#anon is my example but these remarks stop being limted to just this anon now

[amethystblack]

I meant no offense with the ask about the sexualities of the characters. It just feels to me as if everyone in the game is lgbt, almost to the point of overrepresentation. In real life, 97% of people are both cis and straight. So it just seems unrealistic. thats all. the only one I really cared to know about was amaria though. I was wondering if amaria might be trans as she seems to be largely based on you. perhaps the characters actually feel lgbt to me because of the people who wrote them?

"It just feels to me as if everyone in the game is lgbt, almost to the point of overrepresentation."

No, that's exactly what I'm getting at though. It feels like "everyone" is but in reality it's not even half, and the reason for discrepancy in feeling is that because heterosexuality is so normalized for some people, any diversion from it sticks out like a sore thumb to them.

From my world view, a lot more people than 3% would be under the LGBT+ umbrella if it weren't for the long history of social violence and stigma associated with it. And I think we're going to see those numbers shifting a lot in the coming decades now that we're finally getting some peace and even footing. That's pure conjecture and opinion on my part, but you read me that 97% statistic and I see it as a number I'm waving goodbye to as we drive on past it.

But I take your meaning. I still wrote most of the dialogue in the game, so maybe my openness to identity and sexuality as fluidness naturally shows through. If so, I guess I don't hate that. I don't believe it's overrepresented, but even if it were, that's fine with me. We could use some overrepresentation to make up for the past.

I don't imagine Amaria as trans personally. Though, again, where there's no evidence to the contrary in game, I wouldn't want to take that hc away from anyone.