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	<title>Comments on: Diversity in Sexuality</title>
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		<title>By: Gryndyl</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-11120</link>
		<dc:creator>Gryndyl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only &quot;homosexual agenda&quot; is them wanting to be treated like everyone else. If someone has an issue with homosexual relationships being depicted as normal then that&#039;s their own personal issue and not something that ArenaNet should care in the slightest about.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only &#8220;homosexual agenda&#8221; is them wanting to be treated like everyone else. If someone has an issue with homosexual relationships being depicted as normal then that&#8217;s their own personal issue and not something that ArenaNet should care in the slightest about.</p>
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		<title>By: Gryndyl</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-11119</link>
		<dc:creator>Gryndyl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you live in a cave eating raw vegetables then the majority of your life is &quot;against the nature of things&quot;. Homosexuality, however, is completely natural and found in many species. As far as trying to drag pedophilia int it, feel free to look up the &quot;apples to oranges&quot; logic fallacy. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unless you live in a cave eating raw vegetables then the majority of your life is &#8220;against the nature of things&#8221;. Homosexuality, however, is completely natural and found in many species. As far as trying to drag pedophilia int it, feel free to look up the &#8220;apples to oranges&#8221; logic fallacy. </p>
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		<title>By: Honest opinion</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-11090</link>
		<dc:creator>Honest opinion</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &quot;normalization&quot; of homosexuality agenda is being pushed aggressively all over. No media is exempt of it. While I understand this might be something good for homosexual players and for the &quot;progress&quot; of our world, I believe this will only piss off people who would just like to play a game for fun without stuff that could easily be dismissed from it, building a scenery for posshahahaible backlashes for the LGBT community in the close future.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The &#8220;normalization&#8221; of homosexuality agenda is being pushed aggressively all over. No media is exempt of it. While I understand this might be something good for homosexual players and for the &#8220;progress&#8221; of our world, I believe this will only piss off people who would just like to play a game for fun without stuff that could easily be dismissed from it, building a scenery for posshahahaible backlashes for the LGBT community in the close future.</p>
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		<title>By: Drew Bolton</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9918</link>
		<dc:creator>Drew Bolton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the kind of thing that keeps winning me over to ArenaNet, and makes me glad I even decided to see what all this &quot;Guild Wars hoopla&quot; was all about! Love does not discriminate, and we could all probably learn a great deal about the sylvari view of life, such as it is.

This is yet another reason why I cannot wait to get my hands on this game.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the kind of thing that keeps winning me over to ArenaNet, and makes me glad I even decided to see what all this &#8220;Guild Wars hoopla&#8221; was all about! Love does not discriminate, and we could all probably learn a great deal about the sylvari view of life, such as it is.</p>
<p>This is yet another reason why I cannot wait to get my hands on this game.</p>
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		<title>By: Blog Carnival #3 &#124; Character Diversity &#124; GuildMag - Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine, Podcast, Editorials and more</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9797</link>
		<dc:creator>Blog Carnival #3 &#124; Character Diversity &#124; GuildMag - Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine, Podcast, Editorials and more</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] TalkTyria.net — Diversity in Sexuality Okay fine, there’s not much diversity per se because we fall into one of three categories: Straight, bi or gay. Well, before I continue, I figured that another article about how diverse characters on Guild Wars 2 will be based on traits/races/professions/weapons/skills/play styles or any combination of the six will just be rehashing what everyone is saying and it doesn’t really contribute much for discussion. We’ve already established that very well, thank you very much, so let’s move on. [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] TalkTyria.net — Diversity in Sexuality Okay fine, there’s not much diversity per se because we fall into one of three categories: Straight, bi or gay. Well, before I continue, I figured that another article about how diverse characters on Guild Wars 2 will be based on traits/races/professions/weapons/skills/play styles or any combination of the six will just be rehashing what everyone is saying and it doesn’t really contribute much for discussion. We’ve already established that very well, thank you very much, so let’s move on. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9656</link>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nature of things? Please.. Homosexuality is NOT a new thing. It&#039;s been around for thousands and thousands of years, in hundreds of different species. I do believe that makes it pretty damn natural itself, not to mention the other aspects behind it. Love is a natural thing, bigotry is NOT a natural thing. 


