Reasons for Doll Sexuality

This reminds me of a discussion I encountered on a different forum and centred around why people would give characters/dolls they treasure bad or awful traits or characteristics. The basic consensus from that discussion was that when a character is only that bad part, it becomes some sort of glorification of the bad thing and it's bound to annoy other people. But when a character is more than just that part and the bad part interacts with all other elements the character is made of, it becomes something interesting. Interesting enough to keep the bad part (in one shape or another.)

 

When I get my dolls they will all be girls so if they want some hot action they will have to settle for girl-on-girl love...

Either that, or live like nuns.

Phil.

 

I have dolls in all categories &, for each, the character developed the sexuality. I didn't set out with any preconcieved characters but my dolls have always seemed to "speak" to me & let me know their name & who they will be in my universe. My gang runs the gamut from a celebate half-demon to a slutty retired goddess. And with the tinies their sexuality generally isn't discussed.

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
All of my boys and girls are gay. So yes, I knew because that's how I wanted it to be. ^^

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
It's not a 'fad' for me like it is with some, It's my preferred style of romance. It's not just 'Yaoi' though it's what I call it. It's love(And technically it's shonen ai ,hehe) I don't like hetero, because It's just in my 'makeup' to be attracted to it. I feel two of the same sex make better and more suitable couplings(It's my opinion so I mean no offense)All of my characters are gay because of it.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Hah! All of my close family knows because I choose to include them in my life. I would never want them to learn the hard way, because they're so accepting I would feel as though I 'disrespected' them by having it 'pop' up one day! None of my family has a biased mindset so that's helpful!

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I choose them. I'd be lost if I didn't. lol

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
It's independent. I'm really rather asexual actually.

-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 work closely with my childhood friend so NONE of our characters go neglected because we'll always insure they have someone if they choose.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Haha! They're ALWAYS gay. I went through that phase a LONGGG time ago.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
There always will be. Like someone who's ignorant or uncomfortable by the notion. Or someone whom tends to say
'they're tired of yaoi'. I feel that I should keep it to myself to respect us both.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nope. As stated above. My characters are their own. It's makes them have their own life and not just ;the 'one I gave them' if you get me?

Thanks!

 

I have both a bisexual and straight dolls
I'll start with my June first
She is my only girl at the moment...I'm waiting on 2 SD girls who are the lovers for my SD boys. Anyway at first she was meant to be straight but as she progressed in her story and transformation she became more...loose. Not caring if there was a boy or girl. She's about 16-18 years old though so she's in the stage of experimentation. She doesn't consider herself bi-sexual because she imagines she'll grow up and marry a man and have children with a man but at this point in her life she wants to party and be a free spirit...so what if she plays with a few girls here and there? And to answer your questions about June...
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? Not at first, as I began customizing her she began to become more of a party girl around the age of 16-18 and becoming more experimental
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent? I don't think she really expresses me...I think she more embodies the spirit of a party girl around that age
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family? She's sort of a loner, she lives by herself so she doesn't have a family and her friends accept her...since they are just like her
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama? No
-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs? No
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? Sometimes yes...but if I did that I would to get her a boy and a girl
-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 think for her she would need both...right now she's alright being single though would prefer a partner she doesn't bother me to get one for her though...but like I said as soon as I got her one gender she would bother me for the other

Now for my SD's
For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? Not really...I had an idea that they would be manly men but I went to a meetup and he was put next to a very feminine gay male doll and it made me...and him very uncomfortable, specially since when I first got him strung up and was standing he really told me"I'm a model who loves to sleep with a lot of women" being next to him made him feel VERY strange and awkward
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so? It was both. After I got him and strung him up and got him standing he was pretty much saying I'm a manly man I like women NO MEN
-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? I ended up buying him a partner though he likes to sleep around(typical male riight?)
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt? I guess it really depends on the doll when I get them home
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.) This is a rather odd question because I know some gay men who wear rather "manly" things, If my guy wore skirts and dresses it would probably lead to questions of sexuality but aside from that I think style doesnt really state your defiantly gay or strait

 

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
I imagine all of my dolls to be single and not particularly interested in looking. I'm not someone who has "stories" for their dolls, and use them more as models. I think of them as "things" more than I think of them as people
-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 my choice, because they aren't sentient.
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
The "Just a doll" thing applys to me
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
No, I wouldnt care what my family/friends think, but I think they would be much more weirded out that I was personifying an object so much as to give it a sexuality
-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?
No, I have very liberal beliefs and in real life, I honestly think that Gender is what you make of it. I'm a huge supporter of the LGBT community

