Reasons for Doll Sexuality

I get to answer ALL of these! Yaaay!

For those with Gay dolls
(Spencer, Emlyn, Malachi)

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her? Not all. Spencer was planned to be straight. He had other plans. The other boys, yes, I knew.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls? I don't particularly want gay dolls. It's who the character is, pure and simple.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them? I'm not close to my family, they don't even know about my dolls. However, my roommates, who are really my family, know and don't care – they're a gay couple.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own? I'm not sure I get this question, but no... I pick the sculpt based on the character, not because it looks more gay than another. In fact, all three of these boys are relatively “manly” sculpts.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent? It's completely separate. I, personally, am hetero-flexible. My dolls run are all varied.
-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? I tend to bond more with a character who has someone, it makes them feel more “real” to me. As for my gay boys, Spencer is married to a friend's boy, Emmy is dating another friend's boy, and Mal has just started what will be turning into dating with yet a third friend's boy.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs? Nope. My beliefs have no problems with gay people – love is love, and the world could use more of it. Did I intend them to be gay, no more than I intended others to be straight or bi or whatever. I just let them be themselves.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with? No. But then, all my friends are either gay, bi, or totally cool with those who are... and they all know I'm the crazy doll lady. LOL
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you? Not at all. It's just who they are.For those with straight dolls

(Ginaphae, Bree, Kendall, Demitriana, Gunnar)

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? All of these, yes except Gunnar, I wasn't sure about him until he told me.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so? They all told me so. It's just what they like.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family? Not in the least.
-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?

Like my others, I bond better to partnered dolls/characters. Right now, Ginaphae is single (there's plans in the works with a friend's boy), Bree and Kendall are both dating a friend's boy/girl (same friend), and Demitriana and Gunnar are currently single.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt? I chose their sculpts based on the character and what they look like.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.) I don't really think this is relevant. I've known completely straight men who enjoyed wearing dresses. -shrug-

For those with undecided or bi dolls
(Lily, Amrynn, Uriah – and they are all BISEXUAL, not confused or undecided)

-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? Lily was intended to be a lesbian... then she met Erik and fell in love. Amrynn was always open to the idea, but was given a prophesy as a child and believed he knew who he was destined to be with – then he met Blake and things changed. Uriah was always bi, with a stronger leaning toward men, but has been with and been attracted to women as well.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent? Lily is probably the closed to me, though in reverse. But overall, they're all just who they are.
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family? Nope
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama? No. They are who they are.
-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs? 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? All three of these have partners, all who belong to the same friend... Lily and Uriah both have bfs, Amrynn has a male fiance.
-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, they're all monogamous... and I don't think any of their S.O.s would be okay with them having someone else on the side.

For those whose dolls have no sexuality

(Quinn, Zane, Nadia, Schuyler)

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference? It wasn't a choice. Quinn just had no interest until he met Hansel. He's demisexual – he has to be very emotionally attached to someone before he feels anything sexually for them. The others (Zane, Nadia and Schuyler) are all kids. Though Zane is at an age where he's starting to show interest... so far it's been crushes on males, but he's 10 so who knows.
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just don't, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice? It's all been who they are. I'm sure as they age the kids will have leanings, but they're too young right now. And Quinn just needed to meet Hansel. :p
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason? None of the above.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression? Nope, not that at all. The kids just haven't gotten old enough to care and Quinn is Quinn.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself? No, but even if there were kids, sexuality is part of life. No, I wouldn't be flaunting it around, but the character is gay/straight/bi/asexual, just like the ppl the child would be meeting in the world, so why hide that?
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind? My religious beliefs don't care about such things.

 

I have dolls in every category but straight (so far anyways). XD

Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes, their characters are and the dolls matched on arrival... sexuality-wise, anyways... even the one that instead of being calm and shy turned out to be "GIMMIE CAKE!!" xD

What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I think I'm a bi man with very gay tendencies stuck in a woman's body... so in a way, I live vicariously through the dolls.

