Nice surprise to find that the locking of this thread was only temporarily.
After seing this thread locked yesterday night, I already assumed the haters here had - once again - successfully managed to shut down a thread that hurts their precious feelings.
What a bunch of delicate flowers they are, huh?

Whatever - here are my two cents:
I'm an old (50+), white, straight male.
I don't know anyone in my close personal circle who is openly LGBTQ+.
Nonetheless - I've had a few encounters with LGB and T people.

People of the first three groups, I only know that they belong to these groups, because they were open about their sexuality (more about that further down).
The one (!) trans person I ever encountered, came as a real surprise on my job.
It was a truckdriver (definitely born male), that wore a blouse, skirt, stockings and makeup. Probably would have loved to wear high heels, too - if laws/restrictions in regard to work safety hadn't mandated the wearing of safety boots on the loading dock.
Definitely not something you see everyday, where I live/work.

shrug

I can say with all honesty: while I have no personal connections to the whole LGBTQ+ / Pride groups, I also definitely have no negative feelings towards them.
And why should I?
They never did anything to me.

A few years ago, we had a nice gay bar in the city where I live.
I know that it was a nice gay bar, because I frequently went there to have a drink, or two, or three - despite not being gay myself.
I simply liked the music they played, the nice, bright (forget about the "Blue Oyster"-cliche) and welcoming ambience, where parents even could (and did) bring their kids along (only during the afternoons and the early evenings, of course).
There was a pool table, two pin ball tables, and even a corner set up with toys and board games.
It was a really nice place to hang around with the whole family.

The owners (a middle-aged gay couple) were among the nicest people you could imagine, and the (mostly) LGB regulars were also a nice bunch to have a talk and a drink with.

It would have never occured to me to hate on any of these people, just because they live out a different sexuality than my own.

I think of them in the same way, I think of red-haired, or blue eyed, or stuttering people: I know they exist, and - depending on their condition - I may feel a little pity for them, but in general - they don't bother me.

I simply accept them, the way they are.

Despite all that: I never went to watch a Pride-Parade, or a CSD-celebration.
I also never explicitly bought one of the "Pride Month" story bundles and/or "Pride Month" game bundles that regularily pop up at this time of year.
Simply because I don't see myself as the "target group" of these events.
(Same goes for "Black" and/or "third world" or "ethniticy" bundles, etc. - not made for me)

Pride month is something, I know exists - but it isn't really meant for me to celebrate. And that's ok.

But rest assured - if ever a situation should arise, where these people face even harsher opposition than they already do - I would go there - if only to publicly show my solidarity and alliance with them.

"Live and let live!" - that's my motto.

For as long as your lifestyle doesn't hurt me (or anyone else) - I don't give a flying fuck, whatever you do.

But as soon as your words and actions result in people being hurt, I will not sit idle by.
I've learned early on in my life, that you have to stand up against bullies, else they'll never stop their bullying.
And I have no plans to stop standing up against oppressors...be it for myself - or for others.

So - good for GOG to re-open this thread!
Don't let yourselves bully into closing/hiding these threads, just because a few "eternally-stuck-in-the-pasts", want it so.
Remember: YOU have all the necessary moderation tools at hand - use them.

Urgh, another one of these aye? Police state comment moderation to boot.
Ya really pushing the acceptance idea correctly.... HAHA

Good deal of the acronym is about sexuality, i fall in the catagory.

As a bisexual id love to see adult games added to these half baked sales.
Wont happen as they dont have the balls just thin veiled hints so they can lets the kids get involved.

Id prefer the 5 mins they spend putting this together actually adding more games to the site, the fact im able to keep up with the miserable dribble of games added to gog is really poor.

Only in your own right-wing twitter bubble. If you would ask "normal" people on the street 99% would never hesrd of "Stolzmonat". I'm very interested in political and social stuff and even I never heard of it until last Saturday when I read a post of a clear neo-nazi who referred to it.

Not with the people, but with the themed sale (I'm only talking about the sale here, after all this is a thread about the sale and not the people).

Both have people protesting against it. But in one case it's socially accepted, in the other one it's not.
Everyone has his (sexual) preferences, one of mine are games with adult content. But while a sale inspired by the preferences of some has to be socailly accepted and pushed, sales for the other ones have to be banned from public and internet game shops
It's even the same people who say that the one should be accepted and the other should be rejected.

Btw, when was the last sale for straight people?

Ó contraire. "this" already happened a couple of times before the survey. And the survey is your chance to give your opinion which then is evaluated. Don't you like to be heared?

Not in the sale, but Battletech is another good one for the 'choose your gender / pronoun' category.

A GOTY entry and excellent for player agency - which is just amazing for what is an isometric turn based strategy game about giant mechs.

One shouldn't have to pick sides anyway :)

What if you know both persons, no matter the gender?

Either
You have to choose the one you like the most then make it up to the other one later
or
You have to balance the sides

I was thining more about standing in the middle of the room and keep spinning, singing Tommy Roe's "Dizzy"

I like it, with the wedding procession having to duck around you!

Now immagine the fun when they have multiple common friends.

This has the making of a great game show

Let' call it "Will you still not unfriend me tomorrow".

That the problem really tho, isnt it?
Every company keeps "pandering" and "allying" with the "movement" like It's some kind of political/world war.
Its all nonsense.

Its like a game of how far can you bend over backwards, how much irony can we get.
Having a differing opinion to a liberal makes you a Nazi? How ironic.
Having a differing opinion to a trans person makes you a bigot? How ironic.

Reality check: Doent matter what you do, someone will find a reason to hate you.
Better yet, some people dont like the same things you do.
I know, big shock. Stop rubbing it in their faces!

Had enough people constenly going at me while i was growing up, trying to tell me "your just gay darling".
Nah, i know what makes me tick and im bi.

Nobody should need to feel pride in their sexuality, its yours and you dont need to show it off like a medal.
You havent acchieved anything.
You are what you are, get over it and grow up.

That much is true. The best you can do is not to care.

I think, people who identify themself by being part of a group where people only know it's abbrevation, have a serious identity problem and low self esteem. WOKE or NO'MA'AM ... it really makes no difference.

Anyway, we were talking about serious gameshow topics here and computer game sales, there's no point in wasting time on political movements.

It's amazing how the point is smacking you in the face like a rake and you still can't see it. The entire point of Pride is saying "I am who I am, get over it and grow up". The pushback against this is what demonstrates the need for it.