More than 2,000 people have signed a letter in support of ending discrimination in the electronic entertainment industry, BBC reported.

The letter also served as a response to the death threats feminist Anita Sarkeesian recently received after releasing a series of online video to highlight the gender inequality in video games.

Written by game developer Andreas Zecher of the indie studio Spaces of Play, the letter was immediately supported by numerous gamers, tech writers and other game designers a few minutes after it was uploaded, according to 3News.

"We believe that everyone, no matter what gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or disability has the right to play games, criticize games and make games without getting harassed or threatened," Zecher wrote. "It is the diversity of our community that allows games to flourish."

Zecher's letter calls on people to be vigilant and take a stand against abusive behavior in the online community.

"If you see threats of violence or harm in comments on Steam, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook or Reddit, please take a minute to report them on the respective sites," Zecher stated.

"If you see hateful, harassing speech, take a public stand against it ads make the gaming community a more enjoyable space to be in," he added.

Among those who supported Zecher's letter are employees from Ubisoft, IBM, EA, Microsoft and Apple, Business Insider reported.

Recently, Sarkeesian received a series of death threats on Twitter due to her videos about how women are depicted in video games. Based on the tweets, the sender knows where she lives.

Fearing for her own safety, Sarkeesian left her home in California and decided to stay with her friends. She then contacted law enforcers regarding the disturbing tweets.

A few days after reports of the death threats on the feminist video-maker surfaced, Sarkeesian hinted that some of her criticizers blamed her for the incident.

"Each time a woman is harassed or assaulted an alarming number of men react by immediately accusing the target of fabricating the abuse," she tweeted.

"Not giving the benefit of the doubt to women targeted by harassment is a reaction rooted in sexist ideology," she added. "It's called victim blaming."