Or it’s blatant and over-the-top, like in Mass Effect 3.

Gay people exist, and that’s cool. But don’t beat me over the head with it. Kaidan just randomly asked my male Shepherd if he was interested in him, when I purposely hadn’t made any advances, because I’m not gay. In fact, I’d very clearly been progressing through one of the female characters’ romance subplots (either Tali or Liara). And the shuttle pilot (Steve, was it?) was a tragic character, both in his backstory (lover killed during Collector attacks) and how they handled him. Other than “I’ll fly this shuttle into the middle of a warzone for you” I don’t recall him becoming a fleshed-out character, even after I helped him “get over it” so-to-speak.

As ironic as it sounds, since I just said “don’t beat me over the head with it”, I prefer Kaylin’s portrayal here. Not because she’s lesbian (I’m not super into that) but because Sage isn’t trying to mask it as super serious like BioWare does. While her sexuality does seem to be a big part of who she is, Kaylin’s also a bit of a troll and goofball, and I suspect we’d get along just fine.