Do your dolls cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I am not on speaking terms with the people who figured out how to create a child but not much else, and I never will be. They do not approve of pretty much anything I do or like that doesn't fit with their insane notion of what a perfect world is. And yeah, they h8 teh gayz.

Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I can "see" a gay doll or what would most likely be gay in my doll family off production images and whatnot. For myself, I shelled by what looked the most like the character, and well, one can't tell looking at a person walking down the street (...most of the time anyways lol) what their orientation is.

Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I am not sure if I have influenced them through my own wishes... considering how adamant their personalities can be once they arrive, I think I have very little to do with it beyond hoping they match their character remotely when buying the 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?
Some of them I have bought, yes, and some of the other-halves are wishlisted. Some, I am sort of letting them figure that out for themselves. There is a potential unexpected love triangle forming between three of my dolls currently... and considering how loyal they are to their own respective lovers, the two I had not expected to think of each other in that way have definitely surprised me. I need to get the next comic photoshoot going for that, before I totally spoiler it. XD

Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nobody's surprised me in that category yet, and being gay is certainly not against my beliefs.

Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
People I don't know really well, although sometimes I will mention it anyways depending on the situation.

Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
In my utterly biased opinion, there is no such thing as true straight. But anyways, I have some straight off-topic dolls so that is not really the issue.



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?
They matched their characters on arrival, who were bi already.

Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
For the most part, they are creatures unto themselves.

Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
Not with friends, and my lil' brother doesn't seem to mind the dolls' alignments (he has a doll too, I think she's straight but I haven't asked... well okay her backstory hasn't really given her a chance to even figure that out yet).

Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
Eww, no. If I am going to bring up their sexuality, I'll say they're bi.

Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
It's not against my beliefs. I consider myself bi, but being in the wrong gender's body is frustrating.

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?
Yes, for both bi dolls. Regardless of little Aster being little Karl's "lover", Karl has had interest in other dolls (including a friend's doll)... and Aster doesn't care. XD

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?
At first I attempted to have Karl only like Aster but vampy wasn't having any of that. Asura also has a boyfriend as the first person Asura has ever actually loved, whereas other "lovers" were of either gender in the past (in his backstory). All my resin kids are boys at the moment (not counting my Soom Trachy's surprised head that went "I'm a dolly too! And a GIRL!" on me recently)... so providing a female love interest is a bit difficult. We'll have to see once I get Mei Ling off the wishlist and into reality (DZ Morphoa).



Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Ramza doesn't seem to even get the concept at all. It could be because he's so new to the doll family and I'm still figuring him out... but yeah, it's like either he has better things to do, or doesn't remotely get it.

Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
It's not my choice at all, in fact I'd be most likely to try and persuade him to be gay or bi. Meanwhile, he'd rather learn about vampires and drink pomegranate juice and proclaim that there are way too many icky mortals in the house.

Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
It's just this doll's particular case. Is there an "I don't care about that stuff" sexuality label? XD

Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Nurp, he's just what he is.

Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
LOL nope. My non-straight dolls would still be presented as such if I lived in a house with kids.

Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
I don't think Eris gives a rip. XD

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yep I knew both my older boys would be gay when I bought them. They are based off of my original characters who I have been writing about for quite some time.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Simply the fact that my characters are gay. What draws me to having gay characters is another thing entirely...not sure on that one XD
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Well most of my family doesn't know my two older boys are boyfriends/ fiances, so it's kind of a secret for now. I'm sure my mom's figured it out though since I leave them cuddling on the couch from time to time.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
In my chase I chose all on my own. I chose what looked like my characters rather then whether they looked gay or not. I chose on facial expression and how it fit.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Kole and Wren reflect a pet project that I have been working on for years, not anything about myself. Though from time to time I do see myself in Wren every so often.
-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?
I made quick work of getting Kole's partner Wren. I felt bad keeping them separated after I found the perfect sculpt for Wren so as soon as I could afford him I ordered him.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nope
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
My grandparents mostly...then again my grandparents don't really get why I'd want dolls in the first place.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nope I'm straight. They just always have been and the idea of pairing either of them off with a girl just doesn't seem right for them.