You using pedophilia as an example to compare to homosexuality leaves me to believe that you are ill informed with much to do about life and the real world. If you can not tell the difference between love between two people and a sick and disturbing actions towards innocent children, then I wouldn&#039;t trust your input on anything. 

Humanity wouldn&#039;t succeed and we would of killed ourselves years ago if we didn&#039;t have a loving and caring nature. Love between people of the same sex, opposite sex,  race, religion, etc etc is completely natural. The want for love is something everyone desires in all walks of life. Bleh.. I&#039;m giving off topic, so I&#039;ll stop here. To the Author, thank you for the great article and a look at a perspective often controversial and never addressed. Thank you for bringing up this subject. On a side note, I&#039;m disappointed in BioWare for back-peddling and beating around the bush on homosexuality in SW:TOR when it has been in their prior games simply so they don&#039;t offend the &quot;vocal majority&quot; and can keep sub&#039;s up and sales high.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nature of things? Please.. Homosexuality is NOT a new thing. It&#8217;s been around for thousands and thousands of years, in hundreds of different species. I do believe that makes it pretty damn natural itself, not to mention the other aspects behind it. Love is a natural thing, bigotry is NOT a natural thing. </p>
<p>You using pedophilia as an example to compare to homosexuality leaves me to believe that you are ill informed with much to do about life and the real world. If you can not tell the difference between love between two people and a sick and disturbing actions towards innocent children, then I wouldn&#8217;t trust your input on anything. </p>
<p>Humanity wouldn&#8217;t succeed and we would of killed ourselves years ago if we didn&#8217;t have a loving and caring nature. Love between people of the same sex, opposite sex,  race, religion, etc etc is completely natural. The want for love is something everyone desires in all walks of life. Bleh.. I&#8217;m giving off topic, so I&#8217;ll stop here. To the Author, thank you for the great article and a look at a perspective often controversial and never addressed. Thank you for bringing up this subject. On a side note, I&#8217;m disappointed in BioWare for back-peddling and beating around the bush on homosexuality in SW:TOR when it has been in their prior games simply so they don&#8217;t offend the &#8220;vocal majority&#8221; and can keep sub&#8217;s up and sales high.</p>
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		<title>By: Verene</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9653</link>
		<dc:creator>Verene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How is it against the nature of things when it&#039;s seen frequently in nature itself? 

Also, if you cannot see the difference between a relationship involving two mature, consenting adults, and sexualizing children who are not 1) not always even through puberty yet and 2) have no way of consenting willingly and knowingly...you have some bigger issues than your homophobia. 

I am just as normal as everyone else around me thank you very much.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How is it against the nature of things when it&#8217;s seen frequently in nature itself? </p>
<p>Also, if you cannot see the difference between a relationship involving two mature, consenting adults, and sexualizing children who are not 1) not always even through puberty yet and 2) have no way of consenting willingly and knowingly&#8230;you have some bigger issues than your homophobia. </p>
<p>I am just as normal as everyone else around me thank you very much.</p>
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		<title>By: Belzan</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9652</link>
		<dc:creator>Belzan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, if you are sharing your opinion about homosexuality, please tell us that is the case so we can treat it as opinion. If you have research to support this statement, please post a reference or a link so we can play along and read about your statement. If your opinion is based on the Bible (capitalized out of respect), then let us know that also so we know the strength of your convictions. 

