Reasons for Doll Sexuality

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Ofcourse. Dustin is a character I had before I got him in doll-form.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Personally, I think that most Crobidolls naturally seem gay. There company symbol is two guys holding hands!
Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also gay or bi to hook up with?
my friend Julia's Yeon-ho Aiden is Dustin's boyfriend. It's hard, because eventually we'll go to different colleges and Aiden and Dustin will be seperated!

 

Relia is asexual. I'm atheist so other sexual preferences don't infringe on my (lack of) beliefs. Its just her character and personality don't incorporate a need or desire for any part of the sexual realm. It just doesn't fit her character.

But most of the dolls I plan on getting are pansexual, like myself. Since the characters I have for them are just pieces of my own personality.

 

For those with undecided or bi dolls
-Was your doll at first intended to be either gay or straight and neither seemed to fit or were they always going to be bi?
I myself am bisexual so it just seemed natural for my doll to be. I look at her as a sort of idealized self, what I would be if I could, so her sexuality corresponds with mine.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Same as above. She's too sexy for any one gender
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
My family doesn't really know/care about my hobbies but I'd imagine they'd find it really weird if they did.
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
No one has ever asked XD
-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
Nope, she's bi and I love her all the more for it
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner to hook up with?
I wish they made male dollfie dreams ;_; but maybe someday she'll have a cute girlfriend
-Do you feel the need to give your doll both a boy and a girl friend, or does he/her have a single friend and just has feelings for the other gender as well?
I would kind of prefer for her to have a boyfriend but I don't own any male dolls nor do I know any other owners so for now she's single

 

For those with undecided or bi dolls
Was your doll at first intended to be either gay or straight and neither seemed to fit or were they always going to be bi?

Orientation is such an interesting thing...

I took one look at my first doll and thought, aw, there's no way he's gonna be straight, but it turns out, he like pretty things that look and dress like girls, just not real girls because they scare him. Does this count as gay, since he would prefer that his partner is not a girl? Or does it count as straight, since he's attracted to femininity and repelled by masculinity?

Doll number 2 was meant to be genderless and able to switch between forms. He's on a male body that fits nicely into most female clothes and I personally consider it male in male clothes and female in female clothes. However, when it carries out a relationship with dolly 1, is he considered gay because he's on a male body, or straight because she's assuming a female identity, or neither because it doesn't really consider itself either male or female? Or perhaps, since all of its attention is focused on a single person and it has no interest in anyone else, male or female, it could be considered essentially asexual?

Doll number 5 can be outright considered bi. He's just incredibly naive with no knowledge about sexuality, gender or gender identity, so whoever he likes, he likes.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?

They definitely all embody my desire for the world with no divisions, no labels, where sex is a spectrum rather than a dichotomy. Personally, I have no desire to be considered either male or female, but I do love affecting the feminine image and the masculine image, because I'm pretty fond of both. Dolly 2, especially, reflects this (gender-switchable, asexual, with interest in only one (male) person).

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?

Nah. My family don't care for the dolls in the first place, and don't seem to care that I continually dress them up very flamboyantly. I doubt they've even seen my darlings long enough to remember if they're male or female. XD

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?

No, but I don't mind if people draw their own conclusions. After all, if the pictures seem to reflect two guys together, or a boy and a girl together, it's only natural that people make assumptions. I don't feel the need to cram my dolls' characters/histories/stories down anyone's throats, but I will make a full explanation if asked. ^_^

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?

It's perfectly in line with my beliefs.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner to hook up with?

I don't connect well with people, so I like to keep my things self-contained. I've got a lovely little love-triangle thing going on, but, well, I'm still working out the story. As far as dolls go, I work by improvisation. Will I end up pairing everyone up in the end? Nah, I doubt it, but, who knows? The story goes where the story goes.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll both a boy and a girl friend, or does he/her have a single friend and just has feelings for the other gender as well? (sorry if that was worded funny...)

Does a technically genderless shapeshifter count as both a boyfriend and a girlfriend? But nah, to be honest, I don't see the point in stressing orientation. In real life, if you were straight, you wouldn't go around announcing it, would you? And orientation isn't defined by your partner, it's defined by your preference, so it'd be kinda unrealistic to just partner them up for the purpose of tell everyone, 'hey, look, bisexual here!'

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?

Dollies 3 and 4 are children, so, technically, they have no sexual preference.

