Striving for equality: Why Bulbagarden is taking a pro-LGBTQ stance

That's pretty sweet. Though admittedly, I've never heard of Bulbagarden; I always went to Psypokes for my Pokemon info. Unless Bulbagarden is the same thing as Bulbapedia?

The announcement itself I find well written and very powerful.

 

Actually, I think that's a really cool thing mostly because of the argument it makes: that trying to be "neutral" is impossible, and a non-stance on LGBT issues to try and "stay out of it" is actually a very political stance.

 

Reminds me I still have to beat the elite four in white.

 

Wow, that's awesome. I always use Bulbapedia for anything Pokemon - I haven't ever seen anything discriminatory there before but it's great they're publicising this policy.

 

Wouldn't it be cool if Nintendo itself took a pro lgbt stance too? Like in the next Pokemon game you sometimes got a pokemon who was only affected by attract from the SAME gender instead of the opposite.

 

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

 

It's always unbearable for the first week or two after a new game releases.

I don't go on Bulbagarden, but I do use Bulbapedia every week or so, so I find this awesome. >_>

 

I don't generally go on the talk part of Bulbapedia so I didn't know there was some attacks going on at other members, but I think it's great that they are doing this none the less. You don't see this from many wikias yet, so that they're doing this is marvellous.

 

Yeah, the wording in this article was superb. I wish more sites would include a policy like this; gaming communities are notoriously homophobic and transphobic, although I've been lucky to play with some decent people.

 

This makes me want to pick up Pokemon again. Now if only Maplestory had a space like this...the transphobia and homophobia isn't too bad in that community, but it's there.

 

Aww that made me tear up

 

that's amazing, makes me want to play pokemon again , way to go

 

I don't use bulbagarden/bulbapedia for my Pokemon questions usually but kudos to them for trying to make a change. Perhaps I will start browsing their site more often...

 

All I can say is: I fully, 100%, respect Bulbagarden now.

 

Oh man, I haven't played Maplestory since like... the pre-pirates days. Good times, good times. I'm tempted to pick it up, for nostalgia's sake, but I've heard it's gone downhill. :/

I keep reading that announcement and it still seems just as good as the first time I've read it. I still think it's really powerful.

 

I love you quote! That is actually really true! Either you pro or against. There IS no Switzerland!

And that is so cool of them! im a huge pokemon fan myself and am looking forward to pokemon black and white 2

 

This is awesome, and now I want to go find my DS