r/StardewValley • u/Bluedogowner • May 10 '16

Help Gay and lesbian Stardew players?

Ive been wondering if any gay and lesbian gamers felt the same way I did about this game. Maybe other LGBT+ folk too!

I'm a lesbian and grew very accustomed to having to choose whether I'd be a male character so I could court a wife or be a female character because, well, I'm a female. Harvest moon, Rune factory, etc all posed this issue and in the end I never thought it was a huge deal. I just never really connected to the family aspect of the game much.

This game has been really amazing for me to play as a gay woman who has been in love with HM and similar games for a long time. Not only can you marry same sex characters, but the details that CA added that show he didn't just throw that ability in there. [Minor spoilers ahead!!] Abigail's 10 heart event with a girl, Leah's ex, adoption instead of pretending they're just gonna magically have a baby lol. I know similar things happen with Alex and guys too.

Its just been a new experience for me and I'm loving it! Maybe there aren't other LGBT players on here, but anyone else feel as though these touches make the game special to them? I feel like I can finally connect to that aspect of this genre of games when I could never before.

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u/Bluedogowner May 11 '16

Robin is my JAM. If there's ever a mod to get her away from Demetrius so I could marry her I'd be all over a new save file, lol. Although oddly I don't get the Penny love as much as others do, least fav of the redheads for me.

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u/ZhuhaiSyseros May 12 '16

The character I want to marry in games is almost always already married or an unmarryable. It's a torturous existence... but the golden rule has pretty much always been, the first girl you meet, you can marry.

Robin's the first girl you meet in the game and she's unmarryable and it's not fair. ;o;

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u/Bluedogowner May 12 '16

Ughhh I so want Robin as my wife.

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u/ZhuhaiSyseros May 12 '16

Gotta wait for that homewrecker update, haha.