 

Gosh, my dolls are all straight... Thing is, they are three dolls but only two characters, and those two just happen to be straight. If I had a larger 'cast', there would be more variation.
For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yes. Their characters (and relations) had been firmly developed before I started looking for sculpts to embody them.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
It's my choice. I wouldn't let anyone else decide what my characters' sexual orientation should be!

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
No, this has nothing to do with belief at all. I have other characters in my story who are gay or bi - just not these two. Gawain is a ladies' man as per classic Arthurian legend. As for Morgana, she fell in love with King Lot as I was writing my story, so... It just happened like that.

-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 don't feel like a doll actually needs a partner. It's not because I know s/he has a relationship in my story that this needs to be translated into extra dollies. I do consider getting a partner for Gawain (one of his three wives in my story), but I would do it because this character has a style that is very different from Morgana's and it would be fun to develop her.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless of sculpt?
I have the character first and the sculpt comes later, so I don't choose a sexual orientation based on a sculpt.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Ouch. One of my pet peeves is gender clichés. The colour pink does not mean 'female' or 'gay'! The colour blue does not mean 'male' or 'straight'! A man in a skirt doesn't have to be homosexual! Tasteful clothing does not signal homosexuality!

If my Gawain looks gay to you, then so be it. I just style him in a way that I think is nice.

 

I do not have any gay dolls as of yet. However, I am sure as they come into the family there is bound to be a few homosexuals in the mix. More power to the gays lol

 

I'm not going to talk about my straight dolls, because their sexuality is sort of moot. Well, sexuality is pretty unimportant to most of my characters/dolls, however, it's a bit more significant to the gay one because, well, he actually has to go through discrimination and other problems because of it. (I will say though, that my main character, whom I am currently trying to dollify and who is very much a straight skirt-chaser, wears tight leather pants and boots because he finds those to be more protective in his active lifestyle)

For those with Gay dolls
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Not the fact that they're gay. The character is gay because I'm sick and tired of the "girl's best friend" gay man in pretty much the vast majority of media, so I wanted to create a badass gunman and fighter whose sexuality doesn't get dragged in until much later.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Might sound callous, but I really couldn't care less about my family's opinions on the matter. It's not something I care to discuss with them either, but should any of them find out and try to cause some kind of drama, I have no qualms ceasing all contact with them until they straighten (lol) themselves out. Thankfully, most of my family is either supportive of gay rights, or at the very least, tolerating of "differing lifestyles", so I do not have that problem with people I actually care about.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Um... there is no such thing as a "gay look", so there is no such thing as a gay sculpt. I don't think my Adam "looks gay", so his doll mould is going be equally... not gay?
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent? Ooooh boy. I'm completely and 100% heteronormal (straight and cis-gendered, never felt like anything else in my life), but ironically, most of my characters are either asexual, or, well, not heteronormal.
-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?
Um... I think finding another owner, unless it's a very close friend or a sexual partner, to own your doll's partner is... weird. For me, anyways. Most of my adult characters have healthy sexual lives (and I am SO PICKY about who their partners are, and what they must look/act like), so a) it's probably impossible for me to find them a partner that I like who's owned by someone else and b) it would just be... plain weird. I guess I'm the mean kid in the sandbox, but I don't share my characters very well with others, and I'd be an awful role-play/character co-owner partner because I think I'm actually quite possessive of their traits and mannerisms. (Unless, again, it's a close friend or a sexual partner, who knows my characters very well and shares the ways in which my mind works)
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Actually, the one actual gay doll (to whom gender actually matters, not his god-partner, who just... doesn't care about trivial things like gender) was supposed to be straight. But he just kinda turned gay, and I realized I liked it better that way. It didn't have anything my beliefs though, believe me, I think judging people based on whom they love is sick and perverted in it's own right.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Nope. If they end up having issues, they can go choke on a sausage. (Well, um, maybe my grandmother, but it's more because I think she'll think I'm really weird and mentally misbalanced for even giving a doll a sexuality, more than the actual sexuality itself. That isn't the... point of discomfort on my part).
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Interesting question. I certainly do like being straight, and I love my boyfriend. However, yeah, there is that small issue that I seem to have a really small number of characters who happen to be straight, and completely heteronormal....

