Some people are gay in space. Get over it  Video game players
can now identify their characters as lesbian, gay, bisexual or
transgender. Which is wonderful, unless you're a sad homophobe
• The Guardian,     • Jump to comments () Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog never agonised over his sexual identity …  It
must be awful, being a homophobe. Having to spend all that time
obsessing about what gay people might be doing with their
genitals. Seeing it in your mind, over and over again, in high-
definition close-up. Bravely you masturbate, to make the
pictures go away, but to no avail. They're seared onto your
mental membranes. Every time you close your eyes, an imaginary
gay man's imaginary penis rises from the murk, bowing ominously
in your direction, sensing your discomfort. Laughing. Mocking.
Possibly even winking. How dare they, this man and his penis?
How dare they do this to you?  Obviously you can't fight the big
gay penis in your head. It has no physical form, so you can't
get a grip on it, much as