Doll number 3 is a baby dragon who imprinted on a human guy, so, he thinks that male human = mother = female of his species. He's too young to exhibit any sexual preference, but, he would probably grow up to be perceived as 'gay', but he'll be exhibiting 'straight' behaviour as far as he knows.

Doll number 4 is a little girl, who, like many little girls, dreams about princes and marriage. But since her body is a genderless one, mah, I don't know. What does this count as?

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?

They're just too young for now.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?

They're too young.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?

Nah, having dolls at all already gives the wrong impression.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?

Pffft. My kid sister reads slash. And while I'm young (at heart), nah.

-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?

I believe religion is a bad idea.

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Generally, as you may have noticed, I don't really believe in labelling orientations. In the first place, how do you define 'sex'? In the doll world, I guess you could say, if the body is male, it's male, if the body is female, it's female, but how about the genderless ones? And if you said, well, maybe it's what's in their heads, i.e. their characters, but what if you have transexuals, who truly believe that they were meant to be the opposite gender? Does a transexual man, who believes he's a woman, count as straight if she only goes after men? Does a transexual woman, who believes she's a man, count as gay if he only goes after men? They are definitely not 'undecided', 'bisexual' or 'asexual', but how would you define them, then?

And then when you bring in fantasy things, or even animal behaviour, it leads to even more confusion, like my example up there about imprinting.

I love exploring the idea of apparences vs reality, and I do think it's a mistake to be confined by the ideas of gay/straight/bi when considering the complexity of human sexuality.

 

Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? I had a hunch looking at his body and face when he chose to be mine of what he was going to be
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so? He told me he was....I asked....
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family? Noooooooo I'm sure I'll have a gay doll....My family loves gay people and they're some of our best friends!
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also straight to hook up with? Aiden would NEVER complain being alone (he's attached to me and I'm attached to him as well) but I bought a girl that could potentially be his but she's asexual...
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?Gays come in all shapes and sizes....so do straights
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)He dresses metro and is REALLY REALLY shy so he gets hit on often by men.... but he has a crush on my girl doll (she's somewhat asexual)

Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference? She's so gorgeous I wouldn't want to spoil her hehe
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice? She just isn't interested at all, but she knows how to look HOT (she dresses like such a slut....).... maybe one day she'll find someone she wants
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason? Not at all!
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression? Of course not! All she knows is she's hot
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself? NOOOO I'm olddd
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind? NOOO

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
They are based off of original characters of mine so yes.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I will rephrase that to "What draws you to wanting gay characters?"
I saw someone here write something about being sick of all the gayness. Gay, gay, gay everywhere. Well I see hetero everywhere. Hetero, hetero, hetero. In every book, film, series, game... etc. So I am kind of sick of all the hetero going on perhaps? *sigh*
No, seriously... maybe because I am pansexual leaning toward gay myself. There is an bit of truth in that I am kind of tired of never (well almost never. There is Torchwood now though ) seeing a character that relates to me when I watch a movie or read a book though. Most gay characters are stereotype and silly. So I invite characters into my life that I wished I could see more of out there in modern day media.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
They know I'm not straight and they know I write and draw stories that involve homoerotica. And if any of my friends or family would have something against gay/bi/pansexuality they would NOT be friends or family of mine anymore! People like that are to me as disgusting and useless as racists and I would prefer it if people like that did not exist at all!

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Sexuality has NOTHING to do with looks. Not with real people and not with dolls. Anyone who believes that I think is really naive.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I have characters that represent all kinds of sexual orientation. They reflect all that is possible within this universe and inside my own inner world.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also gay or bi to hook up with?
If they have a partner in their story I will most likely shell them as well. But not all characters have partners and I do not believe that all people need to have one either. I do not hook up my dolls with others because they are based off of my own characters and I don't roleplay with them either. I have never tried it though. I might like it.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
No.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Hm... no, not really. I don't talk about my dolls characters with people I know would not be interested in knowing about them though.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
All my characters that, have been or as far as I know, will be shelled are gay or bi but I do have characters from other stories that lean towards being mostly straight. I have the firm belief though that all people are able to fall in love with another person regardless gender. We just have preferences.