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
I had the character already planned out before I got the doll, so, yes.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Character building. The world that my resin buddy (soon to be plural) inhabited is an altnerate history fantasy sort of thing, and I like exploring and playing with alternate lifestyles (not just limited to sexuality) in historical contexts)

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
My family doesn't even know my doll has a name XD

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Nononono. Any sculpt has the capacity to house a character of any sexuality. I really HATE (all caps are necessary) the idea that there's a "gay look" or something.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Sort of, but not intentionally. My girl is a Victorian sapphist (lesbian), and I'm a female bodied person who likes other female bodied people (I don't exactly Identify as lesbian, it's complicated) who in many ways has more affinity for the 19th century than the 21st century.

-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 didn't intend to make doll couples, but I do plan on getting a partner for my girl. It was more like I found a female sculpt that I fell in love with, the character came to me, and then the new character kind of fit. Plus, it makes more sense for my girl's character to be monomagmous.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
No. It was intended, and I'd be SOL if it went against my beliefs!

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
I don't feel comfotrable sharing the fact that my doll has a life story in the first place. As far as people who I do share more dolly info with (clost friends, other doll people, and the internets) I've never felt the need to hid anything.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
No. While I do find same sex relationships more appealing, I think any kind of love story between consenting people can be beautiful.

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yup.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I like yaoi XD

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Nope, cause I dont tell my family.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I choose on my own.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
N/A?

-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?
Yup. My dolls will always have their 'others'. Some are bought and some are still in the works/planning.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
No. They're already gay when I bought them XD

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Sure. All my friends/family.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nah, cause I like yaoi. And I'm pretty much straight.

 

Well, I don't already have a doll for every category, but my planned family includes dolls of every preference, so I'll go ahead and answer now (although my saying 'planned' kind of gives away some of what my answers will be...);

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
yup
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
A lot of reasons. Storytelling, of course. If I'm creating a doll based on a character, and that character is gay, then the doll is going to be gay. Because I like exploring the spectrum of human sexuality.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Oh, my family expects it from me.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Certain sculpts? Not exactly. But certain sculpts definitely seem right for certain characters, so if those characters are gay, then I guess the effect is the same?
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Both, really. I mean, in a way everything I create comes from me, and everything I work with becomes a little part of me, but on the other hand, you know, there are going to be definite differences.
-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 do. And since in almost every case I'm working with characters that already exist in my mind (or as fan-character dolls), my preference is to buy the boyfriend myself, since that backstory is already real to me.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nope. My characters have never surprised me with their sexuality (though they might surprise other people, I don't know...) And it's DEFINITELY not against *my* beliefs. I went to Meet in the Middle to protest Prop 8.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Well, my Mormon cousins don't need to know about my gay dolls. They don't step on my toes in regards to political and religious views, and I want to do my best to be respectful to them about what they might not be comfortable with.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Well, I'm pretty straight, but sometimes heterosexual relationships don't appeal to me. Maybe because I am and always have been just perpetually single. Combine my lack of being in relationships with the fact that a lot of fictional romances feel formulaic and flat... It's not that I never like a het love story, but it's not all that's out there. My planned-out doll family includes both gay male and lesbian couples.
For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Haven't yet put in an order for a straight one. It may be a while down the road. But yes, I know which ones they are.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
That's tricky to answer. I mean, they're set characters, but they sort of create themselves a little, too. I'll say a little of both.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
Ho no. I'm super gay-friendly, as is most of my family.
-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, I'd have to buy both. Although not all of the straight characters I plan on doll-ifying have partners.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
No. As with before, if it looks like the character, then that's the sculpt.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Well, I try not to make assumptions based on style alone. Two of the straight characters I plan on doll-ifying are kids, and the girl is a little bit of a tomboy, but she's still at a pre-sexual age, it's just that I know she's 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?
Vince just is bi. I thought about whether or not he'd just be gay, since I plan on giving him a boyfriend someday, but even in a committed two-man relationship, he's still bisexual.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Well, his sexuality is certainly independent from mine in as far as I'm not really bisexual (though I'm not afraid to admit the odd girlcrush... still, I figure if I wouldn't ever actually have sex with a woman, it might not count for much), but it's an outlet to explore something through a character, and that's something.
-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?
Nope. Vince is bi and rather insistent on the point *grin*. I don't think I can lie for him. Besides, I'm not the kind of person who tells people something that isn't true just to make them happy. I might avoid mentioning a fact, but I wouldn't say something that wasn't true.
-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?
Eventually I'll buy his boyfriend.
-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...)
Absolutely not. Vince is bi, but he's monogamous. He might appreciate looking at a pretty girl, or point out which actress or singer he has a crush on, but once I buy him his boyfriend, he'll stick with him.

