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The Rainbow Connection [LGBTS Club]

U.Flame

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I finished playing Mass Effect 3 recently, and I have to say, I love the open sexuality of the game, The gay pilot with a tragic backstory of his husband's death, the lesbian secretary, and the ability to have Shepard date both males or females, regardless of Shepard's gender. I just have to say, I love that about this game.

Are there any other games with such open sexuality?
 

Barrels

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I define love as simply enjoying being around someone who brings joy to your life. That's it. Love is the amount of adoration you receive and show to someone you take pleasure in being around.

And with approximately thirty words, Gary (Gyary?) answers the question I spent an entire post scratching my head over. ;) Nice one, fella.

Many times I have felt attracted more towards a person because of their personality rather than their physical qualities. For me, the way they interact with me or others just really attracts me to them and I totally disregard their physical attributes entirely and views on anything, for that matter. Then, like you said, they become the most appealing and fascinating person on the planet. xD

I was just going to moan about how shallow y'all were making me feel... until I realised that the last girl I fell for, I fell for so hard and so quickly because she was distilled fun to be around. That was it. I mean, she was pretty, but that wasn't why I liked her. Wow. I fink I just had an epiphany. A really nice one. I'm not as shallow as I thought I was.

Thanks Barrels for making my day with your post. It's probably the hardest I've laughed today while reading your post.
Haha, fantastic! I aim to please. ;) And making people laugh is one of the Most Awesomest Things Ever, second only to bacon and knitting.

I've thought about it a lot the past few days and I guess it has a lot to do with trust (for me).
It's Amateur Psychology Night at the PokéCommunity Forums! ;) No, but seriously, this is so interesting. This is your own unique experience of love. Please excuse my fascinated prodding.

'Kay, so, if I've understood correctly, to fall for someone, you have to really know them. More than that - they have to really know you. And, because you're naturally quite reserved - you've 'never felt the need to share any of [your] likes or dislikes' and you're 'quite easy to embarrass' - you've so far managed to avoid tripping headfirst into any romantic puddles. Heh, I kind of wish I was more like you... if I'd gotten to know some of my crushes really well *before* falling for them, I could've worked out how incompatible we actually were. Ah, well. You live and learn, or some other empty cliché that provides NO COMFORT and leaves me SOBBING OVER MY LAPTOP. *bzzzzt*

(Though I have to ask - what interests could you have that would be so embarrassing? :P Gaming = awesome, Pokémon = awesome, pizza = awesome, Voldemort = if not stereotypically awesome, really ***ing hot, especially as played by Joe Walker. I can't see why anyone would react with much other than 'OMG YOU LIKE PS3/POTTER/PIZZA/POKÉMON/THE LETTER P, APPARENTLY? ME TOO! SQUEEEEE!', and that could be the start of something beautiful. ;))

Also...

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Hey guys, stopping in to say hi so you don't all forget me!
Who the hell are you and JUST WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS THREAD
 

Phantom1

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I finished playing Mass Effect 3 recently, and I have to say, I love the open sexuality of the game, The gay pilot with a tragic backstory of his husband's death, the lesbian secretary, and the ability to have Shepard date both males or females, regardless of Shepard's gender. I just have to say, I love that about this game.

Are there any other games with such open sexuality?

Dragon Age series, specifically Dragon Age 2.

Dragon Age: Origins has two bi characters (Zevran and Leliana), and all of the companions in 2 save for one are bi.
 

voltianqueen

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Hahaha I confessed to a crush to someone today... She was just joking with me at first but I felt kinda bold at that moment so I ended up going along with the joke...except I was being serious :o
this was followed by many OMMGGGGs on her part.

Unfortunately, she is dating someone (as I mentioned...some time ago), and even if she wasn't, I'm in a strange place right now as far as romance and relationships go, so it'd be bad of me to go out with her right now. I'd rather try and deal with my current romantic situation before dating anyone else, otherwise it'd probably be an emotional disaster.

But I did do it!
 

Gyardosamped

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And with approximately thirty words, Gary (Gyary?) answers the question I spent an entire post scratching my head over. ;) Nice one, fella.