For those with undecided or bi dolls
-Was your doll at first intended to be either gay or straight and neither seemed to fit or were they always going to be bi?
I have actually one whom I thought was gay but then found out he has had several straight relationships before. Now I know he likes all and everything. He is pansexual.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
The pansexual ones I suppose represent me in a way. The gay guys may represent the part of me that prefers men. The gay women may represent the part of me that adores women. I say that they MAY represent because I am not sure how these characters are created. They might be a part of me or they are dreams and spiritdust out there that choose to be expressed through me.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
My mother was worried about me collecting dolls to begin with but she has no problem about my characters having sexual preferences that differs from hers. She would not be my super awesome mom if she did.

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
I would never lie to please someone else when it comes to MY characters and creations!

-Do you feel the need to give your doll both a boy and a girl friend, or does he/her have a single friend and just has feelings for the other gender as well?
We all know that bisexual people are really slutty and that they need to have lots of sex with men and women. Preferably at the same time! *sigh again*
No. My characters have monogamous relationships most of them. There may be one couple that have an open relationship though, but they are gay as far as I know now, but I have not delved that deep into those characters yet to know.

 

nom! cup cake! ^.^ any way!



For those whose dolls have no sexuality
Dollpire Shiloh - Daria
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
''Daria has no sexual preference because she's a vampire she has no male or female parts that can define if what she is thus making her more easy to work with and not effected with such issues or the pressure of it''
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
'' She's a vampire she may attract attention from her looks but will not act or wear sexy clothing because its best for her she does how ever have a crush..(or what looks like)''
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
''i don't feel weird not giving her sexuality..she's a vampire if she wants to explore that side of herself l'll let her''
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
''oh no! my older dolls have have had relationships(good ad bad) I'm not saying just because she's a vampire and she shouldn't look or care about what others think..''
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
''i have none so it wouldn't bother them...''

-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
''ask her...''




For those with straight dolls

Doll*love SD - Ruby Redrum
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
''she's been in-love with this man for a while she gave off a vibe that she's ''wanting him'' in her eyes and body language
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
''Ruby was always going to be straight ...because she's always been in-love with this person..so i guess she demanded to me lol''
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
''not at all i'm open to what ever my dolls choose but she has a man she's after by her own belief that doesn't involve religion just her destination to be with him...(she's pretty intense on this guy)
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
''I'm going to own at least 2 male dolls one male doll is always going to be hers I just haven't found the ''one'' for her ''
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
''I go by character..''
-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
''''not at all she's relaxed on her own personal style (she wear's his jumper) she's not into dressing girly to attract attention although..if she had to she would lol''

((I'd like to note my obitsu gretel ''seraphim'' is an angel ..so i haven't really thought much on her yet))

 

I haven't really thought about this until I saw this topic. My Littlefee will be a child, so I'm going to fill out the "no sexuality" form for him.


For those with straight dolls: Adia (IH Benny) and Josslyn (BBB March)

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Not as such. Like I said, I never thought about it.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I suppose I chose it for them. I'm straight, so my default for dolls is straight.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
No. I don't feel any animosity or aversion to a bi or gay doll, I just never thought about it. If I decide to make a gay or bi character they'd be that regardless of what anyone else thought. My character, my doll.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
No I do not feel the need to give or seek out a romantic partner for Josslyn or Adia. Neither girl is "boy crazy." I like the way IH Joshua looks and he is next on my wish list. The thought did cross my mind that Joshua and Adia would make a cute couple, but that is more a representation of my husband and me. Josslyn's "partner" doll is not at ALL supposed to be romantic 'cause it's her brother!

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Sculpt doesn't matter, it's the character inside.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Yes? No? Maybe? The wonder of being female is that you can dress ultra cutesy or ultra boyish and easily be straight/bi/lesbian/none.


For those whose dolls have no sexuality Peyton (LittleFee Bisou)

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Peyton has no sexual preference becuase he's a child and is based on the blissful ignorance that I had when I was a young child. Girl or boy you were a friend to play with and that was all. Girls could play "Dad" and Boys could play "Mom" and no one cared.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
He doesn't just because of his age, so I guess it's my choice again. If I ever got an older version of him, then that Peyton would have a sexual preference. Or not.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
No, it wouldn't feel weird. I just don't want to assign a sexual orientation to a character that hasn't even reached puberty yet.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
No.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
Nope.

-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Nope.

 

Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Not really,

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I didn't think about it until after I bonded with my first one and he just seemed straight in my head. My second doll was made to look like my BF so he was decided before he arrived.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
Oh definitley not. I've made gay characters before, it's just that my dolls all happen to be straight.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
I use it as an excuse to buy another doll

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Dunno, I suppose the more feminine sculpts would make me question the sexuality of the doll more

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
They look fairly average, though I do always dress girls in pants and masculine clothes like leather jackets as that's what I like to wear.

