Marriage Quest finally on the horizon! Yay!

[Krr]

(On a separate but related note to my previous post, I will also note that restricting marriage to only heterosexual couples actually requires more development time than allowing any two characters to marry, as systems with more restrictions tend to be inherently more complex. Source: I'm a professional freelance coder, dammit, and I have to do estimated hours to make literally every bid I do. Apologies for the double post, but the character limit here is garbage.)

[KyahAlmasy]

Hmmm, let me see...



Yea, pretty sure she covered that. Even tho it has nothing to do with SSM in game, she still explained her point.
Geez that was hard..

How about everyone just stop attacking everyone & go play the game you're all being ridiculous.

From what I got by that post is that she's under the impression that gay people are more prone to being "in-your-face" about their sexuality, as if it were some predisposed characteristic of homosexuality. That they are held to some higher standard and that every time a gay couple decides to involve themselves in pda, it can't be for any other reason than being gay. This is what oppresses them as people, that whenever their significant other goes in for a kiss in public they worry whether or not it will perpetuate a stereotype. That's like saying whenever a black person robs a store, it's because they're black.

It's just people generalizing over stereotypes, which is quite honestly ridiculous. I'm a straight woman, but even I can see how silly people can get with their comments.

[Lukha]

she's under the impression that gay people are more prone to being "in-your-face" about their sexuality,

A lot of people feel this way, unfortunately...but it's not because gay people are any more likely to be exhibitionists than straights...it's because our culture accepts people shoving their straightness in everyone's faces as a matter of course, so it's not something you notice.

It's kinda like how you're more likely to notice a redhead in a crowd than a brunette, or someone wearing bright yellow than beige...your brain registers it as unusual, and draws your attention to it.

[Mcshiggs]

it's because our culture accepts people shoving their straightness in everyone's faces as a matter of course, so it's not something you notice.

You don't have all the information then, where I come from if a person "shoves their straightness in someone's face" they usually get a restraining order, jail time, and have to register as a sex offender.

[Gnova]

I think it is fairly safe to say that people posting in this thread come from countires where same sex marriage is either legal or close to legal.
There are a lot of countries where same sex marriage is not legal and are no where near to being legal.
If SE added SS marriage into the game they would be seen to be pushing the SS marriage "agenda" on Countires/cultures that are still wrestling with the idea.

It is a ridiculously hot topic and SE were foolish to ever discuss bringing it into the game after the media storm that accompanied SW:TOR when they were putting the mechanic in the game.

Sell "wedding rings" at a vendor that allow them to be given to another with the givers name on it.
Sell dresses/tuxes or whatever else they want to add cosmetically.
Let the role player's role play and create the rest themselves.
That way someone can "marry" whoever, or whatever they want with no restrictions.
Want to be a polygamist, sure. Want to marry your Chocobo, sure.

[Lukha]

...When people claim someone is shoving their sexuality in someone's face, they typically mean things like gratuitously announcing it, or engaging in public displays of affection with their significant other (anything from innocent hand-holding to making out in public), none of which would actually qualify for legal action, at least in the USA.

So either you're from a much stricter country, or you're mistaking the term 'sexuality' for 'sex organs'.

[Mcshiggs]

So either you're from a much stricter country, or you're mistaking the term 'sexuality' for 'sex organs'.

Yes, your words they confuse me, if you don't mind, could you answer another question I have. I see people keep bringing up sexual orientation, but to me it doesn't matter, I prefer to face North, but I can make do if it isn't very accommodating to the situation at hand.

[Tharian]

There will be, it's already been said.

Because two female lalafells together is an abomination, but a female lalafell with a male roegadyn is completely normal.

Actually strictly speaking from a in game lore perspective... I believe there is actually a Roe in game who actually comments about wanting to court a Lala (exactly that relationship). I don't remember where I saw it, but I did see it.

Also it is subtly hinted at that Silvairre from the Archery Guild in Gridania had romantic interests in Pawah Mujuuk (or vice versa). Point is, interracial romance exists in the lore. Same gender romance not so much. Though there is at least one effeminate (potentially gay) person in the game world. Jandelaine the Aesthetician.

[Naunet]

Point is, interracial romance exists in the lore. Same gender romance not so much.

SE has explicitly stated that Eorzea doesn't discriminate when it comes to romance.

[Lukha]

Point is, interracial romance exists in the lore. Same gender romance not so much.

In Whitebrim, there's a couple of male NPCs sitting on the bunks in the barracks, and if you walk by them, you 'overhear' one asking the other to join him in his bunk...Not to mention all the times when female character hit on your PC regardless of gender...so both same-gender and interracial relationships definitely exist in the lore.