'Kay, so, if I've understood correctly, to fall for someone, you have to really know them. More than that - they have to really know you. And, because you're naturally quite reserved - you've 'never felt the need to share any of [your] likes or dislikes' and you're 'quite easy to embarrass' - you've so far managed to avoid tripping headfirst into any romantic puddles. Heh, I kind of wish I was more like you... if I'd gotten to know some of my crushes really well *before* falling for them, I could've worked out how incompatible we actually were. Ah, well. You live and learn, or some other empty cliché that provides NO COMFORT and leaves me SOBBING OVER MY LAPTOP. *bzzzzt*

(Though I have to ask - what interests could you have that would be so embarrassing? :P Gaming = awesome, Pokémon = awesome, pizza = awesome, Voldemort = if not stereotypically awesome, really ***ing hot, especially as played by Joe Walker. I can't see why anyone would react with much other than 'OMG YOU LIKE PS3/POTTER/PIZZA/POKÉMON/THE LETTER P, APPARENTLY? ME TOO! SQUEEEEE!', and that could be the start of something beautiful. ;))

Hahaha, it's Gyarados (I made this account in 2005 when I was like 10 and spelled 'Gyarados' wrong (>.> lol). You can call me Ant, though. :]

I'm kinda the same way as Miss Buzz. I'm very introverted and find it difficult to try and relate to others and visa versa. I'm not a hermit or anything, but I'd just rather keep to myself to save from possible embarrassment. I'd rather have others tell me what they like first, and if we like the same thing or things, then I'll start opening up. I know the feeling, Buzzy. :[ Luckily, we both don't like any type of weird things, haha.

& yes, I agree that everything BB likes is seriously awesome! I'd really be interested in someone who liked all of those things. :p That would definitely be the start of something beautiful, lmao. xD

I finished playing Mass Effect 3 recently, and I have to say, I love the open sexuality of the game, The gay pilot with a tragic backstory of his husband's death, the lesbian secretary, and the ability to have Shepard date both males or females, regardless of Shepard's gender. I just have to say, I love that about this game.

Are there any other games with such open sexuality?

Dragon Age series, specifically Dragon Age 2.

Dragon Age: Origins has two bi characters (Zevran and Leliana), and all of the companions in 2 save for one are bi.

That's an interesting find, U_F & Phantom. After reading both your posts, something sparked in me to search for other games with LGBT characters, and my Google search led to this Wiki page. It's interesting to see that there are actually quite a large number of games with non-heterosexual characters or actions implemented within them.

Here are some popular ones that caught my eye:

  • Super Mario Bros. 2 for the NES. Birdo is referred to as a male who believes he is female and would rather be called "Birdetta." The character was the first transgender for Nintendo.
  • The Final Fantasy games seem to have a large number of LGBT characters and features.
  • Fable's 2008 sequel, Fable II retains its ability for players to choose their player character's sexuality. The game also includes more lesbian, gay, and bisexual NPC townspeople to court and marry.
  • Abu'l Nuquod, one of the assassination targets in the historically-based game released in 2007, Assassin's Creed, is strongly implied to be gay. He believes the people hate him because he is "different", is shown caressing the cheek of one of his male guards during his angry tirade, and claims that he cannot serve the cause of a god who calls him an abomination.
  • In the 2009 game Dragon Age: Origins. the player may choose a male or female character from the start of the game. The main character has an opportunity to have sexual encounters with one party member of the same sex.
  • In the 2012 adventure game, My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant, the majority of characters, including Tycho Minogue, the main character controlled by the player, are gay. (Although not necessarily popular, the game is apparently entirely gay-themed).

There are so many listed, and it's quite refreshing to see. :D

Hey guys, stopping in to say hi so you don't all forget me!

Welcome to all the new people, and sorry I haven't been around more. I try my hardest but life sucks sometimes in its ability to pull one away from one's computer, kicking and screaming :P

Come back soon! We all miss juuuuu. x)

Hahaha I confessed to a crush to someone today... She was just joking with me at first but I felt kinda bold at that moment so I ended up going along with the joke...except I was being serious :o
this was followed by many OMMGGGGs on her part.

Unfortunately, she is dating someone (as I mentioned...some time ago), and even if she wasn't, I'm in a strange place right now as far as romance and relationships go, so it'd be bad of me to go out with her right now. I'd rather try and deal with my current romantic situation before dating anyone else, otherwise it'd probably be an emotional disaster.

But I did do it!