 

-Was your doll at first intended to be either gay or straight and neither seemed to fit or were they always going to be bi?
My girls were both intended to be bisexual but they are currently in a relationship with one another.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Independant.
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
Well, my mom isn't very fond of it but she keeps her feelings to herself. My daddy doesn't care.
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
Absolutely not. I created my doll's stories to only please myself. If people have a problem with it that's their issue.
-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
I believe in all sexual orientations so, nope.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner to hook up with?
I did feel the need to find my doll a partner so I bought her a girlfriend. This is because the story I already created called for this.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll both a boy and a girl friend, or does he/her have a single friend and just has feelings for the other gender as well?
Ginger's only companion is Helen but they are both attracted to males.

 

I only just got my dolls (one 1/3 female, one 1/4 female), and I don't know yet. October is too young to be attracted to/be attractive to my other doll (haven't chosen a name yet) but I don't think I'll know what my other doll wants till she';s been round other adult dolls.

 

My dolls have no sexual preferences because they are dolls with no character-related story. I don't feel the need to buy boyfriends/girlfriends for them, nor do I speculate on whether they would prefer a boy or a girl. To me, they are specifically dolls, not so-and-so who had a past and might meet such-and-such, and thus there's no need. (I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with assigning a sexual orientation to a doll, but I don't want to.)

 

MilkyTea: I know it's OT, but don't you find that they develope somewhat of a personality to you? If not, wouldn't they just be things to look at and pose? And if you don't give them stories, then how do you decide how to pose them?

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yep.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I chose.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
My own personal beliefs, I am LDS too My family would think it was strange to have a gay/lesbian/bi doll, but they wouldn't care, so ultimately its my decision.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
I really don't feel the need to give them partners. Its just kind of happened. Although, my EIDs and SDs are all paired together, my other dolls like the MSDs, Pukis and Mini Gem are all single.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
I think it mostly has to do with the owner and the story behind that particular character. I've seen sculpts that are obviously gay or bi and then seen the same sculpt that is obviously straight. It just depends on the faceup and clothes.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
All of my dolls are obviously straight. Except one, his faceup turned out prettier than I had planned, so now he is just metro sexual... His Wife doesn't seem to care

 

I develop "personalities" for them, but it's vague and within the context of their status as "doll." I don't like making full characters and backstories; for me, it gets in the way of what I'd like to do with my dolls. If I want to put my dolls in certain clothes, certain wigs, certain eyes, I don't want to consider if that would be right for the character. I want to enjoy them to them fullest for me. :3 I pose my dolls based on ideas for pictures I'd like to take. I know that's not what most people on here do, it's just what works for me. With characters, I lose interest.

 

I don't understand why wearing pink would have to do with his sexuality but, here you go.

-Was your doll at first intended to be either gay or straight and neither seemed to fit or were they always going to be bi?
I didn't really think about it when I first got my boy. My first boy wasn't based on a character or anyone, so it never came to mind(though he has inspired a whole new story for me). He will probably end up being gay though. I don't write a lot of romance, mostly action fantasy, so a characters sexuality usually doesnt end up coming into play.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
No. Not at all. I am straight and this has no sway on any of my characters personalities or sexuality.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
My dolls haven't yet, but some of the charactes I have planned have made my mother uncomfortable. Its my money, my dolls, and my comic though, so it's not like Im forcing her to know/read/see it. She does take a small interest in my dolls though, keeping them out of the sun or repositioning them when they seem to be "uncomfortable". XD

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
No. Not everyone will like me or my ideas, so I don't generall worry about who has a problem with this or who doesn't like that.

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
No. I believe that anybody should be able to be together no matter what their age, sex, or race is.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner to hook up with?
Not really. Again, most of my stories have very little to no romance in them.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll both a boy and a girl friend, or does he/her have a single friend and just has feelings for the other gender as well?
No, not really.