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
It's not that these two characters have no sexual preference, it's that their sexual preference is to-not-have-sex-with-men-or-women.
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
In neither case was it a clear choice. Both characters turned out to be asexual.
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Well, by this point, clearly I have no problem giving dolls sexualities. One character-- I don't know when I'll get her, but she's been percolating in the back of my mind since I first started looking at BJDs-- I didn't have a handle on for a long time. I knew a lot about her, facts-wise, but that part of her life never really happened. I tried to come up with a boyfriend or something, and after a while I realized that she just wasn't interested in having a sexual relationship with another person.

Although in other cases, the lack of sexuality is due to the doll's character being a robot (or in one case, an alien with completely different reproductive processes and ideas re relationships)
-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.

Hope that was helpful. And I hope you didn't mind that I had to answer based on far-future dolls for some cases, but I wanted to be comprehensive, since I knew eventually I'd have gay, straight, bi, and asexual dollies.

=^__^=
Anneko

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
haven't yet but I know he is
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
he's based on a character of mine from my comic
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I've shown my mom the doll I plan to get, she doesn't care one way or other
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
um, not really, it's not the look it's the person/character
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
He was his own character sure he's a bit of me but he is his own person
-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 kind of want to give him a partner but he doesn't really NEED one
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
um....no?
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
mmm not really XD
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
um no XD I'm bi, it goes both ways with me XD

 

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? At first I don't really intend anything.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent? For some reason, even if I try the gay or straight thing, they always end up somewhere on some "bi spectrum". This is most likely because I'm "bi" (or maybe "pansexual" as some people have called me).

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family? Not that I know of, but I'm not exactly going to volunteer this information to my conservative grandma.

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama? No.

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

-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 have paired up some of my own dolls. It happened after I already owned said dolls though. I haven't yet bought a doll just to go with one I already have.

-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? Well, as a "polyamorous" "pansexual", I will admit I am tempted to imagine my dolls having similar relationship tendencies as me. Which is, maybe an important but open relationship.

 

I only have gay and bisexual dolls for now but eventually my collection will include some straight ones. Seeing that I do not currently own any straight dolls I will only answer for the gay and bisexual questions.

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes, I knew. I have two dolls who are absolutely homosexual - Youngibaba is gay, and Annemarie is a lesbian. They are both based on original characters of mine and both of them had their sexualities laid out beforehand.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
The characters choose for themselves. Youngibaba is friendly but refuses to date girls; Annemarie, likewise, refuses to date men. These traits follow into their doll forms.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Not at all, because anyone who would throw a fit over it doesn't know. I haven't told my Mormon grandparents because I know they would get angry with me. My mother and stepfather both know my dolls are based on original characters and know the characters are gay. My mom has no problem with gay people - if she did, then she'd have a problem with me.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I think a lot of sculpts just seem to look gay to me, whether it's the look of the sculpt or how my perception has been colored by owners. In the end it's the owner's choice; I chose a MNF Shiwoo for Youngibaba because the sculpt fit his character perfectly. The fact that he emanates ~*FABULOUS*~ from every pore is just an added bonus.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I don't think my dolls reflect anything in myself. Anne and I are both lesbians, but Anne is not a lesbian because I am one.

-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 characters dictate that. Annemarie's character is single, and I don't have any desire to buy her a girlfriend. It doesn't stop me from posing her awkwardly with other girl dolls though. Youngibaba has a boyfriend, but I'm a long way off from getting him because he will belong to my girlfriend (the character is hers).

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
My beliefs are not against homosexuality (that would be a bit weird, seeing as I am gay myself). Some characters decided to be gay even though I tried to make them straight and I don't really mind it.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
My grandparents, because I don't want to have to deal with the crap that would ensue.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nope. My own sexuality does not influence the sexuality of my dolls.

