Define "A Well Writen Gay Character" in Gaming.

[That_Sneaky_Camper]

A well written gay character is someone that doesn't overtly obsess over the sexual aspect of their character all the time. It would be the same as if a straight character was obsessing over heterosexual sex all the time, life isn't all about sex (sex causes life I know, blah, blah) as there are other things that you can do with your time.

Show the gay character doing normal things. He or she goes to the mall, hangs out with friends, watches movies, plays video games, goes to the park, or any host of other activities. They ponder about philosophy. They help out in the community. They have friends and family they show affection to. They have jobs and careers that they dedicate time to. Show that these are normal people, not some archetype.

Homosexuality will cease to be a problem when we stop treating it as one, when we start treating gay people as normal human beings with thoughts, feelings and free will just like we heterosexual people. Let's start treating them like people, don't obsess over who they choose to love and show them common human decency and respect, and make them your friends and neighbors. If homosexuality is wrong under Christian morality, something that Jesus didn't even bother to talk about, then in that light I'll let God be the proper authority, but in the mean time I plan to show homosexuals kindness and respect.

 

[Dansen]

While it's not necessarily a game character, Dumbledore seems to stick out in my mind as this.

I mean hell, JK didn't mention he was gay once in the entire book series.

Nor is there any information to suggest that he is gay. I feel like sexuality has nothing to do with who Dumbledore is as a character, so I don't consider him a gay character.

 

[AT God]

I don't know many homosexual characters in games. Gay Tony is the most obvious to me however I haven't finished the game so he could turn in to a terrible stereotype later on. His sexuality isn't portrayed as a problem, it affects the story and setting but he isn't considered any more evil than any other businessman in a GTA game.

Best thing is how he fires his pistol with his pinky extended, laughed long enough to run off the road when I first saw it.

 

[sammysoso]

Mass Effect does a pretty good job with gay characters.

Really, a good gay character is just a good character, who happens to be gay. If being gay is the defining characteristic of the character, then they aren't a good character.