With Mass Effect: Andromeda, Bioware Improved on Its Gay Relationships - Article

We've seen more representation of LGBT characters across gaming, and in terms of interaction with these characters, Bioware is probably at the forefront (notable missteps such as Hainley Abrams notwithstanding). But although we have more diversity in terms of the characters presented, we don't have as much diversity in terms of the kinds of relationships we see. I remember as a kid watching Mrs Doubtfire being confused that the parents didn't get back together at the end of the film. I know some of my friends who had divorced parents were really struck by that - that the happy ending could be that the parents stay divorced, but on much better terms.

Gil's relationship with Jill, and potentially with Ryder, and their willingness to bring a baby into the universe together and co-parent as a non-romantic couple/triple, I thought was really beautiful.



It's a non-traditional view on kids and parenting. In the last century we've seen it become acceptable to have children out of wedlock, to be single parents, to be happily divorced.

At this very moment kids are growing up with same-sex parents, transgender parents, or even parents who are simply best friends. All that matters at the end of the day is that they love those kids and offer them the best possible start. And its really, really cool that media is recognising those kinds of relationships. And that hopefully, with this sort of recognition, those kids can grow up feeling like they come from a home that's just as normal as everyone else's.