Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5986698-20150313003322/@comment-25563656-20150317035513

MysticNerd wrote: JetLignite wrote: So they just have relationships! Which is also great, right? An entire civilization that doesn't (or doesn't have to) put labels on their romantic relationships. Whenever there's romance between two gems, it's just romance. Gems are gems.

I guess because so many human societies are so homophobic and transphobic, to the point of life and death sometimes, seeing a relationship that isn't 100% MAN + WOMAN is a pretty big deal.

It's not a big deal for everyone, but I don't see any harm in letting people see something that isn't straight and be excited about that. It's such a hostile world we live in. Thats waht I meant when I asked if this is the new Korrassami, because I'm pretty used to writers throwing those gay couples in as normal as a lesson that they are. Now, whenever I see a girl (gems don't count, though. They aren't comparable to human gender.) say she likes a girl, I go "aww, so sweet" not "yes, its a gay couple!" because theres a whole list of them now in cartoons (and a childrens book), mostly from 2014. Please don't misunderstand me. I lost my mind over Korrassami. I would have appreciated it if the creators bothered to develop that relationship (grrr). I was still excited, regardless. Because there's not enough non-hetero representation in today's media.

Conversely, when it's real people in real life, I don't freak out. Much like you I think, "aww, love" <3. LGBTQ people have always existed in real life, not so much in media.

Could you message me the examples you mentioned? I'd really like to share that with others. I'd really like that :)