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2016-10-29T00:33:14Z

Created page with "I think the choice to include this is because it's something that makes these characters different from the majority without being unusually broad. We could equally have a cat..."

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I think the choice to include this is because it's something that makes these characters different from the majority without being unusually broad. We could equally have a category for characters with only one eye or characters that specialize in computers and hacking.

It's a characteristic not shared with a majority, not one that we are passing a judgement on or using to devalue the characters. Male/female is too broad because it would cover close to a majority, as would heterosexual.

It has some utility in that LGBT/Q rights are a political issue today, and having the category can be used to reference different factions' and the franchise's inclusiveness and representation of those same issues.

I do think that, since this is an issue that may recur, we should open a forum to establish criteria for new categories, levels of specificity or generality needed, and minimum membership counts. All current categories can then be reconsidered based on a community consensus on criteria.

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imported>DarkFeather: Created page with "I think the choice to include this is because it's something that makes these characters different from the majority without being unusually broad. We could equally have a cat..."