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The Force Is Not With Queer People In The Star Wars Universe

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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]

https://kotaku.com/there-are-no-gays-in-star-wars-5230325

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