Conan O'Brien shows off SWTOR same-sex footage

@Avernus

It is odd not to see C3PO. He always set off my gaydar in a effette British way. Actually he is a throwback to the old gay stereotype of being a fey fussy (and sexually neutered) side-kick. I notice that the groups protesting haven't complained much about him. Its seems its only when gay folk get treated in any media as well, people, that they object.

When I was growing up the nearest thing I had to a Sci-Fi gay role-model was Dr. Smith in Lost in Space. Its so nice that young people today will have such better options than I did. Thank you Bio-ware for allowing us some humanity. (Unless we decide to play an alien).

@Avernus Indeed! I mean ... it's C3PO after all. He should be the poster boy .. err robot .. for these kinda stuff :p

@Gryphmon Thanks for reminding me! I always thought Dr. Smith was awesome, and was my somewhat-mad-scientist-akward-around-others rolemodel.

"Its seems its only when gay folk get treated in any media as well, people, that they object."

So true. I think there will be a huge cultural shift in a short time on this. The huge factor is that kids are now being raised around people that are openly LGBT. It is harder to blindly hate when you know individuals.

@JohnD212

You're a political chew toy - welcome to planet earth :)

Suppressing media representations of homosexuality and ensuring legal inequalities against them is one of the last remaining bulwarks of the ultra-conservative Christian right wing.

A swing in either direction is always going to get some media attention.

@DancingCow I think of the GLBT community and I don't think chew toy.
Why does it even matter? Am I the only one that is a christian and not a right wing nut job. Or wait, is it a sweeping generalization? Cause those are SOOO great...