Pride Month is a time of inclusion, and nowhere is that seen more than the servers of Final Fantasy XIV. With a playerbase already teeming with members of the LGBTQIA+, an effort has been made to reach out to cisgender and heterosexual players. 

One player, G’ayha Tia, is spearheading efforts to get the message out on the Crystal data center. 

“It’s okay to be straight!” G’ayha regularly posts from his perch in Limsa Lominsa’s aetheryte plaza, “Cisgender is valid too! We see you, and you’re welcome here!” 

Fashion mogul Itsy Bitsy Mitsy is hard at work preparing hetero-friendly glamour for newcomers to her Free Company. 

“I’m trying to keep the gear plain and boring,” Mitsy says, “not that there’s anything wrong with being plain and boring. Some of my best friends are straight guys whose whole gaming setup is red and black.” 

Another player, Big McLargehuge, is trying to spread the word on social media. 

“It’s important for all of us to reach out to members of the cishet community and let them know they have a safe space in the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV with an expanded free trial which they can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn as well as the award-winning expansions Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers up to level 80 for free with no restrictions on playtime.”

At press time, plans were being made to host a Straight Pride Parade consisting of Ford F-150s modded into the game.