Frustrating relative lack of LGBT NPCs in this game

[Carin-Eri]

Oh wow, I was just reminded of Doctor Who when Bill was a companion. Not a single episode with her where she did not have to remind everyone and everything that she is a black lesbian. It detracts so much from literally everything.

I'd argue that has more to do with episodic storytelling than anything else.

[Shin96]

They don't realize it's often them that create the perfect conditions for people to hate on them. Call me however you prefer, but it only goes to show how little you care about language when you hurl insults at people and attach labels to them.

Then again, first it was acceptance now it's call me these specific words or get lost. There's a way to make interactions easier between people or make it so complicated it's not worth talking to each other at all.

[Xirean]

Ok so I saw nonbinary and neo pronouns get brought up and I'd like to throw in my 2 cents. I think it's fair to say that most people have a vague understanding of Man and Woman and how binary trans people fit into that. Assigned one sex at birth, but identifies as the other and will most likely pursue transition later in life, pretty easy. Nonbinary stems from the idea that Man and Woman is not an accurate descriptor of how that individual sees themself. Imagine you live in a world where everyone is color blind (I'm using a specific version of color blind for this example) and you are not. You point at the blue sky and can see that it is a different color from an orange. Others think the sky and that fruit you are holding are actually the same orange color. They can't see what you see. But also, because everyone is color blind in the same way, there isn't a word for blue. As far as you know, you are the only person who can see this color and you have no word to call it. How then do you describe what you are seeing to others who don't see it? To a lot of them you might even sound crazy for suggesting that the sky is different from what they see, especially if you're the only one.

That's a lot of what being trans is like. Most people around you have an internal sense of gender that does not conflict with their physical form, but for others it does. Now neo pronouns come into play with the term part of that analogy. "I don't feel like a man or a woman, so how do I communicate that? Do I have to make a new word?" It might seem odd to people who don't think about this on a regular basis, but for the person in question it's a very big deal. They are trying to understand themself and trying to explain themself at the same time. Cut people some slack. I thought for a while that I would have to understand nonbinary to respect it. I learned that the more I try to nail down what nonbinary is to one thing, the more upset it makes people. Better to just use the pronouns people ask me to use and not bother them about it.

[Reinha]

Most people around you have an internal sense of gender

Do they? What does it feel like?

[MilkieTea]

Phew, the TERFs are here in full force today, I’m going to ignore playing around in this thread for my own mental health. See you ‘round Vahlnir!

[Vahlnir]

Phew, the TERFs are here in full force today, I’m going to ignore playing around in this thread for my own mental health. See you ‘round Vahlnir!

I'm out too. lol

[Padudu]

Phew, the TERFs are here in full force today, I’m going to ignore playing around in this thread for my own mental health. See you ‘round Vahlnir!

Don't leave me alone here! What am I supposed to do, wait until you and Vahlnir get back?!

[Lubu_Mykono]

It's cisphobic if you don't stay.

[MilkieTea]

Don't leave me alone here! What am I supposed to do, wait until you and Vahlnir get back?!

Don’t worry, you’ll be safe so long as you don’t touch the nasty… in other words:

[gotaname1]

Just a friendly reminder to everyone that does not think children can be trans: Don't feed the trolls. They make a point of engaging in a (one-sided) conversation about their favourite topic and beat you with stupidity.