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Because they're a genderless child-like celestial being. If they don't even have a gender, how could they have such a human quality as a sexuality?
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
Not sure I understand the question? I mean, ultimately, it IS my choice since it IS my doll. Character-wise it made absolutely no sense for him to have a sexuality either.
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Nope. I have dolls that represent characters with sexuality. It just doesn't make any sense for this specific one, and yes, to be honest, thinking of him having a gender (the male pronouns is simply for ease), let alone a sexuality, is just... weird.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Absolutely not. Just what the character called for.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
Heh, no (even though there is a seven-year-old in the house). I find the act of sheltering kids from the notions that some people are interested and fall in love with other people kind of disturbing, and unfair to the child. That being said, there are some things that they can't understand either, so, for example, I would just say that the gay doll just happens to like other boy dolls, while the asexual one just likes to make friends. There's no point in going into all of the details when they don't really even understand what sexuality is all that well, is there? It would just go "woosh" right over their heads. (I still remember being seven and stumbling across a sex scene in an R-rated movie... That was the scene I always fast-forwarded through because I found it kind of boring, and kind of confusing at the same time).
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Nope. Well... I dunno. The doll's character is a god, and I don't think god has a gender or a sexuality? But it's not so much a belief as what seems to make the most sense in my mind.

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes I did, with both of them actually because that's what their characters are. Though with Zephyra I wasn't too sure what she was going to be like because she was such a new character. Though she keeps cuddling with girls very closely (dolls mostly) so gay/lesbian is fitting for her.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Well, my dolls are mostly based off characters, so it made sense to have them be gay. Val I practically needed to have as a doll because he's one of my oldest characters and likes to sneak his way into my dreams.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I don't see why they'd honestly care...
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I chose that on my own since they're based on characters. They don't fight me on it either.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Well, some of my dolls are from characters I created recently and they're either gay/bi/or straight, and I'm gay myself so the dolls are more of my brain children than anything else. Though my most recent doll has been gay longer than me (the character at least).
-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?
Not really, technically the dolls are often RP characters, so their partners are characters from other people (my girlfriend for example). It would be great if one day she got her characters as dolls, but that might be a few years. Val and Melody can wait I guess, they're not going anywhere.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Not really, so far my characters have been very complacent about being the characters I wanted them to be.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Again, not really. What's it other people's business whether my dolls are gay or not?
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
No, I have straight and gay dolls. I don't care if someone (doll or human wise) is gay or not, it's not like it's a choice, you either are or you aren't.

Now onto the straight one!

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yes I did, Melody has nothing against gay/bi people, but she’s simply straight.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I chose it because she’s a character of mine who’s straight.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
Um… she’s straight because that’s what she is. Whether you’re gay or not is not a choice, you either are or you aren’t, and Melody happens to be not.
-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?
As previously mentioned, my dolls are based off of characters I have running around in my head. Most of them are RP characters, so they’re partners belong to other people. I still hope my girlfriend will get her characters as dolls one day.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
I don’t care about whether a sculpt looks gay or not, what I do care about is if the sculpt matches my character.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Eh, she currently dresses in all white and a skirt, so she does look rather straight I think. But then again, normally if someone’s straight or not can’t be assessed just by looking at them. I for example am a girly girl but I am about as straight as a pretzel.

Last one I swear!

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Nah, I only have one doll who doesn’t have a sexuality of any sort, but that’s because she’s a child and SHOULDN’T have one yet anyway.
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
I don’t think she has one, she’s a little kid. Cute as a button, but not interested in sex (which is GOOD). Kids shouldn’t want to have a sexuality at such a young age anyway.
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
The only reason that would make it weird is that she’s a little kid. She’s not really based on a character other than a newborn-toddler age.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Nah, again, I don’t see why my family would honestly care.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
Nope, the doll herself is a young child.
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Nope, I’m not religious, but I am spiritual. I honestly don’t care what gender my dolls want to be with, but a child doll shouldn’t want to be coupled with anyone. I understand if they want friends, but sexual preference, no.

