Reasons for Doll Sexuality

Well since I have some time on my hands figure maybe I can kill some of it by filling this out. It was tempting to fill out the last section as well about having dolls with no sexuality at all, but in the end I feel that even my most non-sexual characters still have some sexual urges to them even if they never act or think about them. So instead I filed the away under the 'undecided' group as I feel that gives them a broad enough umbrella to fit under without having to actually give them any sort of specific title.

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes, as my dolls are based after preconcieved characters that have been developed enough for me to know that they are gay.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Well it's not as though all my dolls are gay (despite what may seem the opposite considering they are all currently male). However, I do admit to preferring male dolls to female dolls so it just makes sense that I would shell my male characters first, some of who just happen to be gay. (I do realize that females can be gay as well, I just don't have any lesbian characters that I'm attached to strongly enough to want to give doll forms to which is why I am primarily referring to males here)

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
As I lived with my older sister right as I got into collecting these dolls she is very much aware of them and their story and I know she couldn't care less about it. My younger sister, I really haven't thought much if she knows or not but even if she did I hardly think she'd care either. It is the rest of my family that I have not told for while I don't think they would shun or hate me, I do think it could make things a little awkward at first, so why bother telling them when they don't care much about the dolls in the first place?

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Nope, that's like saying certain people around town just HAVE to be gay because she has a strong nose or he wears his hair long or she has big hands or he's just so thin. Puhleeze.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Some people argue that all characteristics of a character reflect in some way their creator. Maybe this is true. But I've never given it much thought, at least not on this aspect.

-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?
It depends on the definition of 'partner'. Do my characters need a lover? No, not necessarily. But do I prefer them to have a buddy, a friend, just someone to be with? Yes, yes I do, and I always make sure it happens that way. However, I always have to be in full control of both dolly forms, for although half my dolls are characters that belong to someone else, she has graciously allowed me to buy their BJD forms. They have an intricate storylie, all their relationships are very complicated and I don't see the point or fun in finding another owner who has a doll to "hook up" with. I guess I just don't find amusement in such shallow forms of play.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
All of my characters are created as an open slate, that when they are first created they can pretty much have any sort of sexual preferance. Along the way some of them turn out to be gay. That's just the way it is.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
As mentioned before, most of my family as well as a few of my friends. I hardly share my dolls' story anyway though, so I see no reason to bring that up.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nope. I am not gay myself and I find nothing unappealing about straight relationships. I do have plans to accumulate some of my favorite straight characters into my doll collection, just uncertain how soon that will be.


For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Same as before, as I've written about these characters extensively before I know their sexual preferances before I have their doll forms.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
Neither. That's like saying someone chooses or asks to be gay. It's just something they simply are. I know that Atlantis has no desire to be with another woman just as Ivan has no desire to be with another man. (nor do they have an desire to be with each other but that's not the point)

-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?
Same answer as before.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Same answer as before.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
I haven't much thought about it. None of my gay dolls are crossdressers (not that that's an instant signal that they would be gay but some people might use it as a cue), and neither are any of my straight dolls. Atlantis is very much a woman and loves it, and my straight males are masculine. Of course, some people may think otherwise as they are from a fantasy setting and I do like to put them in ruffled shirts and longer hair, but I think that's a bit of a stretch to say that makes someone "look gay".

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?
This is where I feel thigs get a little more complicated. While none of my characters are created with the actual intention of being gay or straight, for the most part they usually work themselves out into one or the other or occasionally bisexual, and that's fine. But I do have a couple of characters that I suppose could be called 'undecided', they are extremely difficult for me to read for while they are sexual in some way, I'm just not really certain how.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Once again, I'm pretty certain these guys and girls are independent from my own sexual identity.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
Same answer as before.

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
Nope. Well...perhaps. When my family asks about them and why some of them are so 'girly' looking, I don't realy claim that they are straight. But I don't announce that some of them are gay either. If they ask, I don't want to lie but I suppose I would like to avoid awkwardness so I just sort of brush it off.

-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?
Same as before.

-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, I don't believe in having multiple partners in real life so I wouldn't do the same with my dolls (if that is what the question is asking). However, I do have one character, Shetani, that may fall into this bracket. He was desperatly in love with his fiance before she was accidently killed, and even after his own death he still continues to yearn for her despite the fact that she's moved on to another lover. He has on the other hand grown a friendship with a man down in hell that is deeper to him than simple friendship, but it's difficul to peg it as actually being 'in love'.