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?
Only one of them fits that category. Gideon was intended to be straight, but ended up becoming bi because of a crush he developed on a friend's character. He ends up with guys most often but he likes girls as well.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Already answered this one.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
And again.

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
I just don't mention their sexuality around the two people I know would take issue with it. Everyone else - I don't care what they think. If they have a problem with my doll's sexuality then they need to calm the f down. It's just a doll for chrissake.

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
Nope. I think both sexes are attractive myself; just wouldn't date a 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 to hook up with?
My three bi dolls will eventually have their partners, maybe. Gideon's will be fun to put together (twin EID boys~). Gorgi will have his boyfriend when my friend eventually buys him. Theron's wife will probably never come to be as neither I nor the character's owner have any desire to have a doll of her; his boyfriend from another roleplay, however, will probably show up when my girlfriend has him.

-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'm not quite sure what you mean? My dolls have friends of all genders. If you mean romantically involved - no, I don't feel the need to give my bisexual dolls a partner from both genders. Theron has a wife in his canon story while outside of that he has a boyfriend, only because he was attracted to both characters. He is not dating them both in the same story.

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yup, right from the very start from official pics down to the character he is.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
Mm..one part can be that I choosed it since and another is being "discovered" through the dreams I had of him. His attached to a girl and never had that kind of 'feeling' for other boys.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
It might also partly due to my family and mine. I grew up watching and reading books or shows that the guy will always fall for a girl so it feels weird to suddenly see a guy-guy relationship. That doesn't mean I shun them! It's just I'm not very comfortable but I'm slowly adjusting myself ^w^ My guy will still stay 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 don't feel the need to BUT he does have a partner whom I've not bought yet. I've not found the perfect doll to portray as Sen's partner but I'm looking!
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
I choose regardless of sculpts.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Mm might be obviously and also his style suggest it too. He is found only in boy clothing and never once in skirts or dresses or even long wigs.

 

Also one thing to note, is real people do have bad traits. Having all good characters who don't smoke/drink/whatever because you think its bad is boring. There will always be people who don't think the same way and who do weird or bad things.

That said....I have at least one of each. Mostly its based on the character or as the character develops who they are attracted to. Having all gay or straight characters might get boring, but I don't really focus on their sexuality. All of my dolls are in pairs, but not always sexually, I just have a bit of a need for numerical symmetry. I have two straight girls that are a pair, but as friends, but I also have two boy dolls that are a pair as lovers. One of my dolls is bi as he keeps changing from his original version and will probably pair with a girl when I get her.

I don't talk much about my dolls sexual preferences because its just not that important. My mom knows all my doll's names and her religious beliefs frown on being gay, so I just don't push it, but my sisters do know I think. Me personally, I don't care either way. Its more about variety of character. As for my I'm sort of asexual really, though at least two of my dolls' characters are very much not.

As for dressing their role, no. They all have different styles also based on personality. I'm into costuming and fashion so part of creating a character is deciding their wardrobe. One of my guys likes to wear skirts, but those wrap kinds over tighter jeans like the punk/v-kei style. It has nothing to do with him being gay, its just what he wears. His clothes are all very decorated and complicated and out there, while his partner is always in hoodies and torn jeans.

All in all, it all comes back to variety of character for me more than anything else. All of my characters have different beliefs, habits, and preferences. When creating characters I like to give them all at least one 'bad' trait just to give them dimension and keep things feeling real.

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
nope when i bought my heliot (he currently a floating head but i've devolped his personality already) i really didn't think he was going to be gay.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
it not really me looking for gay dolls but what scuplt draws me....

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
my family thinks dolls are werid let alone telling them they have a sexuality! but as soon as he's done i know my mom going to yell "omg he's a gay dandy boy!!" i'm very very lucky that i have very opened minded family (cuz i live in kansas) they didn't freak when i told them i was bi so they wouldn't have beef with a gay doll....

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
when a male doll that has overly girly features (but thats most male dolls) like my heliot they tend to lean to the gay side of things but i think it mostly the owner's choice....

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
i think every doll is a little part of you so i guess so....

-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 find it kind of silly to get a doll strictly to have the doll have a partner

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
i didn't plan on my heliot being gay but my girlfriend keep saying "he looks like a girly man!" and the charecter was going to be a bit of a dandy boy anyway....

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
i don't feel comfortable talking about my dolls to most of my family let alone the charecter they are....