Whew… I feel long winded now…

 

Quite happily ace here, so please don't bite me.

Sexuality to me has always been one big confusing cluster-expletive removed- because I simply don't really understand it. I'm not a sexual creature. It's kinda gross. I'm hetero-romantic, however, and absolutely adore the idea of cuddles and kisses, but any more than that, and my personal barriers kinda slam straight up in a 'danger, danger Will Robinson' kind of way. It's invasive, uncomfortable and (in my opinion) icky.

My dolls... I have one ace, because it fits his character, several too young to have a concept of sexuality, a bisexual who has a gay boyfriend, and a few straight characters. I'm of the belief that love is love, and am aware that most people aren't aces. (The amount of times that people have looked askance at -me- when I've tried to explain what being asexual but hetero-romantic actually entails...(For the record, deep emotional connection but without physical expression, and yes, I have had romantic relationships like this)) For me, the love is what is important, rather than the physical expression of that love.

Religion and so forth has nothing to do with it. My dolls are representations of characters who in turn are fictional people. They should therefore behave as people with all the quirks of nature that come from that. If they're gay, straight, ace, bi... doesn't bother me, because that's the nature of people.

 

I responded to this in January 2010 and while my opinion as not changed that much and I really do not remember what dolls I was writing about in my post as I have moved from one doll to another a lot since then; I wanted to say Chibihaku writes about how I feel right now from our own nonsexuality, though I am aromantic, to how we feel about the representation of our characters =D

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
--- She's straight. She just is.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
--- She's my first doll, and I want a boy doll, so she's straight just because I want my first two dolls to be together.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
--- Not quite. I plan on having two gay male dolls, but I just won't tell my family. I have no problem with it, but they do.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner?
--- I definitely plan on buying my doll a partner.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
--- I choose their sexuality no matter what.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise?
--- Not all gays wear pink. One cannot be "obviously straight."

 

I have 3 dolls, and Alot of planned dolls. And I like the way this is set up, but I'll answer the questions together for them.

Straight: Cassie, Val, The prince(planned)
Gay: (all planned dolls) Jesene, Satie
Undecided/Bi: Rosaline(planned)
None: Lotus, 2 more fairies (like lotus but just planned atm) and Lori(planned)

-Did you know your doll was going to be ____ when you bought him/her?
Straight: I did with the boys but Cassie wasn't planned at all...
Gay: Yea
Undecided: Kinda sorta
None: yes

-Did you choose for them to be ____ or did they demand or ask to be so?
Cassie is the only doll that really has a "choice" in the matter and Rosaline isn't here yet, she's the only other that might get a choice in the matter.
I suppose Jes and Satie kinda "chose" but I kinda just suddenly had an epiphany that these two characters were from the same area and that they were romantically involved.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
All of my dolls are what they are. And frankly their sexuality is kinda just there. It has to do with how I plan my dolls. If someone ask's why my two female dolls seem to snuggle all the time.. well it's cus they are Girlfriends... and I don't really give half a hoot if people take that as Female friends or that they are a couple. Cassie and Val are "married" but more on that in a later question.

-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 ___ to hook up with?
My dolls have "family" owned by my family and friends, but if they have a partner or have a partner planned I already know what's going on with that. As I said before, my gay girls kinda hooked up suddenly, I wasn't planning on them being gay originally but I realized that in their story it made sense to me. Cassie "needed" a man because I wanted her to have a baby, and that was the entire point of getting val. So sometimes yes, but not really. The prince will never have an actual partner and Rosaline will never have a "relationship" but they are kinda sorta paired up but not in a "healthy" sorta way.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be ___ or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
I an answer this for all sexualities at once. No sculpt screams at me "this is what I am" I just chose what I like for the facial structure and the like.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Um. I usually dress my dolls so that people know what gender the body is. So, my boys dress as boys and girls as girls... I don't see a reason to do it any other way.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Nothing. The gay two just ended up that way. it doesn't bother me and I don't see any reason to alter their story just so they -won't- be gay or to try and make myself some more little gay resins.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Cassie represents me in a way, so her being straight kinda fell into place even though I'm Bi. Everyone else it's just their character.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
I'm lumping these two. Yea my gay girls ended up being something I didn't intend, and yea, I don't really care to be like "HOMG THEY IS TEH GEH!" to my mom or dad, but I'm not going to hide it either. Mom won't care and dad probably won't ask so it isn't likely to come up.

