Critical and audience interpretations preserved separately from canonical character identities.
Queer readings document how critics, fans, or communities have interpreted a character, group, or theme when the available evidence does not establish a canonical LGBTQ+ identity. A reading may be open, contested, or explicitly refuted by a creator.
Each queer-reading row contributes once to its documented reading type, such as sexuality, gender identity, gender expression, or queer theme. These records use only the queer-readings dataset and never enter character-identity denominators.
A count shows that an interpretation has been documented, not that the proposed identity is true. Read each card together with its status, counterevidence, confidence, and notes.
Percentage base: all documented queer-reading records.
Includes Not recorded when values are missing.
Normally matches the record total when every field is classified.
Separate research unit
These records document reception, debate, and creator responses. They never contribute to the gender or sexuality percentages for characters.
Sources and framework
These sources inform the project’s definitions and safeguards. They do not make Press Q exhaustive, peer reviewed, or free from curatorial judgment.
Shaw, Adrienne, et al. “About (Please Read First!).” LGBTQ Video Game Archive.
Supports the distinction between explicitly coded content, creator statements, queer readings, and incomplete research coverage.
D’Ignazio, Catherine, and Lauren F. Klein. Data Feminism. MIT Press, 2020.
Grounds the project’s attention to power, context, plural perspectives, and the limitations of binaries and apparently neutral classifications.
