Reasons for Doll Sexuality

I find this topic very interesting, as I love researching sexuality. I'll go ahead and state that approximately 70% of my dolls' characters identify as 'heterosexual' and/or are too young to realize their orientations.

Three of my dolls are gay/lesbian. I have a bisexual in the mix and one of my girls is an ace.

 

I have all the above ^^; Here's my summed up answer:

All of my dolls are based on pre-existing characters. I have a boatload of heterosexual couples, one girl/girl couple, and 5 guy/guy couples. A lot of these characters I've had since I was 8 years old, so I can't really say why it turned out that way.

Their style: My girl/girl couple is actually made up of two very fancy/girily girls. My boys are mostly casual, I have one punk rocker (straight) one leather wearing one (gay) and one grungy one (gay) and one extremely metro one (bi, but in a heterosexual relationship) but the rest are pretty laid back with their fashion.

 

In my head, I'd love to have couple dolls. I like the idea of them having a partner whether they're straight or gay.

 

-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?
Actually, I had no intended sexuality for any of my boys. Until I got them all together... then it was a different story.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Mm well, he does express a certain part of myself that may tie into his sexuality.. but for the most part I think his preferences are independent.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
Not at all! Both my good friends and family adore him!

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
No, his sexuality never really comes up.. if it did, I would simply say that he was too young to make sexual choices..

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
I'm pansexual so it isn't against my beliefs at all of course haha

-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?
Actually my boy had a partner who belonged to me at first, but I gave him to my best friend. Since then they've been in a long distance relationship ahaha.

-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?
He has one partner and one is more than enough

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
In most cases yes. I have had one surprise me.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I am a long time slash roleplayer and fiction writer. I write gay boys so the majority of my dolls are also gay boys. A few of them are based on rp characters so it makes sense.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I am old enough that my family has little say in much of anything I do. They are my dolls and it is my money that buys them.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I do not think sculpts dictate much of anything. I think even the most girly of male sculpts can still be homes for straight dolls, and very masculine sculpts can house homosexual characters.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Completely dependent. I am a straight female that just happens to adore pretty gay boys.
-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 first two dolls were best friends since childhood from before they were even dolls. They are a couple. The two other members of their band were not bought, made into dolls, to be a couple but have ended up that way. It was the last thing I expected. I did not buy either of them for the other I bought them to house muses, characters.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
One of my boys I did not expect to be gay, because when I first created the character he was too immature to think about such things. Now that he has matured some he has come out and declared himself gay. Of course it did not go against my beliefs because most of my other boys are also gay.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Not that I can think if.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
I am straight. I just like gay guys!

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yes and No. I had a good feeling the one girl I have would be straight. I was not so sure about the straight boy.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
It was pretty much their decision and I went with it.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
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 whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
Maybe but we will have to wait and see if a doll speaks to me. As it stands right now my straight boy has a crush on my girl, but she does not return those feelings. Though she is in the process of changing and may end up with the one boy I have that I am completely unsure of.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
See the answer for that question above.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
His style is sort of cobbled together and in someways based on a character from a movie, the same movie his nickname comes from. Though the doll character has nothing to do with the movie character.

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Because he is a ghost. The ghost of a boy that passed away as a child. Mentally he is not old enough to commit to a sexuality.
-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 is mainly because he was too young when he passed away to think of such things. The doll is the embodiment of the ghost of the brother of one of my other boys (sorry if that makes no sense). He passed away before he was thinking about his sexuality therefore he has none.
-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 four, soon to be five other dolls that are gay. Two straight, and one I am not so sure of.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Nope.
-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.

 

I got two dolls who fit in different categories.


For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?

Yep, my doll was based on an existing character so that had been decided before hand.


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

I choose it.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
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 whose doll is also straight to hook up with?

I would like to buy her partner someday but it isn't a necessity for me.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?

This was based on a pre-existing character.

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

I wouldn't say her style suggests she is straight or not.


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

This doll is a yosd and I imagine her character as a young child. There is no need for her to have one.

-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 never had one, did not even cross my mind.

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

As I stated above I think of her as a young child and I don't see her at an age old enough to need one. I do not see any problem with giving a doll sexuality.

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

If that was the issue I just wouldn't mention it to them.

-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. It's all about the gay life for my dollies (minus my 3rd one that's on the way, he's asexual or undecided).

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls? Yaoi (yes, roll your eyes) and overall homoeroticsism in literature and Art (Italian/Greek)

-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 really told my family but, it's kinda obvious.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own? The androgynous pretty boy looking ones like my Iplehouse Giorgio, I choose him to be gay. SID Giorgio's head looks a bit femine for me to be straight, same with my Eric SID.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent? Yes, they reflect my fantasies and such.