These only apply to Rosaline really so I'll answer them separately. Rosaline is actually The Prince's slave so... keep that in mind as you're reading these.
-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?
No. That may not make sense but "undecided" is what she is... She's not bi. Bi means that you know you like both. She doesn't know at all.
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
Rosaline will easily be my most controversial doll ever. But her sexuality is unimportant, and undecided, but it's there. And I don't see a point in trying to alter what she is to make others comfortable.
-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...)
No. Rosaline will never have a partner proper of either gender. She will never break free from The Prince and he will always own her so she will never have someone who's gender maters to her or even have a chance to decide if she is one or the other or both or none.

This is for the fairies and Lori
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
The fairies are "adult" mentally but they are fairies and it would never come up about if they had a sexuality. Lori... is a baby.
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
They just don't. And Lori is too young to know.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
I have two small kids but clearly being I have dolls with a sexuality, this doesn't bother me at all.
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Nope.

 

-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 girl doll is straight, but the boy, lol, I'm not pretty sure. I have not given him a sexuality. My man says he looks gay, and most people confound him with a girl. But that is just because they don't know oriental tastes about beauty. He wears always boy's clothes, but lol, maybe a little gayish. Anyway, I will let him choose a girl or a boy as a companion.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Sure they express something inside ourselves.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
No, they love them. Well, lol, sometimes someone is a little suspicious of them.

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
I don't say if they are straight or gay. They can be whatever option.

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
No, lol, beeing bi is not against my beliefs. In fact, we all could fall in love with someone of our same gender depending on circumstances.

-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 gave my boy doll a partner. The partner is a girl doll. But I'm not sure if they are brother and sister, or friends. What is sure is that they love each other.

-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...)
That's exactly the point. I gave him a girl friend, but he could have feelings for the other gender as well.

Anyway, sexuality sometimes is too complicated to be specific about it...

 

Sorry, what's the meaning of "ace"? Is it asexual?
Sorry, but english is not my first language...

 

-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?
Not exactly. As Harpers character developed, he just seemed to suit being Bi. He is a 300+ year old demon who is a sexy slut! ahah! He will take what he can get. Hes not too fussy! Haha!

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
No. He is nothing like me at all, he is very independant in his character and personality.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
Ummm no mainly because 1) My friends arent interested in them. 2) My parents are interested in them but just not their characters and backstorys. 3) The only person that really is into the chracters is my writing partner and he seems fine with it

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
No, I dont care what people think. He is my doll and my character if it causes coflict so be it aha!

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
No, it isnt against my beliefs. I have plenty of friends who are Bi

-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 dont feel the need but in the story he has a sort of Love Hate relationship with another type of demon called Hein, not a romance" lets hook up" relationship but a "your kinda cute but i wanna kill you" sorta love! ahah!. Its confusing but I do see me getting a Hein in the future

-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?
Ummm well he has no friends so to speak. He is a demon protector of two other characters I have called Ellis and Angel. He isnt fond of them, but they are binded together and if they are away from him or die, he essentially dies as well. Sooooooo yeah! He has no friends

Edit: WOO I GOT A HEIN!

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Umm no...haha! I originally brought Hein to be my character "Kayne" which is Harpers brother,however they didn't look right together. Then I noticed they looked good as a couple and he became my Hein!

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Umm..their characters?

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
They don't care much for the backstories to be honest. My Dad even asked when I received Hein if he was Harpers boyfriend because he already knew Harper was Bi


-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I don't think a sculpt can demand to be gay. It's a sculpt. But I get a sculpt if it fits my characters. And if that character is gay then so be it.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Very much so dependant, I'm straight so yeah

-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?
I've had Heins boyfriend for longer than I've had him. Harper (see my post about Bi dolls for more info!)

