LGBTQ references in Grand Theft Auto III

There are at least two LGBTQ mentions in Grand Theft Auto III.

The first is Fudge Packing Corporation, which is a shipping business. The ads for the business apparently also appear in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Vice City Stories. The name is a derogatory term for homosexual men (we are listing this as an “implict” mention only because recognizing it requires knowing this slang term).

The second mention is the radio-controlled car known as the RC Bandit. Supposedly, the name refers to a slang term for homosexuals (“arse bandit”), but we could find no confirmation of this.

LGBTQ references in this game series:

Grand Theft Auto (1997): El Burro

Grand Theft Auto II (1999): Tetsuo

Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (1999): Pretty Charlie

Grand Theft Auto III (2001): Gay Pedestrian; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002): The Psycho; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004): LGBTQ References; LGB Characters; Queens; OG Loc Mission

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005): Kazuki Kasen; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006): Reni Wassulmaier; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008): Brucie Kibbutz; Tom “French Tom” Rivas; Bernie Crane/Florian Cravic; Bryce Dawkins; LGB Love-meet.net users; Elizabeta Torres; Talbot Daniels; Marcus; The Hater; Eddie Low;  Unnamed Homosexual NPCs; LGBT NPCs in LCPD Database; LGBT Media Personalities; LGBTQ References 

Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (2009): Trans Man

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2010): Anthony “Gay Tony” Prince; Clay “Pain Giver” Jackson; Jacob; The Celebinator; Evan Moss; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto V (2013): Trevor Philips; Peter Dreyfuss; Transgender Sex Workers; Locations; LGBTQ References

Citations:

  1. Fudge Packing Corp. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Fudge_Packing_Corp
  2. Fudge Packing Corp. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gta.wikia.com/wiki/Fudge_Packing_Corp
  3. Fudge Packing Corp. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://rockstargamesgtavicecity.wikia.com/wiki/Fudge_Packing_Corp
  4. Grand Theft Auto III. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III
  5. RC Bandit. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gta.wikia.com/wiki/RC_Bandit
  6. Secrets & Easter Eggs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gtaforums.com/topic/269870-secrets-easter-eggs/page-2