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From this person's description BG3 sounds fuckin dope.
I rate it 98/100, only very minor gripes, feels just like actually playing dnd
There is one character with a drag queen aesthetic like 80 hours in, a creature referred to by she/he pronouns around the same point in the game, otherwise this is completely made up. Like, there is plenty of very gay stuff in the game to complain about, why make up this nonsense?
They clicked the yes, I want to have gay sex with the handsome wizard button
Headline: Why do these homosexual wizards keep sucking my cock?
By gender roles i think they mean because gale, wyll, and asterion are all str deficient mid/backliners while the Frontline is all women (Karlach, Lazel, Shadowheart)
That is such a sad way to look at the world
How can people live without the joy that is throwing gobbos into AOE death spells with a raging Karlach? Sad is the right word. How can you make the upholding of stupid boring gender norms so much of your personality that you can't just enjoy nice things anymore?
Remember (CW: gender stuff from the year 2000) that time Edwin accidentally changed his gender and experienced gender dysphoria? These dorks don't because they haven't played the games.
Holy crap, it's kind of amazing to see all the ways the writing was insensitive to the subject matter but also what they got right.
BG1 had a Belt of Masculinity/Feminity that would change your gender too. Also cursed so you'd need to find your ~~keyholder~~Remove Curse spell to remove.
Yeah, there just wasn't as much textual stuff going on like there is with misogynist dickhead Edwin being turned into a woman and getting dunked on by the women he was rude to. As a cis-man, I don't think I'm in a position to say anything about girdle ogre's gender identity.
Since it's so early in the game, it's a way to teach the player that equipping unidentified magic items can have unintended consequences without negatively impacting their character's combat abilities. Just the "cursed gender belt" bit certainly didn't age well!
I'm cis too but I can see such a belt being a boon to an actual Trans forgotten realms citizen.
Idk.
He is indeed speaking anally to the community though.
most supportive ally
Go back asleep to MW2 kid.
On the other hand, grizzled middle aged white man that must avenge his fridged wife and/or protect and/or rescue his objectified daughter(ish) figure is always welcome especially when it's expected! 
Damn, the dudes finally get prettier outfits in a fantasy game? Got me sold. Also that res mark makes an ally look like anally. Also, also, does that mean the demon chick can dom me?