-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? Yes, and it took me 1 year to get my first bjd (Iplehouse Giorgio's) husband. I feel nicer having them together as much as possible, I even bought them matching rings

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs? No, this was very much intented

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with? Nope, it is what it is. Not my problem if they have a problem with it

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



-Happily eats the cuppy cake- Thank you hon!

LMAO! I should of just quoted your reply/answer and saved me the thinking and typing

 

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Until this topic to be completely honest, I hadn't thought about it, so the doll doesn't have one due to my lack of thought to do so.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
As of right now I suppose it would be by choice, since she still doesn't have one.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Yes, it would feel weird. She doesn't represent any of my characters nor do I want her to, so giving her an identity outside of the default would feel awkward.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
I stopped worrying about giving my friends the wrong impressions years ago. They tend to roll with my weirdness. Family has no idea I have one.

-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?
I don't have any religious beliefs, so n/a?

 

Good questions! But I guess I have never given it much thought... All my dolls are female and I don't see myself adding any male dolls because I am simply not drawn to them. My dolls certainly have a certain character and some have family bonds, so you would think I would know their sexuality too. I guess I would lean to straight and single.

 

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Because I simply view them as decorative and artistic items. They are dolls without any form of character applied to them by me.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just don't, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
As they are dolls I view them as objects, they have no preferences at all.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
I wouldn't feel weird about it, I just don't view my BJDs that way. They don't have characters or feelings of any kind so sexuality hasn't even entered my mind in relation to them.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Not at all, it's my preference. I'm old enough not to care what family and friends think about these things.

-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

I feel a little daft answering this, but I feel like I am part of a minority that just appreciates the dolls for what they are physically without adding any form of character.

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
With Ky I knew, with Koneko I didn't (she just seemed to want a girlfriend once I had her).
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I don't specifically want dolls of any specific sexuality, some of them are just gay, some bi and some straight. No idea why, that's just how they strike me.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Not really, I don't think my family has a problem with people being gay or bi (they don't seem to have a problem with me being bisexual myself, either).
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Dunno. I choose sculpts that appeal to me, and then once I have them at home, they become certain characters in my mind. I honestly have no idea whether their sculpt influences what sexuality that character has, though.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I have dolls of all persuasions, so I think it's independent of my own sexuality.
-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 grown-up dolls all have partners. Ky and Koneko both have a bisexual partner (Ace and Zaï, respectively). I bought Ky after I'd had Ace for a while -- he had a girlfriend before, who belonged to a friend of mine, but when I bought her from my friend she became the girlfriend of another one of my dolls. Ky wasn't specifically meant as a partner for Ace, they just seemed to belong together. Zaï was specifically bought to be Koneko's girlfriend, though -- as soon as I saw an Unoa Lusis for the first time, I just knew that was the face that belonged with Koneko.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
I don't really have any beliefs involving sexuality other than the standard 'sex should be consensual' thing, and I don't really intend for my dolls to be a certain way, they just are.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Yeah, grandparents with different values.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
No.


For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
No, but I did once I got to know them.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
They just are, so yeah, I guess they asked to be? Same as with the gay and bi ones.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
No.
-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?
One of the straight guys is with a doll that used to belong to a friend of mine, the other has a girlfriend who was bought around the same time and they just seemed to click, and my demon family had been worked out as part of a story before any of them were bought.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Again, I don't know.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
I don't know -- none of the guys has a very feminine style, but Zephyr does have eye make-up. The girls do have a very feminine style, but so does my gay girl.


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 think they were always bi. That's just how they struck me.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Well, I am bi myself, but again, I have dolls of all persuasions.
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
No.
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
No. I don't really mention my dolls' sexuality unless someone asks or I'm explaining their life stories, though.
-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
No.
-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?
Ace has Ky (see above), Mika doesn't want a partner but is co-parenting with best friends Ace and Ky, and Zaï was bought as a partner for Koneko.
-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...)
Ace and Ky have an open relationship, but Ace does not have a girlfriend (though he used to before he had Ky). Mika has neither as zie's aromantic, and Zaï and Koneko are exclusive so she does not have a boyfriend and will probably never have one.

 

Right now I only have one couple planned and they are hetro. My boyfriend got Tripp for me for our 5th anniversary/my birthday. Her partner will be a guy so they'll be slightly representative of our relationship. I certainly do not have anything against gay dollies or people, mine just turned out hetro because of circumstance. I think it's awesome to see all the different dolly couples out there
My other two planned dolls are robots, and I am not sure if they have any sort of sexuality yet. They are based on characters who seem to be hetro (Zero anyway) but they are genderswapped versions.

 

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Because my dolls don't have an intricate backstory (yet) so I don't feel like they need a sexuality. Also, I don't like to associate dolls and sexuality with eachother.

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

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
It would! It would make them more than just dolls and I enjoy being able to play with them without getting sexuality involved.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
No. I don't care about the opinions of my friends and family about my dolls, as there are mine and not theirs to worry about.

