I had the opposite experience. I went in planning on falling in love with Sera, but she was so irritatingly manic pixie dreamgirl that I ended up with Cullen, who has an infintely more compelling story and personality.

I have played through dozens of straight romance options - even in Bioware games, where I could have played as a lesbian - but that does not make me straight. In games, the story is far more important than the gender (after all, I don’t have to actually interact with their naughty bits, which is one of the biggest…

That’s so sad for you. Anders was a great romance, even though he ends up... you know. I’m a gay woman and I’m not grossed out by all the straight romance options - man up and get over the fact that fictional people are programmed to want to sleep with you.

I’m a stock supervisor, so I basically lift and move boxes for a living. The rest of my department are men, all of whom know I’m good at my job and trust me to do it safely. But when men outside our department are around, I can’t lift a two-pound box without being asked if I need help. It drives me crazy. There’s also…

Don't get me wrong, I get how for some women braless would be best. But for a lot of us, any bra is better than no bra. Bras aren't just something to make the ladies look good, they serve the vital function of support. Of course sports bras would be ideal, but we can't assume they had that option.

Thank you for ruining brie for this young lesbian.

Teva designed and donated a walking boot for a crippled penguin at the zoo where I work. If they want to wear socks with sandals, I've kinda got no problem with that. Fashion is already so ephemeral and nonsensical. Why even bother getting angry? This will go away soon enough.

I respectfully disagree. It's not that Larry doesn't have the talent to carry a show - he does, and he will - but Colbert worked as a solo pundit because his character was all ego. He couldn't tolerate another correspondent - he talks over every guest or tries to nail them to the wall. Wilmore is much more reasonable…

Wow, you are pretty much self-parodying. Just a note? If a single throwaway line regarding the sexuality of an animated character shakes you to the core as this so obviously has, you have some issues you need to be exploring ASAP. Gobber being gay affects you in no way whatever. So when you throw your little hissy…

I don't think you realize how often women hear that they should take every scrap of male attention, positive or negative, as a "compliment." If a guy got this kind of relentless attention from another guy, would he take it as a compliment? This sort of shit isn't complementary, it's terrifying. A close family friend…

Yep, that show fridges women at a truly alarming rate. I stopped watching after Jo died (allowing the boys time to run, naturally). They've got Felicia Day in a recurring role these days, and as a gay character, too (at long fucking last) - it's enough to make me want to pick it up again, but slogging through that…

We may not have crack pipe vending machines, but I volunteer at a needle exchange. They do good work, and the community where I am needs it desperately.

It seems to be that in the Wizarding world, further education is something you take on your own initiative - lots of wizards and witches travel the world to find their callings, like Bill and Charlie both did (and Dumbledore intended to do). Others take on jobs, while others (like Luna's mom) experiment with magic on…

If you really can't see the difference, I feel sorry for you. Both black males and gay males have been historically persecuted, white males have not. In fact, white males have been on the persecuting side of history since before Colonial times. Whether white males like it or not, they benefit from the societal…

If I don't shower every morning, my hair is super greasy and sticks straight up. The price of having short hair and using product, I suppose. I don't particularly care about the health of the dead keratin keeping my head warm, though.

There's always one, isn't there? Always one guy saying "not all white males are like that etc etc" and derailing the whole conversation because the OP used the phrase "white male". So thank you, guy, for stopping the conversation about the treatment of women in the gaming industry to make it all about white guys…

Yes, Kotaku should report all of those things, because they affect the gaming industry. If a murder occurs in the gaming industry, wouldn't gamers be more likely to know/care about the people involved? If an ironic Need For Speed car crash were to happen, wouldn't gamers be more interested in that than the general…

Applause indistinguishable from the real thing. I can't believe it's not misogyny!

Not being comfortable enough with a significant other to talk about normal human bodily functions is a deal-breaker in my book. Her "I don't poop" illusion is unhealthy in every conceivable way.

At this point, we truly need protection *from* religion. It's not just Christians coming down on other religions, it's Christians enforcing their moral laws in women's health and marriage, as well. Abortion rights are backsliding at an incredible rate, and though we have made some progress in marriage equality, we…