The Gay Thread - Page 24

BarTopDancer · 11-23-2009, 10:37 AM

HRC has published their 2009/2010 buyers guide .

lashbear · 11-23-2009, 04:53 PM

AMEX is one with a perfect score of 100 - good thing too, cos I'm going for another job with them.

and JW: you don't have to give up the Sims. EA has a score of 100, too !

lashbear · 11-23-2009, 04:55 PM

Oh DAMN. I can't buy SPAM or STAGG fat-free chilli anymore.

alphabassettgrrl · 11-23-2009, 06:50 PM

I'll need to go through the list and compile things that I'd like to continue buying, vs do I really want it that bad?

SzczerbiakManiac · 11-24-2009, 11:09 AM

Gay Sex Scene Revealed in Dragons Age: Origins

Geeks.co.uk (not quite work safe)

Says GayGamer.net on this revelation

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With all the negative hoopla surrounding Infinity Ward's grenade spam video I was beginning to lose all faith in gays being shown in a positive light in the world of gaming. I got a treat when I spied this clip of Dragon Age: Origin's gay romance. Read: Spoilers! Here we have what has to be one of the most well-realized representations of gay sex in a video game to date. The scene walks us through a dialogue tree that leads to a graphically romantic tryst with the male protagonist and Zevran the assassin.

After hearing about BioWare's inclusion of a gay relationship, I'm sure many were prepared to be bored by some half baked, heterosexist pandering a-la Mass Effect's alien/lesbian rendezvous. Here it feels deliberate and respectful. In fact, while there are differences between the straight love interests and the gay male option, the romantic scenes of both orientations are given equal diligence.

With this bare-chested and unflinching portrayal, it feels as if the depiction of gay sex in video games has reached a new level of equal treatment. This is more than just a mincing gay pirate (Temple of Elemental Evil) or an evasive fade-to-black: there's choreography, tenderness, humor and even an element of sexual politics to Zevran's post-coital conversation. Kudos to BioWare for adding a bit of a gay storyline to their game and for dealing with gay romance as even-handedly as they do the heterosexual options.

JWBear · 11-29-2009, 03:39 PM

I debated whether to put this in this thread, or the YouTube thread. This thread won.

Scrooge McSam · 11-29-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

I debated whether to put this in this thread, or the YouTube thread. This thread won.

LOL Good choice!!

LOVE

The lead is good, but you can't beat that eye-cut at :07 from the guy in the black shirt on the right.

SzczerbiakManiac · 11-29-2009, 05:53 PM

Cool video, but why is it in the gay thread? Those guys are clearly straight—they have facial hair.

lashbear · 11-29-2009, 09:35 PM

Yeah, Suuuuuuuuuuuure.

Gemini Cricket · 11-29-2009, 09:43 PM

I don't think that's right. One of my aunts has facial hair. She's not straight.

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