I was originally going to respond to another thread entitled Fight for a Compromise, but it was locked by the moderators (who directed us here). Thought I would post it here having put a lot of thought into this. It's basically my argument against any game players who object to the increased options for same-sex relationships.
For some game players who are not in favor of same-sex relationships (often cultural bias under the guise of narrative credibility), their rationale to limit depictions of same-sex relationships basically boils down to a continuity argument: making characters "suddenly" gay or bisexual creates a problem of retroactive continuity--the controversial writer's ploy (and bane of some sci-fi aficionados) of re-creating the history of a given narrative.
I can agree up to a very limited point--to build into the narrative that every character is bisexual might push credibility, BUT really what some perceive as an "upending" of continuity comes down to a bias of (heterosexual) perception. Incidentally, I'm a heterosexual making this argument.
Why would some be incredulous about, say, Garrus "suddenly" being being gay (and Shepard having the dialogue trees to allow such an option) but not about when a player has the option to sleep with MULTIPLE opposite sex partners on a very very small ship, e.g., dumping Jack for Miranda would seem like a very very bad idea, but the ME2 narrative as it stands allows us to get away with it. Talk about a break in continuity in terms of Jack and her trust issues! Why wouldn't she treat Shepard into a major biotic smackdown given her trust issues? Is this adolescent male heterosexual fantasy of bedding every chick in sight really any more credible compared to Garrus possibly being in the closet or only finally opening up to Shepard in the third act? To my mind, not really!
And there's another problem with the continuity argument likely informed by (cultural/religious?) bias that wants to dictate what is "canon." Whose to say that futuristic society hasn't become more progressive in terms of the way it views sexuality?
As a teacher, I'm amazed and impressed by the way some of my students can be openly gay compared to when I was a student, where I think students in the closet were in mortal fear of social persecution. In fact, one of my own friends didn't come out till he was in college, and I had no clue back then!
If that could happen in one generation, then I wouldn't be surprised one hundred years from now that we don't have the same hang-ups on what constitutes social norms and "credible" behavior.
I don't know if there are any Dr. Who or Torchwood fans out there, but the character Jack Harkness embodies that omni-sexual outlook that seems entirely plausible to me for a man from the distant future.
So who am I to deny a space commando from the future his choice in partners? Do ask, do tell!
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) but Hawke has to choose diplomatic options to get there in the first place, and then you have a heartbreak option (only one for some strange reason) that ends the romance completely.
