What, what? I can choose my sexual orientation? That's news to me. Especially since Ms. Nixon clearly stated that she wasn't attracted to women prior to meeting her wife. That doesn't mean she finds her wife the only woman that's attractive at this point. She gave an excellent interview about her experience here. When it comes to being attracted to women, this was one of the main relevant parts of the article. I did read the whole thing:
http://www.advocate....st-sex?page=0,0
Since the initial acknowledgment, Nixon has opened up about Marinoni’s identity and their life together, but she maintains that coming out wasn’t the result of an earth-shattering personal revelation. There was no knock-you-down sense of shock, no Sturm und Drang about tiptoeing into queer territory. Nor does she think she was hardwired from birth to one day emerge from a sexual chrysalis as a lesbian. “I identify as gay as a political stance,” she says. “If anybody, prior to my meeting and falling in love with Christine, had asked me about what I think about sexuality, I would have said I think we’re all bisexual. But I had that point of view without ever having felt attracted to a woman. I had never met a woman I was attracted to [before Christine]. And maybe if I’d met her when I was 20, I would have fallen in love and only dated women. But maybe if I’d met her at 20, I wouldn’t have responded at all. Who knows?
She's far from the only celebrity to come out later in life. Another good example is Meredith Baxter, who came out as a lesbian at the age of 63. She was the mom from the 80s show Family Ties, and more recently played Ellen Rush in the mystery show Cold Case.
More on topic, I'm surprised at folks that are so vehemently against the idea of demisexual romance. Isn't the same old thing over and over again tiresome? The same kinds of romance, only as gay, lesbian, bi/pansexual and straight? I'm supportive of LGBT romances, and I enjoy having them in the game. However, a character that isn't interested in sex, that doesn't show attraction outside of actually getting to know the player, would be welcome. This would help build a friendship with the player that can lead to romance that currently isn't seen often in most BioWare games. I'm all for new ideas, so why not? There isn't any harm in it.
I find it interesting that any new idea is automatically dismissed as some form of "catering." If the only "crime" is being outside the outside the norm, why should it be considered catering? I want the writers to try something new, and expand their horizons. I post in threads like this because, as someone that's played video games for over 30 years, has grown weary of the same old heroes and ideas from the big budget companies. BioWare is one of the only AAA companies willing to try something new.
Besides, Patrick and Karen Weekes have both expressed interest in an asexual romance at last year's GaymerX Con. From there, it's safe to assume that they are open to ideas regarding different types of sexuality. I think demisexuality would be a great idea as well.
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