We talk about those two, but look at MMOs. In a way, the old terrible joke acronym(Many Men Online Role-playing Girls) wasn't terribly far off from a reality. They were a safe space, one you could even be relatively social in, without revealing anything, if you avoided voice chats.

While they weren't my egg crack moment, looking back, holy shit how was I blind. They were a goddamn playground for me to explore, even before I really understood what being a trans person even was. It's not an uncommon story, from what I've seen, among the trans MMO community.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

For me, it was GMod dark rp. I somehow repressed the memory, but there was a time when my friend and I would set up "strip clubs" and emote in front of patrons while only using text chat. Some fruity shit happened on those servers, most of which I don't remember.

[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago

That's a good point. Though I admit I have no personal mmo experience.