Players of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn have held a gay pride parade following Square Enix’s decision to allow same-sex marriage in the MMO.

Slate reports members of the Rough Trade Gaming Community guild on Gilgamesh server decided to show their support for the change by holding a parade in which characters arranged themselves by armour colour, so as to appear like a rainbow flag. Dubbed “Pixel Pride”, the event was also held in memory of a guild member murdered in the Calgary stabbings.

The decision to introduce same-sex marriages into the game was explained by producer Naoki Yoshida, who asked “Why should there be restrictions on who pledges their love or friendship to each other? And so we decided to go this way.”

Alongside removing restrictions on such unions, Final Fantasy XIV is also set to get a new class and job in the form of Rogues and Ninjas.

We’ve previously explored why having more gay characters in games can only be a good thing for everybody.

Via: IGN