| sc94597 said: Has a video game ever done a coming out of the closet story? I think that would be a much more interesting way to introduce a character as gay. Maybe they are part of the story for a while, and then they come out the closet for whichever reason, and then the other characters deal with it in a respectable manner. I honestly don't see the point of making a new character and then saying, "oh by the way, he/she is homosexual/bisexual!" Alright, why do I care about his/her sexual orientation? I'd like for a gay/bisexual/lesbian chracter that is rounded and normal, who just realistically struggles with social norms which have ostracized them for this one portion of their being. That would interest me. Just labeling a character as non-heterosexual is not interesting. Making them a stereotype is even worse. |
ooh i find this so interesting.
a coming out story would be interesting and fairly unique, especially in the gaming world. but what we're in more dire need of is for lgbtq's to be represented in gaming/film/art in a way where their sexual orientation doesn't matter. where they're normalized and just as boring/not boring as any other character. where their sexual orientation doesn't define them, just like how heterosexual characters usually aren't defined by theirs.
even in movies, which have been around for far longer than videogames, this is rather rare. at least movies have (sort of) moved on from portraying lgbtq's as crude token stereotypes, to telling stories about coming out, involving social norms and struggles etc.
i don't mind lgbtq characters being outed belatedly, i kinda like how jk rowling outed dumbledore lol. it's a great way to show that lgbtq's can be important and successful without being held back by (nor benefitting from) their sexuality.
