This will be a power point presentation and speech covering the recent rhetorical evolution of women and non-mainstream sexual identities in the medium of video games. Titles that will be covered include: Mirror's Edge, Portal and Portal 2, Skyrim, Tomb Raider 2013, Mass Effect (series), and Remember Me. The goal is to cover the progression of gender and sexual issues in video games while highlighting areas where progress is needed, as well as the importance of video games as a medium of culture and communication.