Tony Perkins: Star Wars ‘surrenders to gay empire’ 
 
 By David Edwards 
 
 Friday, January 27, 2012 16:40 EDT 
 
 An evangelical leader is calling on his army of followers to take action against a software company for allowing same sex relationships to be represented in a new Star Wars video game. 
 
 Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council — a hate group, according the the Southern Poverty Law Center — took to the radio to denounce Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. 
 
 “In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists!” Perkins announced during his daily radio commentary. “In a galaxy not so far far away, Star Wars gamers have already gone to the dark side. The new video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has added a special feature: gay relationships.” 
 
 “That surprised a lot of gamers, since Bioware had made it clear in 2009 that ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ don’t exist in the Star Wars universe. Since the announcement, homosexuals have been celebrating the news, but parents sure aren’t.” 
 
 He continued: “On the game’s website, there are more than 300 pages of comments–a lot of them expressing anger that their kids will be exposed to this Star Warped way of thinking. You can join them by logging on and speaking up. It’s time to show companies who the Force is really with!” 
 
 In a statement on their website, Bioware explained that same sex relationships were not yet possible in the game. 
 
 “Same gender romances with companion characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic will be a post-launch feature,” the company wrote. “Because The Old Republic is an MMO, the game will live on through content expansions which allow us to include content and features that could not be included at launch, including the addition of more companion characters who will have additional romance options.” 
 
 A quick search of Bioware’s forum shows that there are probably not “300 pages of comments” on the topic — and very few if any of the commenters were “angry” about the idea. In fact, most players were more concerned that the featured had not already been released. 
 
 “[I]t does feel a bit like bioware neglected the same sex community,” a player named Romanticyde wrote. “I hope this will be fixed, in any way.” 
 
 Watch this video from Family Research Council, broadcast Jan. 27, 2012. 
 
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 Witch is preferred option 2a or 2b in the above post. 
 
 
 
 I THINK ITS A LANDSLIDE VICTORY 
 
 
 
 Option 2a - 24 
 
 
 
 Option 2b - 7 
 
 
 
 Option 3 - 1 
 
 It has come to my attention that there appears to be a THIRD option so I am Including it here rather than the main post. 
 
 
 
 OPTION 3 (Its all becomes clear please read) 
 
 
 
 
 
 FIRST - At the character creation screen, just after you select your gender you get to pick your ROMANCE PREFERENCE. 
 
 
 
 Straight - Male > Female or Male > Female, romance options (You can ONLY romance the opposite sex) 
 
 
 
 Bi - Male > Male, Female > Female, Male > Female, Female > Male, (You can romance ANYONE that is romancable) 
 
 
 
 Homosexual/Lesbian - Male > Male, Female > Female. (Only those of the same sex) 
 
 
 
 Asexual (I think thats the right word) - No Romance options ever appear. 
 
 
 
 
 
 SECONDLY - Make EVERY single romancable companion BISEXUAL, This is crucial for this to work and you will see why in a moment. 
 
 
 
 THIRDLY - When the romance options normally appear the game does a quick check to see the characters preference and acts accordingly. 
 
 
 
 FORTH and FINAL - Reset EVERY ONES companion quests to the beginning, Not only would this put EVERYONE on the same page, But also allow those that wish to to record (using fraps or whatever) there own little companion story if they wish. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Unless I am very much mistaken Very little or even No dialog actually need to change, (Unless there is specific gender references any of the conversations. (ie one calling the other boy/guy or girl/woman. And even if there is it would take all of what 2 min to record an appropriate line. 
 
 
 
 
 
 This allows.... 
 
 
 
 Those that do not wish to "See" the options able to toggle them off at creation, Or heck they can get rid of the romances altogether if they so desire. 
 
 
 
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– In a galaxy not far enough away... an evangelical is criticizing the gay and lesbian relationships in a Star Wars video game, Raw Story reports. Tony Perkins, who leads the Family Research Council, wrote a post condemning Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic: "In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists! ... Star Wars gamers have already gone to the dark side" by adding "a special feature: gay relationships.” Perkins claims that some 300 posts are on the game's website, "a lot of them expressing anger that their kids will be exposed to this Star Warped way of thinking." But Raw Story couldn't find 300, and saw few if any angry ones. (One gamer wanted the option of bisexual characters "for those of us who want a lot of action.") Bioware notes that gay and lesbian relationships aren't currently in the massively multiplayer online game, but will be with future content expansions.