Ahhh, congrats! :3 At least you got your feelings out. It sucks she was joking, but nevertheless, you said she was in a relationship so she probably wasn't thinking about being with another person for the moment (although maybe in the future she will be available, haha :p).

What's your current romantic situation if you don't mind sharing? *hugs*
 
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voltianqueen

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We say stuff like that to each other frequently (come to my bed!, let's get married!, etc), just messing around but we've only known each other for a really short time. Still, she didn't seem to object to the idea of being with me, except for the fact we both have other people XD

My current situation... Well, it's a long story, but the short version is that we are not officially together, because he feels a bit confused about stuff and what I think he's getting at is he wants to explore a bit more about himself and sort out his feelings. Still in love, but I think from now on we're just gonna kinda go with whatever happens. We could end up together in the end, but...who knows! It's kind of hard... I'm a together-forever kind of person, so I don't really like this at all.
 

Gyardosamped

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We say stuff like that to each other frequently (come to my bed!, let's get married!, etc), just messing around but we've only known each other for a really short time. Still, she didn't seem to object to the idea of being with me, except for the fact we both have other people XD

My current situation... Well, it's a long story, but the short version is that we are not officially together, because he feels a bit confused about stuff and what I think he's getting at is he wants to explore a bit more about himself and sort out his feelings. Still in love, but I think from now on we're just gonna kinda go with whatever happens. We could end up together in the end, but...who knows! It's kind of hard... I'm a together-forever kind of person, so I don't really like this at all.

I'm always joking around with my friends, too (in a way that if no one knew us, it'd be considered weird, haha), so I know what you mean. Ahh, well maybe she has hidden feelings for you (which aren't so hidden anymore)! x) You can only hope since you like her, no?

Hmm, I guess it would be better if you let him explore himself and what he feels because if there's no love in the relationship, then there's no relationship at all. Maybe you could also have a period of time (like a few weeks) where you two don't see each other or something or have limited communication to let him decide who he is and what he wants to do. I think I'm also a "together-forever" kind of person. I don't see myself jumping from relationship to relationship. I like being in a stable one. I was just brought up that way.

Good luck and all the best to you. <3

May I join? I currently identify as bisexual, but I am not totally sure of my orientation yet.

Hi, welcome! :] That's cool that you're not entirely sure. We're here to help or give you any advice if you need it. Don't be afraid to ask. x)
 

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Ummm.. Can I join too? I'm 16 but I've come to terms with the fact that I'm gay and too much of a Pussy to tell anyone but you guys haha... :D
 

Gyardosamped

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Welcome! :)

We're pretty much on the same page, Cyru, although I don't consider myself to be "weak" per say because I haven't come out yet. I just don't think I'm prepared to deal with all the unfavorable repercussions that come with revealing one's sexuality. You know, all the questions and criticisms. It's tough, man, but we'll all get there one day if we decide to take that route. Needless to say, many have been there and done that already, so it's not like we can't, either. It's just a matter of time.

Anyways, I'm just blabbering, haha. Welcome again. :]
 

Hann

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Hi to all the newbies (Shh, I'm not one of them anymore) and the oldies too :)

Ummm.. Can I join too? I'm 16 but I've come to terms with the fact that I'm gay and too much of a Pussy to tell anyone but you guys haha...
Like Gyardo said. A lot of people still haven't come out (yet) and a lot of them already have. I haven't told anyone either (yet) except for these people, but I'm sure I'll get there eventually, it's different for everyone.

Are there any other games with such open sexuality?
Well, I like to think every game I play has at least one gay character as I'm the one playing.

Abu'l Nuquod, one of the assassination targets in the historically-based game released in 2007, Assassin's Creed, is strongly implied to be gay. He believes the people hate him because he is "different", is shown caressing the cheek of one of his male guards during his angry tirade, and claims that he cannot serve the cause of a god who calls him an abomination.
What! I played this game for over 20 hours and watched all the cutscenes (and analyzed the entire game, I like history so sue me) and I never noticed this! ... Well, ... you learn something new every day.

