I was 18, and I'd had boyfriends. I think I knew in 1984 when I saw Carrie Fischer in 'Return of the Jedi'. Had a pretty huge crush on Madonna too. 
Oh I see. During around 86 and 87, I had a crush on Lynda Carter, among other girls.
Oh gods, Lynda Carter, yeah!
I loved 'action girls', still do.
I loved 'action girls', still do.
Actually, I was reflecting today on how we haven't seen the 'Hide Your Lesbians' trope in a long time:
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I'm an avid gamer, and gay and lesbian characters have been visible and positive for a few years now. The Pathfinder RPG has an openly lesbian character (Kyra) as well as transsexual and bisexual characters. Mass Effect 3 had a female-only romance with Samantha - Dragon Age 3 has Sera, who is romanceable for females only.
And Winter Wolf games have always prided themselves on having as many gay/lesbian romances as straight ones in their games.
We've come a long way.
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I'm an avid gamer, and gay and lesbian characters have been visible and positive for a few years now. The Pathfinder RPG has an openly lesbian character (Kyra) as well as transsexual and bisexual characters. Mass Effect 3 had a female-only romance with Samantha - Dragon Age 3 has Sera, who is romanceable for females only.
And Winter Wolf games have always prided themselves on having as many gay/lesbian romances as straight ones in their games.
We've come a long way.
Yes, we have come a long way. Even the Japanese are starting to be more positive about lesbians in their animes/mangas. This is the day our foresisters fought for, when we're accepted just like everyone else.
I agree. I think we're getting there. Japanese stuff tends to be one of the worst offenders, I find. It's a more conservative culture than ours. It's odd because it seems to be accepted while girls are young, but not when they get older and are expected to be straight.
But yeah, change will come in time, even if some places will take a little longer.
But yeah, change will come in time, even if some places will take a little longer.