Singapore Hates Gays

The government censors in Singapore have banned the Microsoft game Mass Effect from their country due to what they say is a lesbian sex scene, though it's actually a female human/female alien mutual physical stimulation scene. This comes a ridiculous, but unsurprising, development from the socially repressive country. Singapore has previously banned gay-themed festivals and films, officially ruling that homosexuality should not be promoted as a lifestyle. But while it's easy to knock Singapore for their backward ways, there's another aspect of this story which seems to be falling through the cracks. Mass Effect, for some reason, features no man-on-male-alien action. Perhaps the pasty Mountain Dew addicts who make up the game's target audience just aren't ready to face certain unwelcome facts about themselves. More details here.