Secondly, changing your topic after only one sentence does little to strengthen your original point. Using statements about pedophilia and child pornography to leverage your opinion is at the very least rude, at most: offensive and antagonistic; and is generally inaccurate. Also, I&#039;m almost certain you&#039;re referring to hebephiles rather than pedophiles, as the children being photographed are often teens. Here is a link that should put your homosexual=pedophilia argument to rest: 

http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html 

Finally, regarding your original point about homosexuality being &quot;against the nature of things,&quot; I submit to you that this is also not the case. I recommend you take time to read a book or do an internet search on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, asexual, queer, questioning...the list goes on...to learn more about what we&#039;re talking about. Or, feel free to visit a local gay friendly organization, such as a community center, a university LGBT student alliance, or even a gay bar. You can, of course, talk to someone you know to be gay as well, though, given your comment about all of this being &quot;against the nature of things,&quot; I would wager many of these options are likely to be outside of your comfort zone.

I will leave you with a link providing education on your original point (homosexuality being against the nature of things), as well as a polite piece of advice:

Link about homosexuality and nature: http://bit.ly/x4fTR8

Advice: If you are going to post comments like this in the future, please back them up with fact or reference if your intent is to begin a conversation and/or defend a view point. If your intention is more malicious (e.g., to start a fight or libel others), please resist the urge to post here (or post anywhere), as we will, in the future, simply delete such comments, as they are not constructive to the conversation.

Thank you and have a good day.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, if you are sharing your opinion about homosexuality, please tell us that is the case so we can treat it as opinion. If you have research to support this statement, please post a reference or a link so we can play along and read about your statement. If your opinion is based on the Bible (capitalized out of respect), then let us know that also so we know the strength of your convictions. </p>
<p>Secondly, changing your topic after only one sentence does little to strengthen your original point. Using statements about pedophilia and child pornography to leverage your opinion is at the very least rude, at most: offensive and antagonistic; and is generally inaccurate. Also, I&#8217;m almost certain you&#8217;re referring to hebephiles rather than pedophiles, as the children being photographed are often teens. Here is a link that should put your homosexual=pedophilia argument to rest: </p>
<p><a href="http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html " rel="nofollow">http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html </a></p>
<p>Finally, regarding your original point about homosexuality being &#8220;against the nature of things,&#8221; I submit to you that this is also not the case. I recommend you take time to read a book or do an internet search on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, asexual, queer, questioning&#8230;the list goes on&#8230;to learn more about what we&#8217;re talking about. Or, feel free to visit a local gay friendly organization, such as a community center, a university LGBT student alliance, or even a gay bar. You can, of course, talk to someone you know to be gay as well, though, given your comment about all of this being &#8220;against the nature of things,&#8221; I would wager many of these options are likely to be outside of your comfort zone.</p>
<p>I will leave you with a link providing education on your original point (homosexuality being against the nature of things), as well as a polite piece of advice:</p>
<p>Link about homosexuality and nature: http://bit.ly/x4fTR8</p>
<p>Advice: If you are going to post comments like this in the future, please back them up with fact or reference if your intent is to begin a conversation and/or defend a view point. If your intention is more malicious (e.g., to start a fight or libel others), please resist the urge to post here (or post anywhere), as we will, in the future, simply delete such comments, as they are not constructive to the conversation.</p>
<p>Thank you and have a good day.</p>
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		<title>By: Bryan</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9651</link>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know Ree said in the same interview that homosexuality exists in the other races but not as prevalent so I don&#039;t know if that&#039;s just a lore explanation or whether we&#039;ll actually get to see NPCs from other races in homosexual relationships. I&#039;d be stoked to see NPCs from other races too though!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know Ree said in the same interview that homosexuality exists in the other races but not as prevalent so I don&#8217;t know if that&#8217;s just a lore explanation or whether we&#8217;ll actually get to see NPCs from other races in homosexual relationships. I&#8217;d be stoked to see NPCs from other races too though!</p>
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		<title>By: Bryan</title>
		<link>http://www.talktyria.net/2012/03/19/diversity-in-sexuality/#comment-9650</link>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I totally agree with the subtlety point. I find it to be a rather refreshing take on advocating for something and in fact, it&#039;s a rather classy way of doing it. I&#039;m extremely proud of ANet for it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> I totally agree with the subtlety point. I find it to be a rather refreshing take on advocating for something and in fact, it&#8217;s a rather classy way of doing it. I&#8217;m extremely proud of ANet for it.</p>
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