Because all marriage discussion is funneled to this thread, it is on topic.
I don't. Maybe it is because i'm some kind of bigoted homophobe, but I don't think the hero of skyrim should be gay. It is a video game, not a gay pride convention. Second, In Ancient times homosixuality was certainly frowned upon, and commonly illegal, therefor it wouldn't work well in a game taking place in that period.
1.) This isn't ancient times.
2.) EXISTING is not making the game a gay pride parade. How dare people... exist! How dare they be able to simply be what they are and not pretend to be invisible! :facepalm: You can murder and steal and be an all around idiot but allow your character to like the same gender in 'that way?' Oh the horror!
If you don't want him to be gay... then guess what.
You don't have to make him (or her for that matter) that way.S/S is a double edge sword that will give Beth problems in the upcoming months, but then again they made their bed when they've announced the feature. I personally don't care but the controversey will happen eventually, whether it's tomorrow, 11-12-11, or a couple of months from now. Sure the feature will get praise and I'm interested in seeing how far it can go but you do have baggage and S/S is indeed baggage (That's not a bad thing though but that's entirely up to you).
It's somehow escaped much 'controversy' in other games where it's there. When reasons for prejudice turn out to be without any merit, that prejudice begins to weaken very rapidly, at least in a free society. Interracial marriage was even more controversial 50 years ago than this is now.