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
It was not intended as he was meant to be a different character at first, but when he became Hein he was gay. And no it's not against my beliefs.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
No. I'm comerfatable with telling anyone.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
I'm straight, so no

 

Luts Delf Soony - Soni - Straight
Luts Delf Shiwoo - Shinwa(shin) - Gay
Luts Delf Lu-Wen - Lu-wen - Bi-Sexual
Luts Delf 2010 Winter Even Head - Shaye - straight?

Luts Kid Delf Maska - Kasam - Straight
Luts Kid Delf 2010 Winter Special - Aria - Undecided

On Wish List:

Bobobie Mei - Luna - Straight
Luts Delf Shine - Shine - Undecided
Luts Delf Lishe - Lishe - Undecided


For those with Gay dolls

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes. I have a set of twins (Luts Delf Girl Soony and Luts Delf Boy Shiwoo), and it wasnt even a question in my mind That the boy, Shin, would be gay.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Hmmmm, I dont think it was even that I Wanted a gay doll. I saw them and knew that they would be twins, and just knew that Shin would be gay. I guess its just part of the personality type I felt he was. Soni, the girl, is the more dominate personality of the two. While Shin is the softer, more gentle type. He makes you want to take care of him. So... he just ended up gay.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Again thats a "Hmmmm" question. My family thinks im crazy for spending so much money on something they think of as nothing more than an overpriced toy. But considering I no longer live with them and we never really got along on most of my hobbys anyway it comes down to "It's my money and I can do what I want with it"

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I have met alot of people who think all my boy dolls are gay because they're "pretty". Most of them are Luts brand. But im not of the belief that a certain look makes a doll gay. Thats like saying only certain people should be gay.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Thats kind of hard to say. My Soni is based partially of my own peronality yes. Outgoing, demanding, opinionated, vengful (she can hold a grudge for eons and plan the worst revenge youll ever see if you cross her or her brother). While Shin is based off my best guy friends personality. A little shy around strangers, kind, smart, creative, and always believes the best of people. Very forgiving. The fact that Shin wound up gay is kind of a mystery to me. My friend isnt. And Shin is definately based off him. (All Shins responses in my Photo Stories start with "How would Kasey react in this situation?") So i guess it must be some part of my own personality that makes Shin the way he is. Which is funny since i'm a girl. But i do find Shin to be absolutely adorable!

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her
Not all my dolls have "Partners". Soni and Shin have Lu-Wen. A Lover that they share, though i am thinking of getting another doll that may end up as being Shin lover. While Shaye is kind of the lonely single who always works. And then I have 3 Kid Delfs that are friends. Though thats a typical preteen situation. 2 girls 1 boy. Naturaly one of them has a crush on the boy and sees the other girl as being in the way. And then there are Shine and Lishe who are just friends.

, or do you find another doll owner whose doll is also gay or bi to hook up with?
Actualy yes. The reason Shaye is single but lonely is because he is in love with a woman who wont marry him. She's very successful at her own work and refuses to settle down. But it doesnt keep her from coming to Shaye when she herself starts to feel loney. Its a sad story. He loves her and would do anything for her, even let her continue to use him as she does. He just cant bring himself to end things with her.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Shin. It's not against my beliefs or anything but when i decided to start writting stories based off my dolls and expanded their histories i didnt plan for him to be gay. He just was.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Nope! I am very happy with my dolls lives. And will tell anyone about them..... My friends have started calling them my children and often ask how they are.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Neither! Since I have dolls that are both.

 

For those with straight dolls

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yes, It just didnt occure to me to make them otherwise.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?I dont really choose them on that kind of basis. Soni was just obviously straight while Shin was just obviousely gay, and Lu-wen was the one they both loved more than anything. Though he didnt start off bi.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family? No. My Family does have a few Homophobes (Boys are weird) but I have never had an issue with it. But... Im also the type of person who will try anything twice. Once to see if I like it. And then once again to see if I still like 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 whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
See same question above

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Not really. I have seen alot of people get flack about their boy dolls being so pretty they get mistaken for girls and there fore MUST be gay. But ive never really seen it that way. I dont think the dolls sculp should determin a dolls orientation

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)Hard to say.

