Openly gay characters in ff14

[Enkidoh]

Sexuality in Eorzea seems to be very open and a case of 'anything goes' - homosexual and bisexual characters are regarded pretty much the same way as heterosexual characters. The exception seems to be the two male adventurers connected to the Wanderer's Palace HM quest, who state that the miqo'te of the pair was thrown out of his tribe for being gay, although that might be simply because he wasn't interested in satisfying the females of the tribe as a nuhn (the Sunseekers having a very rigid breeding tradition) and not because he was specifically gay.

Speaking of the Sunseekers, during a level 30ish quest for the U Tribe at Forgotten Springs (where the player helps shoo away peeping toms leching at female miqo'te bathers in the oasis, if your character is female the miqo'te quest npc will actually flirt with the player, suggesting that she is a lesbian.

And of course, this isn't the first time in the game where a female player character has been propositioned by another female npc - players who started in Ul'dah in 1.0 experienced this within the first minute of starting the game! (although as she was clearly a prostitute I guess that doesn't really count, but the fact she's clearly disappointed that you are unable to afford her 'services' perhaps hints she might prefer women anyway):



And still on 1.0, if you selected a miqo'te Path Companion in 1.0 if you also played a female character she then basically spends 90% of the time making passes at or flirting openly with your character (although she also stated she was enjoying sleeping with men too, such as the 'male friend' whom she got the location of Moonspore Grove from, it's a long story - making her technically bisexual in any event):




And that says nothing about the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding where same sex ceremonies are regarded exactly the same as a male-female ceremony. Then there was the vendor for the 'Rising' event in 2014 (the girl who was dressed as Minfilia from 1.0), who stated if selected 'small talk' reveals her wife made her the outfit.

Really, Eorzea is a very open place when it comes to sexuality, perhaps more so than real life.

[liljramos88]

Oh OK thank you was just curious. The only thing that's a big nono is interracial correct.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

Oh OK thank you was just curious. The only thing that's a big nono is interracial correct.

Nope not specifically that.

Sometimes inter-special [different species like above] in the pics I posted.

Sometimes its classes like statuses or stations in society: rich debutant merchant's daughter dating a working class miner.

Broken betrothals and racial differences.

It is sometimes different tribes of same race or beast tribe with non beast tribe like: An Elezen with a primal deity or a dragon.

Or a non bandit leaving a village or society to live with a pack of outlaws or hunters over love interests.

-- it depends..sometimes its ignored all together.

[Gaiussenpai]

The cat girl bathing in forgotten springs swings both way at the end of the quest if hat counts?

[dragonflie]

The only thing that's a big nono is interracial correct.

Not even, if you've done the lvl 60 CUL quest. The way the couple interact is so damn cute.

[Dualblade]

For interracial I believe that might be more of an Elezan thing (I'm pretty sure the other half of the WP couple was Elezan and specifically mentions that.)

[Pence]

[QUOTE=Astral145;3458912]What the heck is up with this "openly" nonsense? Seriously you are either gay or not gay or bi or strait... whatever floats your boat.... but seriously its 2015 if you are still hiding in the closet well you need go to one of those clubs to "open" up and just be you. Why be embarrassed? No reason to... if somebody doesn't like you because of your personal life oh well its not your problem its their problem and 90% of the time those are the people that are miserable and hating life.

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A game forum isn't really an appropriate place to bring up a real world issue like this. In the context of the game world? Sure. Go ahead. But as for real world politics? No thanks.

[Astral145]

Pence:

The term "openly gay" is a dumb term. It makes it sound like its some kind of disease. Being gay is not a disease its the they are and there is nothing wrong with that. I support gay rights even though "I happen to be Openly Straight" <--- see how that term doesn't make sense and it shouldn't. This is a forum and I can express how I feel about something and if someone takes offence oh well not my problem. Do people even think about the things that are being said to them?

[CyrilLucifer]

Pence:

The term "openly gay" is a dumb term. It makes it sound like its some kind of disease. Being gay is not a disease its the they are and there is nothing wrong with that. I support gay rights even though "I happen to be Openly Straight" <--- see how that term doesn't make sense and it shouldn't. This is a forum and I can express how I feel about something and if someone takes offence oh well not my problem. Do people even think about the things that are being said to them?

It's nice of you to share your opinion, but what does that have to do with FFXIV or its lore? This is the lore forum, not tumblr or Reddit.

I completely agree with him, it's fine for discussion in a XIV context, but why bring real-world politics in a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with them?

[Astral145]

It's nice of you to share your opinion, but what does that have to do with FFXIV or its lore? This is the lore forum, not tumblr or Reddit.

I completely agree with him, it's fine for discussion in a XIV context, but why bring real-world politics in a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with them?

What does "Openly Gay" have to do with anything about the lore of the game?