than I was willing to spend today (⁠;⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)

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I saw mods strip users of flairs… and eventually of free speech. Saw them transform Reddit into a machine fueled by people’s crushed spirits, broken dreams, and emptied karma. Mods have controlled our lives, taken lots… and now they’re after our souls! Choom, I stood my ground not because authoritarianism is a thorn in my side or outta nostalgia for a Reddit gone by. This stand's a people’s stand against a system that’s spiraled outta our control. It’s a stand against the fuckin’ forces of entropy, understand? Do whatever it takes to stop ’em! Remove 'em! Cancel ’em! If I gotta ban, I’ll ban. If I need your karma, I’ll fuckin’ take it! Fuckin’ hell… You still don’t see it. But you will one day.

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In all seriousness, it's good to be back. From what I was told, the two mods that made their viral mistake have removed themselves from the equation and the rest of us plan to make sure this sub is as safe and inclusive as can be for everyone.

I wish those two mods the best in their ventures of life and look forward to zeroing bigot gonks from cyberspace.

Cheers yall. Stay cool.

Call me a tourist that has no idea whats going on, but uhh...

They go through enough shit as it is. Come on people we’re all people too.

We can’t just use this space for trans rights. We need to use it to make sure the hard working IRL dolls out there get their bag safely!

Use this thread here to vent your frustrations about the recent situation.

Need context because you're employed and not chronically online enough?

Long story short, a couple former mods made the decision to ban all posts related to Claire Russel, a trans character in Cyberpunk 2077. They did this out of good intentions- they were tired of all the bigotry people comment under posts about her and wanted to both declutter the mod queue and eliminate the chance for more bigoted discussion. It was not a malicious decision- just an ignorant one. The reception to this decision was unanimous. It was not the right call.

Do we cease discussion about gay people because of homophobes? Nay!

Do we cease discussion about people of color because of racists? Nay!

So should we cease discussion about transfolk because of transphobes? Nay!

Backlash ensued. I spoke out against this decision and was removed as a moderator for a day.

So where are we at now? The sub is in chaos, full of people hurt and confused by everything that has happened.

I figured everyone could use a space to vent about how all of this made them feel, so feel free to use this megathread as just that. A therapeutic ventilation of why trans inclusion matters. Why its wrong to silence discourse about oppressed peoples despite the ones who oppress them being very vocal about it.

Share anecdotes. Share frustrations. Share freely.

We're back baby

Toit.

I honestly say JudyAlvarez, and you?

This happened on my second play through and before I knew about this event. I had just put together an outfit (different to what I've drawn because it was beans) and went to the mirror to see how it looked but instead of the woman I'd began associating with I saw a muscular man with a beard.

I don't usually have to deal with my dysphoria, I've developed ways to avoid it even without transitioning but this event got me where I was vulnerable. This would be my (and probably others) worst nightmare were it real.

The reason a Cyberpunk subreddit is heavily political is because the game is heavily political. It’s about wealth inequality, trans humanism, unevenly distributed power, unstoppable corporate dynasties, and self-actualization and augmentation via tech and chemistry, and there are plenty of trans and gay people. Every single one of these is a hot button political topic and the game isn’t afraid of going there.

So what I’m saying is you better accept that your favorite game is political, or find a new one if you can’t.

Edit: to people saying “You can just like totally just enjoy the artwork brah you don’t have to think about what it means or what the writers are saying to you brah I promise man it’s like popcorn you can just consume bro just be a consumer please consume consooooom”
This is a cattle mindset. The rich see you as a good lil piggy

Old screenshot collage I made back in 2024 for the Trans Day of Visibility. It features Claire, canon trans woman, Jago, canon trans masc, and my V, Valentin, who's always been trans from the day I've made him in CC in 2020. :D

Let's share our trans Vs, I know there's plenty of us in the community 👉

I’ve seen so many online communities and social media posts actively hating the existence of people like myself. In the UK, within the span of a year and a half, we’ve seen politics actively taking away more and more trans rights. I rarely go a day without seeing something negative or seeing comments actively degrading us or saying really fucked up shit I won’t give examples of.

The way this community has pulled together and supported the community I’m apart of is just really heartwarming and genuinely has proven to me that not everyone hates us. It’s restored some hope in humanity.

So just a thank you for that. With all the negativity at the moment, it’s just nice to see. I really needed that.