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
of couse not! most of my dolls are straight....

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
nope unless i've already had a plan on it
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
it really depends on their personality
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
heck no as i said before me and my family have no beef with the gays!

-Do you feel the need to give your doll a
? 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 i said before i don't find its needed
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straighed or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
depends on the personality....
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
shinji (my breakway scar boy) has a limp wrist! he on a b-line minifee body and the scararm isn't made for that body so he hand is floppy...

 

For those with straight dolls

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
No - It wasn't planned around a story or character - I inititally purchased my dolls because they looked beautiful and "called" to me

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
Beacuse most of them started without back-stories there was no sexual preference only a sex ie: this one has a penis and is male etc...

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
None of the above, we have very broad views in our family that centre around one simple rule: Respect. So whatever a persons or dolls sexual orientation I hold true to the belief that so long as you're not hurting anyone then you deserve my respect to be who you are and what you want to be...

-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?
My current main female doll is waiting for a male partner - though its not about back stories but purely for aesthetics and the pleasure of seing both sexes represented mimicking my happines with my husband...

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
No I dont think so - it comes back to personal preference.... though in regards to a few Minimee possibilities if I get around to getting my K.d. Lang Minimee then she will be an obvious choice to represent gay pride.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
My girl dresses tough sometimes that doesnt automatically make her a lesbian and one of my guys used to dress as a dandy with lots of frills etc... and he wasnt supposed to gay either.

In summary - I think that regardless of the sculpt, regardless of beliefs they are ultimately an inanimate item and are only capable of "being" something when we superimpose our own beliefs or fantasies on them.... And gee they look fantastic in the meantime.

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her? No, as a matter of fact, I was planning on him to be straight. XD;
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls? I find homosexual romance more...romantical than hetero. Not that i mind either way, of course.~
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them? Naw, my dad could care less, my mom thinks it's cute, and my little brother takes it all as one big joke XD
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent? No, actually...
-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 did want to give him a boyfriend eventually, and he has one, although I don't own him. My good friend irl is going to be buying him soon.~
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs? Yes! *points above*
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with? Yes, sadly...I don't tell anyone outside of my friends, and I prefer to keep it that way.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you? Like i said, homosexual romance is
more appealing to me.~ I am not straight, but if i was, the same would be true, i think.~

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? Yes, but only because I had a boyfriend for her in mind~
-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? 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? Originally, the two weren't meant to be a couple, but it was just too cute X3 But i will buy both, eventually.~
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt? I choose. I am, and will forever be, the one who makes the rules. Sculpt makes no difference to me XD
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.) Um...i don't know if it's...obvious? But she's not all motor dyke, excuse my terminology XD;

 

With Kit, I always knew she was going to be gay. I wanted a doll I could relate to character wise and the character I based her loosely on (Satou Sei) is also gay.

Kari, I always intended to have no sexual preferance. She and Kit were friends, I always knew Kit had a thing for her but it was Kari who seemed to want the relationship. The way they seemed to sit together suggested they liked eachother, it freaked me out at first. Kari was my baby lol I didn't like the idea of her having any kind of sexual relationship. I still have no idea if she's gay or bi or if she just Loves Kit. I don't question it. I let them be. They have been together longer than my last two relationips put together lol. Sad.

Merry I always wanted to be straight I already had two girls that are gay or at least bi. I wanted a girl who liked boys. I didn't want all my girls to be gay.
Griffin is also straight I got him to be her boyfriend, exclusively.

My family have never cared which of my dolls are gay. Though my mum has said she thinks Kari likes Griffin. I am assured this is just a projection.
I certainly wanted a mix. Maybe if I got another boy he'd be gay. I don't think it's important for all dolls to ahve a relationship. My first two got together without my putting it together, it just happened. Merry was straight and Griffin is my only boy. They all seemed to work out equally.
I think if my being gay had anything to do with it they would all be gay. Kit is the only doll I always intended to be a lesbian.

 

For Those With Straight Dolls - Nigel

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

~ No actually. I'm a HUGE slash/yaoi fan, so I actually expected him to be gay or bi. When he came to me though, and I had some time with him, I realized he had vague to absolutly NO interest in men. He adores women though, and while that felt strange for me at first, it seems completly natural now.

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

~ He chose for himself. It wasn't so much a demand or asking, just a quite understanding that was what he was.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?

