Erm, ok, here's the problem. I think that gay people are being a little to sensitive here. I mean, if you are talking about things like your sexual preference, religious or political views, or any such characteristic about yourself on a online game, you are not playing the game. I do not play a game of Halo to debate Obama's policies. If I want to talk about stuff like that, I talk to the gamers I actually know, have played with for a while, and find myself calling online friends. The people who I talk with the subjects online on are people I often play with and usually talk to on a daily basis. If you find yourself in a game of Halo saying you are gay, you are just asking for someone to tell you off. Let me explain. If you were gay, and had just met someone in real life, would one of the first things you say to them be 'I'm gay, just so you know, I'm gay'. No. Now turn this the other way, say someone you just met immediatly stated they were gay to you like that. Would you not feel like that subject was pushed onto you and in a quite rude manner. The only time I really see that topics like this should come up is in a natural way of conversation, not automatically forced out into the open to have people start making judgements. That way prejudices can not be made on a person without getting to know them on a personal level, instead of a shallow one.
Rephrased:
Erg, that rant came out a little bit longer and messier then I had hoped but the ending point is still there. And upon rereading I'm sorry that I jumped around all over the place. My basic point is that subjects like this are not meant to be talked about in front of strangers. They are meant to be talked about with people you know and like. If someone came up to me and started saying how much they believed in God and stuff like that, I would start makings judgements against them and probably not want to talk to them anymore. It alienates people and puts judgements and ideas in a person's head that may not be true. If I got to know someone on a personal level, and actually had a friendship of some form starting with a person, their religious, sexual, and politcal views would have less of an impact on me and it would be much harder for someone to have prejudice against the other for it.
