Why Celeste means more than ever to the transgender community in an increasingly hostile world.
Being a fantastic game is a great start.
Celeste led to me discovering I was trans before it was canonically confirmed a trans game so yea it’s a pretty great trans game
I was actually reflecting on this with another trans friend who had their egg cracking moment around the same time as me. I played Celeste in January 2018 and by the end of the year I was pretty sure I was trans. It still took me awhile to accept. I only started medical transition last year. But looking back, the people and communities I was introduced to because I loved that game are what helped me finnally see it, and then give me the strength to start my “climb” eventually. When I was ready. It makes me really happy to reflect on.
“Hold on so the ascent to Mount Celeste and the existence of Badeline are analogies for the struggles with gender dysphoria?”
“Always had been”
Ngl, I just started playing celeste and I didn’t even know about this. Time to finish it.
A hidden gem, no doubt. I feel like buying half a dozen.