Emerging Issues Involving Gender and Religion Surface in Esports

By Jared Good, Esq.   Although Esports are oft debated on whether they are a true “sport” by the conventional metrics, they still are plagued with the same issues that face the “traditional” sports; namely diversity and inclusion; doping (medicinal and mechanical); and opportunity to compete. The focus of this article will focus on the first main issue, specifically gender and religious inclusion. If I were to ask you to imagine the average esports professional player, a very large