• By Charlie Jane Anders
    Apr 28, 2009 11:59 AM 14,666
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    The Force Is Not With Queer People In The Star Wars Universe

    Homosexuality does not exist in the Star Wars universe, according to Bioware, the developers of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the new Star Wars MMO. Have these people not seen Uncle Ziro?

    Would-be players were discussing in the MMO's forums how the game might handle future gay and lesbian relationships - and Bioware freaked out, shutting down those discussion threads and banning the words "gay," "lesbian" and "homosexual." Says community manager Sean Dahlberg:

    As I have stated before, these are terms that do not exist in Star Wars.

    Thread closed.

    Have these people learned nothing from the World Of Warcraft fiasco a few years ago? [Kotaku]


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