i am straight and picked up on it right away.
Disagree that LGBT are somehow better equipped to pick up on pretty obvious clues.
I mean I guess many will pick up on it but the majority won't. I know my friends didn't. One of my friends got the game (he's a huge mortal kombat fan, got the game on day 1) and I asked him recently what he thought about Kung Jin, and he didn't know he was gay based on those subtle lines. Same thing with the rest of my friends. Yet me and some other dood picked up on it really fast. Both us who are not straight so yeah.
Purely anecdotal I know, but this seems to be the case since it's never stated downright. It's all just contextual.
Maybe Sub Zero can be gay... *sigh* a man can dream...
Yes, the thought of Sub-zero having his icy cold arms wrapped around one is very cool.