~ BWAHAHAHAahhahahah ahahah...hehehe.. hah... No. I am lucky. My family is pretty chill about who you love, as long as it's love, legal, and your partner isn't a douchnozzle. I am only perhaps vaguely spritual, and no true religion to say, so no, family, friends and religion had nothing to do with 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?

~ No, I had no urge to deliver him a partner, though apparently my new female doll, who I got for her own character and originally they were just goingto be friends or enemies, has decided she's at least going to tease the everloving daylights out of him... something else or more may develop later, but I'll let their characters and development decide that. Normally when we go to dollmeets he may moon over a girl occasionally, but he's still a young man, so getting serious isn't a priority.

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

~ Do some people just LOOK and thus ARE gay or straight? No. Some say yes, but I've met so many fascinating amazing people in my life that take the assumption and turn it to ash, it is not true. So no, there are no skulpts that demand to be one or the other.

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

..... The boy has the lips of a Grecian Goddess of Temptation. A long wig and a flowing gown and he is the belle of the ball (and I've done both to him, many times, though he does not prefer it he has learned the sooner I get down with whatever frills I've put on him, the sooner he'll be back in his pants). He's not terribly MANLY, very subtle, and likes the color purple. Do those count? OTherwise he's a very proper little gentleman, so I think at most he confuses people at meets a lot.

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For Those With Undecided or Bi Dolls - Frigg

-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 considered her character before she came, and pretty much assumed I wouldn't be able to call her straight or gay simply because she is rather intense with what she loves, and what she loves is not dictated by some sense of proper morality. She has sexuality, she doesn't bother putting a name to it.

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

~ Yes. To what extent, I don't know, but that's the minds ID for you.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?

~ Noooope. As long as I'm happy and healthy they don't care what I do with my dolls or anything else. Their pretty cool like that. Well, my grandparents might freak (grandmother actually) but their not involved in my life much anyway.

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

~ Nope! Then again I don't include her sexuality as part of her description. She flirts with ANYONE for the amusement, but she holds her actual heart rather close and protected. I just say 'She's a flirt' and that is all that needs to be said.

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

~ Nope. Nothing to do with my beliefs. Next 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 to hook up with?

~ See above. She may be starting something with my boy doll, but what her plans are I don't know. I did not get her as a 'partner' for my other dolls, simply as a freind or enemy. All I DO know is her last lover really left her raw, so it may be a long and convoluted road before she lets herself love again... and that would be the same no matter what sexuality she was.

-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?

~ Nope. She makes freinds as she pleases, flirts as she pleases, and loves as she pleases, no matter what resin family or others resins families consist of. She is the way she is because.... she just is. If she was my only doll or one of twenty, it would be the same.

 

For those with Gay dolls
Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
I knew that Xanifel (and his boyfriend Aaron when I buy him) would be gay. They were characters in my head before they were dolls, and I thought it would be wrong to make them straight if they never were in my head to begin with.

What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
It's not a desire to want gay dolls. It's more of a desire to remain true to the characters. I'd feel terrible making Xan or Aaron be something that they weren't. It's like sending a kid to conversion therapy to make them straight.

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, and probably never will tell my family (other than the few friends that are so close I consider them family). I come from a Christian home, and it wouldn't be accepted.

Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I don't think I choose. I didn't choose for Xan or Aaron to be gay. They just -were- and I never fought that. I don't think there are sculpts that demand the doll to be gay. I just looked for a sculpt that I fell in love with for that character. Can is a DollZone Megi-2 and Aaron is a DIM Ace.

Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely independent?
Well, I'm not straight, but I don't think that made a difference in their sexual preference. I have straight characters that are girls and boys, and I have characters who are asexual.

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 doll already had a partner based on the character, and I will be buying him. It doesn't seem right to keep them separated because they truly love each other. I hate the stigma of gay dolls only wanting to hook up. Granted, I have a character that does that, I don't want anyone to think that all gay people want to hook up.

Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
It wouldn't happen. Again, I'm all for my characters telling me who they are and who they like, if they like anyone. I wouldn't force them to be anything they weren't comfortable being.

Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
My family. Actually, to be more specific; my mother and father, aunt and uncle, grandparents and stuff. I think my brother would be all right with it.

Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Not in the least. I like to consider myself open to everything. I mean, I have no idea what being a gay man is like, so I don't know exactly how Xan or Aaron feels 100% of the time. All I can do is let them sort things out and try to be supportive along the way.​