(Though I have to ask - what interests could you have that would be so embarrassing? Gaming = awesome, Pokémon = awesome, pizza = awesome, Voldemort = if not stereotypically awesome, really ***ing hot, especially as played by Joe Walker. I can't see why anyone would react with much other than 'OMG YOU LIKE PS3/POTTER/PIZZA/POKÉMON/THE LETTER P, APPARENTLY? ME TOO! SQUEEEEE!', and that could be the start of something beautiful. )
They're not necesserily embarrasing. I just think people won't like them or look at me differently. Certainly if I go like "I'm a gamer" and they're like 'seriously, we've known you for about half your life and you didn't bother to tell us?". Some people really don't need/shouldn't have to know, but other people (like my friends) kinda matter and I feel that if I told them stuff (that I'm not embarrased about anymore, like gaming and Harry Potter) now, then it's like too little, too late.
And I'm naturally quite reserved and don't really have many friends, so I'm not quick with sharing things about myself (though I seem to be doing that here quite a lot).
I'm glad you think I'm awesome though, and thanks for the donut even though it gave me a massive stomach ache (I'll never try to eat my laptop again)

We say stuff like that to each other frequently (come to my bed!, let's get married!, etc), just messing around but we've only known each other for a really short time. Still, she didn't seem to object to the idea of being with me, except for the fact we both have other people XD
I'm always joking around with my friends, too (in a way that if no one knew us, it'd be considered weird, haha), so I know what you mean. Ahh, well maybe she has hidden feelings for you (which aren't so hidden anymore)! x) You can only hope since you like her, no?
It's nice to know you can all talk about it so openly. Though I guess it gets kinda hard/awkward when you're serious and they keep thinking you're joking or 'not getting it'. It made me think about the time we had to write a conversation between two people in French class. They had to talk to each other about their crush (obviously fictional) and I kept saying 'she'. I actually didn't mean to and I just didn't notice I was doing so 'till my friend (who I was supposed to be writing with) asked me if I was gay (she was joking) and I just laughed and said "no, ... no, why would you think that." Lol, I missed the perfect coming out moment.
 

EGKangaroo

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Are there any other games with such open sexuality?
Skyrim shoots to mind. I mean, what is more heartwarming than entering a gay relationship between a khajiit and an argonian? Or an Elf and a Nord. Also in the Daggerfall version of the in-game book the real Barenziah there is the pretty NSFW encounter between a khajiit (that's a cat dude) and a dark elf queen that was so pornographic that they had to censor it in the next Elder Scrolls installment. It was...descriptive.
 
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Barrels

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Some people really don't need/shouldn't have to know, but other people (like my friends) kinda matter and I feel that if I told them stuff (that I'm not embarrased about anymore, like gaming and Harry Potter) now, then it's like too little, too late.
I do understand what you're saying, yeah. Still. You're seventeen! You've got years and years more socialising to do. ;) You've got loads more friends to make in addition to your current crowd - awesome new people, brilliant people, who you just haven't met yet. And a lot of them'll be friends who'll like most or all of the stuff you like, who won't look at you differently at all, except to grin and wink and go, 'omg, you like Assassin's Creed too? S'awesome!'

Also, yeah, laptop eating is probably something you'd only try the once. (Though I hear it's a team sport in Scandinavia. Aaand on that note...)

I would love to join this group, can I?
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We welcome everyone, so we do! Welcome aboard the H.M.S. L.G.B.T.S., sir! :D
 

Gyardosamped

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Like Gyardo said. A lot of people still haven't come out (yet) and a lot of them already have. I haven't told anyone either (yet) except for these people, but I'm sure I'll get there eventually, it's different for everyone.

Yeah, there's really no need to rush things. There are just some things in life that we need to just allow to occur naturally on their own. Coming out is tough enough, and it's even more difficult to do when you force it out of yourself.

It's nice to know you can all talk about it so openly. Though I guess it gets kinda hard/awkward when you're serious and they keep thinking you're joking or 'not getting it'. It made me think about the time we had to write a conversation between two people in French class. They had to talk to each other about their crush (obviously fictional) and I kept saying 'she'. I actually didn't mean to and I just didn't notice I was doing so 'till my friend (who I was supposed to be writing with) asked me if I was gay (she was joking) and I just laughed and said "no, ... no, why would you think that." Lol, I missed the perfect coming out moment.

Well, most of the people I joke around with like that are straight for the most part, so I don't think they'd take it any other way anyways. Regardless, most of the time when I joke around like that I don't really mean it. It's funny because most homosexual guys I've spoken to are very hesitant to "joke" around like that with other gay guys because I guess they'd think the other person would take it the wrong way or with the wrong connotation, but most straight guys are willing to openly joke about those things with each other. I guess because they know neither is being serious. I've gotten away with it because I haven't come out, so yeah. :p

Oh my, haha. I definitely wouldn't be able to come out in class or school. It'd have to be in a private place where it's only me and the other person/people. I would have certainly said no, too.