 

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?
Lu-wen was originaly straight. It was kind of a slow happening that he would up bi.
Aria... Aria is just undecided. I think of her being at that age when its just not something she thinks about. She more into sports and friends and school.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?I have to go with independent since I have the full range.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
See same question above

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?Not Even! It's not something id be ashamed of about myself so its not something id be ashamed of about my dolls.

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?Not against 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? See Same Question Above

-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?This is where Lu-Wen comes in. Originaly he was going to be that person in my Twins life that was always there. Always conforting and taking care of them. So it was only natural that one of them would eventually want more from him. It was a mysterious turn of events that it just turned out that both of them came to love him. It was a really hard stuggle for Lu-Wen to come to accept and return Shins feelings.

For those whose dolls have no sexuality

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Its not that I choose to give them no sexual preferences. They just havent come into being yet. I like to think of it like people. How does a person know their gay or straight? Its not like you wake up and think: Im Gay/Im Straight. I believe its a matter of nature and nurture. Your own personality and the events that shape your life around you that determine your sexuality. And so I think it should be the same for my dolls. The dolls that are undetermined dont have full histories. So they cant have enough experience in life to know what they want.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?See above question for most of answer. Though I do believe that Aria is going the way of just not have a preference. She open minded enough that I think when the right person comes along it wont matter what gender they are. I also have this belief for myself. As I think most people should. Even though I, myself, am considered straight i have no problem with anyone who would aproach me about their feelings. Even trying a relationship with them. I like to think that its an honor that someone saw something special enough in you that they formed powerful feelings that lead them to love you.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?No its not weird at all. Especialy if you write stories or make photo stories. That can be an important detail in your dolls life.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression? Nope! I have a low opinion of people who treat others badly because of their sexual orientation or skin color.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?This is kind of a double edge sword question. Not becasue it deals with gay relationships but because of different religions and cultural beliefs. There are lots of people and cultures who believe that any kind of public affection is very offensive. And religions that believe children of a certain age should have no knowledge of carnal matters (which these days is like says the sky is purple). So its hard to answer this one. But for me. I am 25 and do not live in a house with children so it has no impact on my dolls.

-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
No.

 

I never really thought about giving them a sexual preference really. Sometimes one may seem like they'd have a certain type of preference, but it wasn't really thought through. It was more a feeling. Only one I can say is definitely straight, the rest... unsure.

 

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
I do not give my dolls lengthy character development or story lines. They have an impression they give me as to how they might seem were they to have a personality, but it never really included a specific sexual preference.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
I just don't see the point in them having a sexual preference. It doesn't make me like or dislike them any more or less because of feelings they don't actually have anyway. My girl dolls have never evoked more than a friendly love when photographed together, and I've only ever taken one set of photos with a male and female doll together. If the impressions captured in photography were to change somewhere along the line that's fine, but I'm not committed to a specific sexuality.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Sexuality doesn't make a difference for me with people so I don't really care when it comes to my dolls either.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
It doesn't matter to me how folks view my dolls.

-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 gay when you bought him/her?
Yes
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Most if not all my OCs are gay (or just no sexual preference), so I guess what draws me to them is replicating a character of mine.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I haven't told anyone in my family.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Some, but most of my planned dolls are based (as said before) off pre-existing characters who are all gay.Though I have seen one or two dolls that just 'look' gay and it makes me want to get them and create a new character out of it XD if that makes sense.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I think it reflects my own sexual preference.
-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?
Depends on the character. Some of my characters are gay but don't have a partner. Others have several *__* There are four characters that are all togheter in a weird way which I plan on eventually getting a group for.If I knew anyone else who had a BJD I may also hook the dolls up.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nope.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
>_< Pretty much all my family and family friends. I think they would find it weird I have a gay doll...My mother already has trouble wrapping her head around the fact that I'm FtM but am attracted to guys still I don't think she would shun it or anything...just would be....awkward.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Pretty much. Even if I end up making a straight male character, I don't see myself ever getting a female doll. Just not attracted to them :/