When we established the LCS ruleset and asked teams and players to agree to abide by it, our goal was to create and protect an esports league that operated on respect, fairness and competitive integrity. Despite the memes, it was never about collecting hefty fines from teams. We simply wanted to establish a professional ruleset that all teams stuck to, and where we wanted to disincentivize future breaking of the rules.
We decided to donate the 2014 LCS fines of $31,850 to The Trevor Project - an organization which provides free, confidential and secure crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. We loved the organization’s approach to creating a safe and inclusive environment for everyone through suicide-prevention phone, IM and text messaging services as well as TrevorSpace, the largest social networking community for LGBTQ youth all over the world. We support their commitment to stamping out bullying and discrimination wherever it comes up, and we admire their transparency as an organization.