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

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

 

I just realized that I responded to a topic that was merged into this one, so I never really answered all the questions that go with it (even though I've been interestedly reading everyone else's)! So, here goes, I'll try to keep it short and sweet, and will drop questions for which I have no interesting answer:

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes. The majority of my dolls are representing characters that already exist in some way, sexuality included, so I already know their orientation/preferences/etc when they arrive.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Nothing particularly draws me to wanting "gay dolls" whatsoever. I want dolls to represent these various characters, some of whom happen to be gay. I'm no more "drawn to wanting a gay doll" than I am "drawn to wanting a girl doll." I get characters.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I'm a straight female; they reflect what either felt right for their character, or what worked out for their character (in the case of the RP-based ones). I believe the wording should have been "completely independent," which is what they are.
-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?
The partners are typically also part of the story, and as such are also entering the collection. I originally didn't intend to bring more than one of the couples home complete, but a twist of fate in the form of a raffle prize determined that the rest would be joining up, as well. Since many of them are not actual characters from the RP or their base canons, it's been fun developing those characters (both gay and straight), and finding suitable sculpts to add to the fold!

I would also never consider pairing any of my dolls with another doll owner's. There's too many complications that can arise in such a situation, and I'd rather just have both and be able to pose them together.


For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
See the above answer about buying characters, not "gay" or "straight" dolls.
-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?
Again, see above.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Now that's just ridiculous. What's wrong about a boy wearing pink? Style of dress does not dictate gender or sexuality whatsoever. Furthermore, none of my dolls dress as "stereotypes." They dress in their own style, not "gay" or "straight."


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?
For the ones I have that are bi (three characters, and more dolls as I have some in multiple sizes), the answer varies a bit. One is an OC of mine, who was created when I was much younger and didn't have any concept of anything outside "straight;" eventually it dawned on me that he'd always been characterized more as bi, I just hadn't been conscious of it. Another is a canon character, played in RP by a different player, who had canon implications that the character was a little bit bisexual, and thus played him that way. The third is also a canon character, played by myself, and, while he's hooked up with a female character at the end of his canon (well past the point I lifted him from), I couldn't say for sure early on whether he was truly straight, or bi and not accepting the idea he could fall for another man; as the game played out, he ended up the latter.

Visually, to anyone looking at photos of my collection, the latter two will actually come across as gay, as they're in a homosexual relationship with each other; however, as characters, both are bisexual, and that's not negated by them being in a committed relationship.
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
That's just ridiculous. No. There's enough bisexual erasure in the world already without anything that silly.
-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 the above answers.
-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...)
As mentioned above, the canon couple are in a committed relationship, and have only each other as partners, thus visually appearing to be gay rather than bi. The OC, however, is usually posed between both his wife and his lover, who are also characters within the same story (and were ordered at the same time).


For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
My group of fairies/spirits is in fact ace, both because they're in fairly childlike forms, and because as immortal elemental spirits, it's irrelevant.
-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. As I mentioned, it's simply irrelevant.

 

For me, to have a doll who is homosexual feels freeing! It's like my dolls are able to express something about my sexuality that I haven't become comfortable expressing myself.

 

I have one asexual girl one straight girl and one who's character is too young to know what sexuality they are.

For Pandora

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
She is immortal so she can't really have partners, I think she will have probably had a few over the centuries but has given up on love.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
I can't really see her with anyone as a character she is quite non-committal, she likes to travel around because she gets bored otherwise. Apart from a junk shops she co-owns she doesn't stay anywhere long enough to make lasting bonds.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
It's not weird to give a doll a sexual orientation I just can't see her in a relationship.

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

-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.

For Grenade

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
No she was going to be asexual but I have been entertaining getting a partner for her.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I choose it for her because I kind of wanted a family unit feel she already has a younger half sister which she is the guardian for when she is in the human world.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
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 whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
No I don't necessarily feel a tremendous need, if she was to have a partner I would buy him because I don't have any dolly friends.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Nope, I choose sexuality based on character not sculpt.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Nope she isn't obviously straight, gay or bi etc.

 

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? Yes.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so? It was the dolls, preference. It's just who they were.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family? No.
-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? Yes. I bought another doll for my doll and it happens that they are both straight.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt? I like the idea being able to choose but so far it's just turned out they are straight. I can't even explain it. lol
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.) Yes, my dolls are obviously straight.

On a side note: I really wanted a gay doll because I thought it would be fun in a story line but it hasn't worked out. Waiting on one more doll so it may be her.

 

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
His character does have a 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 suppose because they just don't. When considering aspects of him as a character, sexuality just never entered to equation.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
No. Considering some of my future dolls are going to be of varying sexualities.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Nope. I'm an adult, so whatever they think has no impact on me.

-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.

 

My Rena loves girls, I dunno why. Maybe because I am bi ~_~