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All the more power to them I say. The world will be a better place when individuals will quit worrying or discriminating against others based on sexual preference and identity. I mostly think those that discriminate are trapped in their own fears or shame of either something they did or experienced. For others its low self esteem and lack of control in their own lives. They can only feel powerful and in control when they use shameful discriminatory practises on others.

What a wonderful thing, I'm an avid sims player and have always loved the option of them having same sex partners but been frustrated by the limitation of the roles. Having this game have the choice is so great, but I have to say it could be easy to make it a cleshet. I'd be very careful to hire on LGBT members to the staff.

Excerpt from the article( Rather than having it be sidelined of there for a one-off joke, games can and should be doing something explorative and expressive on the topic of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. )

Sorry don't think so! Hey i grew up during the Free Sex time. I have and open mind on this subject but i can see a lot of ways this can be abused, By the gaming Industry. And just people in general. And sorry i don't think it's a subject that should be in games. Keep it in the XXX area. As a Professional Gamer and Game Modder, and a Father of six there are somethings that just don't belong in games " Sex is not a Game " no matter what some peoples preferance. And should not be out for Free and a Download, to many kids can accesss that, and there's no real way to stop them when they are on the Net. Even the people i know that have differant life styles don't want it in games.

I Totally Agree the World would be a better place when Individuals would quit decrimating against others based on Sexual Preferance and Identity or Skin color and a myraid of other things as well. I have friends that swing both ways as they say or preferr the same gender. But games is not the place for it. And this can set a bad presedent in the gaming world. Games are suppose to be a side line a way to relax and have fun, to get away from the worrys for a while and just relax have some fun. Do things you can't do in reality as well. But Sex and Sexual practices don't belong in games.

And by the way I'm not Gay nor do i have any fears of it or talking about it. Nor any pent up frustrations about it either. people are people to me. they make their own choices.

Most of the Descrimtory ways are taught in the home by parents that are closed minded and are just following in there parents footsteps or Peer pressure from groups or friends.( I've seen this many times both growing up and from people i know )They have to change to make the right choices in life and go against the grain of how they were taught it's not always easy. If you don't have Kids or Teens then you probably won't get the drift of what i'm saying. And trust me on this if you have six daugthers as a father you worry a lot. All six of them are as differant as night and day, and have their own lives to contend with now, but have learned to make their own choices on Sexuality and their Partners. Thats from being taught in the home to let people be people. Not to let Peer pressure you into doing what you don't want and to use your own mind and heart. You have to teach them to know their own hearts and help them when you can.

The reason i say this is because this subject can and will be taken out of context By many people in the gaming industry. Have already seen it in one game and it has been fixed and removed in several others already. Though tis was years ago. By the game industrys Advocates. There are just some things that don't belong in games.

And in some countrys this is a Norm. Go to Japan and you can find anything you want on any type of sexual preferance in Games or Anime. And many many abuses of it as well. At most gaming stores. But they also have a differant culture and sexuality is treated differantly as well.

Here i'm glad it's not so open. It gives a parent the job of teaching hey it's alright to be yourself.

I'd watch it, if you open the lid on Pandoras box, it's not so easy to close and get what you let out back in there. It's not with fear that i said that. It's just common Knowlege. Which it seems one of our Great Schools seems to be lacking in. As i said before Sex and Sexuality is not a Game. And Sexuality is a life choice not a game. And does not belong in General Gaming.

YellowEagle, on 25 September 2011 - 07:25 PM, said:

Ditto!