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(06-24-2015, 01:03 AM)Graeham Wrote: That doesn't make it any less frustrating though - especially when those characters end up being portrayed as walking stereotypes. A character shouldn't be defined by their sexuality as far as I'm concerned - it should just be something that they happen to have alongside everything else.
Graeham's bisexual but it rarely comes up in role-play because he doesn't try and sleep with everything that moves. If people want to make their character's sexuality a major point of their character then that's fine - but they shouldn't be surprised if other people find it off-putting. I feel the same way about straight characters too, so it's not a matter of discrimination.
First paragraph: yeah, sure, 110% agree.
Second, though: not everyone interested in romance is looking for a quick fuck. I'd even wager that very few are. Can we please stop with this silly stigma? It makes kittens cry.
(06-24-2015, 02:16 AM)Tseren Wrote: The opportunity to write with characters who might share a comon experience that my character has. Sexual attraction may be part of the LGBT alphabet, but it's not the only way we relate to one another. Especially if you, or your character, is under one of the other letters. It's also often nice to play with someone who's player (and possibly character) understands your characters gender identity, challenges and direction.
It's entirely possible to find, as I've done it through other formats plenty of times.
The thing is, in Eorzea, no one cares if you're gay. It's a sexually liberated society outside of some Ishgardian headcanons. Experiences outside of gender identity are likely to be non-existent because there isn't any issue to begin with.
Now if your character falls under the T, I can definitely understand that, though sadly they are a rarity and even fewer actually understand what being transgender is like in the first place, much to my personal chagrin.
(06-24-2015, 03:04 AM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: Gay RPers? Do you only RP gay characters?
Actually... yes, I do. Sapphism is kind of my thing because a. we have enough good stories about men as-is and b. it's my comfort zone, what I identify most with.
Interestingly enough, a good chunk of female characters in the FFXIV RP community are straight. It's legitimately difficult to find a decent date on any given day. Not even joking; it's truly an anomaly of modern roleplay.