First ever gay couple NPC's

[Fenral]

Um what? Where are Lesbians so openly accepted?

In media. As in "lesbians are hawt lol." It's fairly common in Japanese media (and elsewhere) for female characters to be teasingly okay with alternative sexuality, but for men to be absolutely repulsed by it. Because most anime/game creators are straight men who only care about what they want. And as I said, no offense was intended. I was pointing it out because it revolts me, and probably revolts you, too.

I feel offended as a gay man to see even some gay guys saying some stupid stuff here.

That's just it, though, we're not some unified category that must share the same opinion, even if it's yours. Sorry.

there has been a set of male NPCs with one suggesting they are about to do naughty things together since the launch of ARR~!

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[Felis]

But trying to argue the semantics is just silly, since they wouldn't have been run out of town for being "just friends" across racial boundaries. Unless it was Gridania, I guess.

There are no racist in Gridania. Gelmorra and later Gridania were also the first multi-race cities in the 6th astral era.
Every race is welcome in Gridania, so long you know and accept the pact of Gelmorra between the Gridanians and the Elemental

[Shem]

Um what? Where are Lesbians so openly accepted? They're shunned just as much as males

I happen to have been an activist in my state when marriage equality was being debated and voted on. We specifically created ads with lesbian couples, generally middle-aged and older. They were also visually present at press events, instead of younger homosexual couples and especially male homosexual couples. There is quite a bit of polling and public opinion research that goes into these decisions; people ARE far less comfortable with males, especially when they're not older couples. This happens to be directly extensible to other areas, such as what gets shown in movie/television media, and (more relevantly) video games.

However, there has been more willingness recently to depict younger, male couples in spite of public opinion, and that's why something like this is nice.

[ninthfantasy]

DAE homosexuality?

[Nephera]

There are no racist in Gridania. Gelmorra and later Gridania were also the first multi-race cities in the 6th astral era.
Every race is welcome in Gridania, so long you know and accept the pact of Gelmorra between the Gridanians and the Elemental

Look at this gridanian apologist.

[Intaki]

There are no racist in Gridania. Gelmorra and later Gridania were also the first multi-race cities in the 6th astral era.
Every race is welcome in Gridania, so long you know and accept the pact of Gelmorra between the Gridanians and the Elemental

Gridania is extremely racist, particularly the Wildwood Elezen. Most Gridanians don't like outsiders of any kind, and racism against Duskwight Elezen is common as well.

[Mugiawara]

Anyways, I just wish people stop getting sensitive and just let people love who they love.
At the end of the day, we're all human so who cares who likes who.

Edit: Why was ZoraLink's first post deleted?

[Elusana_Celah]

I must be the only one on the planet who treats homosexuality as no big deal. Like love is love who cares who it's between. If you create a big emotional scene every time to 'recognize' someone is openly gay/lesbian it just starts to make you look like you are attention whoring and that will create more hate towards the subject. I am personally bisexual and don't really run around talking about it to everyone cuz it is what it is and I am who I am. I just want to see the topic of homosexuality become 'no big deal' because once it isn't a big deal to the majority of people, it will no longer feel like you are being 'oppressed' by feeling this way.

[Ashkendor]

There are no racist in Gridania. Gelmorra and later Gridania were also the first multi-race cities in the 6th astral era.
Every race is welcome in Gridania, so long you know and accept the pact of Gelmorra between the Gridanians and the Elemental

What? Wildwood Elezen are quite blatantly racist against Duskwight Elezen.

[Intaki]

I just want to see the topic of homosexuality become 'no big deal' because once it isn't a big deal to the majority of people, it will no longer feel like you are being 'oppressed' by feeling this way.

There is a difference between a topic being treated as "no big deal" and a topic that no one talks about because they don't want to have to think about it and wish those queers would just shut up and stay in the closet.

A lot of people still fall into the latter category.