I would love to join this group, can I?

Sure! :) Welcome to the HMS LGBT as my compadre said down there. ;) Hahaha.

We welcome everyone, so we do! Welcome aboard the H.M.S. L.G.B.T.S., sir! :D

HMS LGBT, you say!?!?

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Our new welcoming photo. ;)
 

Barrels

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Most straight guys are willing to openly joke about those things with each other.

Which is great in itself, right? :D It's nowhere near the taboo subject it used to be. (Also, speaking as someone with lots of female friends... they're exactly the same, if not more, lol.) The crucial thing is that people aren't laughing at the idea - just the people involved, if that makes sense. It's exactly the same as a mismatched guy and a girl kidding around and fake-flirting, and that makes me feel all warm inside. YAY FOR INCLUSIVITY
 

SchwarzRozen

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Ok, I'm back, and while I don't think a majority of people here remember me, I'm still going to say "I'm back" to ya'll.

Last time I was in the thread I was talking about stuff with me and gender and what not. I've decided to say "Whatever I am, I am". I guess the closest identity to that is Genderqueer, but I really don't care if I am or not. Kind of the same way I don't care if I'm 'Pansexual' or 'Bisexual'. I'm just 'Whatever-I-Like-Sexual' and 'Whatever I am Gender'. (Honestly I wish more people where like 'whatever' about these things')

Its another chapter in growing up and identifying myself that I can close.
 
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I like your approach. I'm glad you've found a happy place for yourself.

And hey, in other news, Obama already put his full weight up against DOMA (the federal law that prohibits the federal gov't from recognizing same-sex marriages even if they occur in states that do) and now he's doning the same against Prop 8. The Supreme Court is going to hear cases against these laws soon and with Obama's support it seems (say the people who know how these things work) that it's more likely the court will strike down all anti-marriage laws if they strike down DOMA/Prop 8. Or at least their argument will be strongly worded and could be used to bring down all the marriage bans one-by-one.
 

Gyardosamped

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Ok, I'm back, and while I don't think a majority of people here remember me, I'm still going to say "I'm back" to ya'll.

Last time I was in the thread I was talking about stuff with me and gender and what not. I've decided to say "Whatever I am, I am". I guess the closest identity to that is Genderqueer, but I really don't care if I am or not. Kind of the same way I don't care if I'm 'Pansexual' or 'Bisexual'. I'm just 'Whatever-I-Like-Sexual' and 'Whatever I am Gender'. (Honestly I wish more people where like 'whatever' about these things')

Its another chapter in growing up and identifying myself that I can close.

Welcome back!

It's really difficult to label oneself, although we shouldn't even be "classifying" ourselves at all (society is wacky). We're beings made up of so many small, intricate parts that it really is impossible to categorize ourselves under one umbrella. Fundamentally, it all comes down to how much you appreciate yourself for what you think you are. If you're happy with not labeling yourself under any sexuality, then that's completely fine. Don't dwell on trying to trademark yourself with one of society's clichéd groups. xD

Just remember....

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;)

Hope you stay active here on your second go-around! Welcome back, again! :)

I like your approach. I'm glad you've found a happy place for yourself.

And hey, in other news, Obama already put his full weight up against DOMA (the federal law that prohibits the federal gov't from recognizing same-sex marriages even if they occur in states that do) and now he's doning the same against Prop 8. The Supreme Court is going to hear cases against these laws soon and with Obama's support it seems (say the people who know how these things work) that it's more likely the court will strike down all anti-marriage laws if they strike down DOMA/Prop 8. Or at least their argument will be strongly worded and could be used to bring down all the marriage bans one-by-one.

I keep hearing about this on the news, and I'm glad Obama is publicly endorsing the repeal of these California laws (California Proposition 8). I'm sure that with his support, we'll see an end to these restrictions that really had no reason to even be set into place in the first place. I'm glad he's sticking true to his words, and I hope (and I don't believe he'll let any American down) that this isn't the last time we hear from him when it comes to the topic of gay marriage and equality for all in the United States.
 
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