I don't see any reason to not include it.
So, yes there should be gay characters.

I always thought Toutius sixtius was homo. :rolleyes:
He always seems to get into bed with that guard in his house. xD


I think it would be nice if they added relationships into Skyrim, homo or hetero. After finishing the the main and side quests, I'd like my character to settle down. :hubbahubba:

I think it'd be nice. A few characters here and there that just happened to be gay/bi/trans would add to the feeling of a real world, IMO.
But then again, if they were going to handle it badly (over the top stereotypes, "have-I-mentioned-I'm-homosixual-today", ) then I'd rather they didn't.
Being a gay person myself, I find that whole "I'm gay, whatcha gonna do about it?!" attitude totally obnoxious.

Let's face it, with that name he was destined for it.

Nevermind.

I'm all for homosixuality in video games. It shouldn't even be an issue.

I absolutely love how they did it in Fallout New Vegas. There were characters and followers in that game that had interest in same-six partners and it was just part of their character. It was nothing of consequence, it wasn't something that made them "special" or anything like that. It was just natural. That's exactly how it should be.

You mean the Crow assassin ambush set up by Zevran? The one where you have the choice to cut his throat while he's unconscious without ever talking to him? I'm not sure where you found bandits in that one, but there weren't any in my game. When my pc woke him, the first thing he said was that he was surprised he wasn't dead. Only after your pc talks to him does he offer to work for you instead of trying to kill you. You don't really find out about Zevran until you talk to him in camp. And amaziningly enough, if your pc says he or she isn't interested, the romance line with Zevran doesn't go any farther.

Considering that Bethesda doesn't do romances though, I don't see what this has to do with having npc ss couples.

The sheer number of them made it feel like you were playing Fallout: Civil Inclusivity Edition, though.

I'm indifferent about it. In TES, sixuality seems to be a pretty muted issue among the general populace, and they don't seem to care much at all. There's probably going to be a few homosixual individuals (Which the OP should have looked for in previous games, a thread complaining about the lack of something already present is rather useless) in Skyrim, considering gamesas usually includes a few people with different tastes. At the same time, I don't really care all that much. My immersion into the setting is not effected at all by the presence or absence of homosixual NPCs. It's just not a big deal.

This.

I can think of 4; two npcs and two possible companions. How many did you find?

As long as i can use my big spear on everyone I'm happy.

Oh God... Not this discussion again :facepalm:

LGBT, as you so quaintly refer to them, have only become somewhat accepted recently in our society. If this game is truly based off the middle ages, you would never hear about homosixuality for fear of death/banishment. The fact that homosixuality is ignored is not due to the devs being homophobic, as you seem to be implying, but is most likely due to the way homosixuals were treated in the time period they are trying to represent. If any homosixuals were indeed to be included, it would have to be while being burned at a stake, which although realistic, the media would run with. Generally, staying away from this topic is the best course of action for Bethesda.

The devs haven't completely ignored homosixuality in the past, so I doubt they will this time.

It's not the middle ages. It is VERY VERY LOOSELY based on middle age combat with the armor and swords and axes and dragons, but that's where it ends. Society and culture is completely different. They are not trying to represent the middle ages, they are trying to represent Nirn in the Fourth Era. Also, as already stated, the ES series is not without homosixuality.

I wasn't aware the Bible was a book in TES universe.

:nono:

How about we all zero-sum while listening to terrible revelations contained within sheet music?

I meant loosely based, sorry if that was misinterpreted. I was also unaware that homosixuality was included in past TES games. I rescind my previous post.

Christianity and Judiasm were not the only religions to publicly descry homosixuality. Therefore, use of specific religious texts or religion at all is a moot point, and also against forum rules to discuss.
Now that I have toed the line, I must say, I completely agree with Velorian's take on the discussion.

This, almost. People who didn't tolerate homosixuality were idiots no matter what time they lived in. I'm straight myself, I'm not likely to have a gay relationship in a game (Allthough i did do Leliana, Morrigan and Zevran in Dragon Age just for kicks ) but I'd certainly not have anything against the option being there. I'm many things, but a bigot is not one of them.

No, but TES doesn't have world religions, they have the Nine Divines. They're pretty down with the whole sixuality thing, there's absolutely no justification for thinking it's unnatural in a world created by beings that practiced it themselves!

I wouldn't mind seeing a handful of NPCs of various persuasions. It'd be interesting to find a book or notes from an alchemist on the subject of potions created for a client to make the body more feminine in appearance, or more masculine. Would be a nice little nod towards trans people I think. Not to say I'd be heartbroken were such a thing not included, or anything.

Essentially though, seeing a variety of gender types and sixual preferences amongst all the NPCs would be nice. ^_^

Seems there may be a few different types of bandits/miner's in Skyrim then.... and im not homophobic this is just great material.