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yep! Avi for sure, because he's actually an rp character... who already is gay.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I'm queer, and genderqueer, so I do identify more with a gay doll.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
My parents assume that they're gay anyways >_>;; lol

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Not really. Just like looking one way or acting one way irl doesn't make someone explicitly gay, straight, bi, etc, a doll doesn't have a 'gay' look.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Of course! As I've said, I identify more with queer literature, romance, movies, etc, so I'm going to identify more with a queer doll.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find
another doll owner whose doll is also gay or bi to hook up with?
If Jenna ever made Viktor, I probably would suggest that the two of them be boyfriends just like in rp, LOL. But generally, I don't really care. Maybe one will have a partner, maybe not...

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
I dunno. Is there anyone that DOESN'T beleive in gays? I can prance around and prove we exist!!! (yes, I get the question, I'm just being a dorkus)

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
The Westboro Baptist Church :C I don't want them melting him or something.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Partially yes.

 

I'm not entirely comfortable answering this, since I don't have some of theses characters in doll form yet. If I'm out of line, let me know.

I have a gay, straight, and lesbian couple planned out. I went through a phase lately wondering if I might be gay and did some research, then felt disappointed that I learned all that stuff with nothing to apply it to.

For my gay couple: They came about as a reason. I had both characters, who were both in a gang and were after my protagonist to make her help them take down the gang they were in. They needed a motive to ask for her help for such a thing, and one of them was her twin, so it couldn't be love for her. It was lazy writing, really, I just sort of thought "Eh, might as well make them a couple and see what happens" and it just sort of clicked. I also prefer most male molds, a majority of the female molds are too anime-ish for my taste.

For my straight couple: "Write what you know" is something that has been pounded into me for a long time, I've read more straight works, so I guess I know it better. My main character is straight and I wanted her to have a boyfriend. He's mainly a plot tool so far, I'm still working on his personality.

For my lesbian couple: There aren't nearly enough lesbian dolls. I've written about this before in the controversial doll stories thread: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...troversial-Doll-Stories&p=6635744#post6635744
"... She was originally Freyd's (another planned doll, hopefully a Souldoll girl) boyfriend, but he had no personality and I couldn't really build up an image of him in my head. He was a really important character, I couldn't just cut him out, so I went with the "write what you know" thing. As a female, I can write a female, so I made him a woman and suddenly her character fell into place. I definitely have to do research so I can write them realistically, and I've always wondered what it would be like to be gay. These two are my way of exploring that."

 

Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Well, I suppose Victor does have a sexual preference-- he chooses to abstain, as he's asexual. I think he's panromantic, however. I just can't wrap my mind around striking the right balance between making my doll a hypersexualized stereotype and making my doll just a lifeless thing in a box.

Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just don't, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
I'd say he just doesn't. I didn't choose to make him asexual, to mirror me, but it seems to be the case. Romantically I don't think I chose to make him a romantic ace either, but he appreciates good companionship.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Well, I don't judge people who have dolls whose characters are sexually active, but I'm not really a sexually open person, and it'd be awk around the house. So at doll meets it was a real thrill having Victor even with another doll even chastely sitting in his lap.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Maybe a little. My mom still thinks of dolls as kind of like the Barbies you smashed together as a kid to make them kiss.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
Well, my brother's seen Victor naked and doesn't mind, so I don't think so.

-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Nope!

 

I'm going to do another, since I'm super close to my goal...

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
This time, yeah. I wanted to sort of model her after Jane Austen's Emma after I saw the BBC miniseries. And since she's an immature MSD, she's a kid, and wouldn't delve into more mature relationships.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
Same as above

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
Not at all; I believe in gay rights, and equal rights for everyone. But I wouldn't go and tell people my dolls were of a specific sexuality, because they'd most likely look at me like I have 2 heads. People in the hobby would understand, but non-doll people - at least in my social circle - would not get why I was telling them this.

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
Well, she'd be a kid, (thus no one's 'hooking up'); however, friends I'm not opposed to. Maybe a friend will come down the line, because I've just paid for her brother, and I doubt my parents will be cool with me getting another for a very, very long time. I had to fight to get my second one...

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
There are sculpts out there that do look androgynous - like, there is one BBB sculpt that looks like it's equal parts feminine and masculine, and doesn't fit with either gender. But I don't think that certain sculpts can be considered gay. People are always saying how these dolls can look like just about anything - heck, I saw a BBB doll modded to look like Ra, the Egyptian god. It was fantastic work. So while one person can have a gay boy of a certain sculpt, another person can have a straight doll with that same sculpt. There is no 'look' - in terms of sexuality - to demand a sculpt to be one way or another.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.
I think it's pretty obvious, now.