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
I did not know that Azrael was going to be gay
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Im not quite sure He sorta just always was when i got him. could have to do with my own sexuality.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
some times people will make a wise crack about it but generaly people just dont care or notice.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
not that i can think of.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Azrael i belive is not gay because i am but just ended up falling in love with Ilari. so in some ways i bileve that it is independent but could be conected to my own.
-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 didnt feel a need to give Azrael a partner but i was role playing with a friend and our dolls kinda just fell in love with one another. some times i wish i had his partner as my own doll but other times its fun to work with another persons doll and your own. Ilari and Azrael were both not intended to be lovers but have just fallen in to the proper roles when they were presented.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
it was not intended but i love him any ways.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
with compleet strangers it is some times funny when they see the photos but they some times can get uncomfortabule.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
I had intentions on evenchuwaly buying a female doll for Azrael but before i could he was falling hard for my friends male doll. so in some ways even though being stright is not apeling to myself i really did intend on him being stright but he showed me other wise

 

Just to note, I do not yet own my doll(s) (though one is too young to have any sexuality so I'm not going to be posting about her at all), but I already know the answers to many of your questions. In fact before I answer I'll state, if the doll that comes to me and though from company photos looks like the doll I want.. upon getting him screams hetro boy.. I'll be reselling the head..

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes, very much so. Since he's going to be based off a character of mine, and even if not he would have wound up gay anyhow.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I'll answer this as if it was a question of character as well as dolls if I may. All my dolls are a shell of a character of sorts.. even if I buy a doll for a non-pre-existing character a character will revolve around the doll. Hetro characters are not appealing to me, even though I myself am straight (though if I were a boy I would not be). I should also make note that the dolls I get are mostly going to be boys...

For the girl dolls .. if I ever get any 'of age' (my tiny is female but not of age to know sexuality) they'd probably not be gay simply because again it's to my personal tastes.. leaking into their character.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not do they accept it or have you just not told them?
Well as I said I don't have my doll yet, though my mom knows he will be gay already but it's no surprise to her simply because she knows my interests, brother is the same. The rest.. will probably be a don't ask don't tell situation.. I have a feeling that my Grandmother and Fater will not accept the dolls straight or otherwise anyhow.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
Can't really answer this one as I look for my characters, and if I find a sculpt that isn't to a character I own but creates the beginnings of a character in my mind.. it's usually a gay character right off the bat for me.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I suppose you can say they reflect something within myself, they'll be the gay boy(s) I'll never be since I am in fact female.

-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?
Again going off the character point of view, they are rp characters I mention now. The Characters I'm trying to buy first are already paired off with a friend's characters and though hers are not in doll form yet they'll still be paired off with them.. just missing the physical form of their significant others.

As for the family I have in mind.. They already are paired off. xD

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nope, don't have any religions belief system and refuse to acknowlege the belief system that homosexuality is a sin.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Again.. Grandmother to all rights I'll probably not tell unless it somehow comes out by slip of tongue telling his story. Father probably so as well.. He had a small fit when he picked up my sell phone and found that my background was two boys kissing.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
I'm not gay, I'm straight. But if I were a boy I would be gay as I'd already mentioned. Simply speaking straight doesn't entirely appeal to me, but neither does the female body.

 

I have almost 30 dolls. This will take every section. XD


For those with Gay dolls: Tema\Terelyn & Nathanael (Though Nat and Tema are together, reincarnated as Terelyn, Terelyn is supposed to be with someone else.)

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her? Yes. I was working on their book at the time.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls? I was into yaoi at the time and thinking it would be easier to publish in the up and coming genre. xD

-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 really deal with my dolls.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own? For this orientation they were chosen. I haven't seen a blantantly gay doll. O.O

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent? I'm not interested in sex.

-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? As stated above, Tema and Nathanael are supposed to be together, but then in the story Tema dies and reincarnates as Terelyn, and Terelyn falls in love with another. So they're friends now. :3

-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 parents. They're narrooow.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you? Nope. I'm anti-sexual. XD


For those with straight dolls: Aiden, Stephanie & Rayne, Amaranth & Stephen, Kissy, Carmine, Thomas, Tatiyana, Rehael

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? In the case of Stephen and Amaranth, sorta. Carmine and Thomas were supposed to be gay. XD Stephanie was not supposed to marry Rayne, and the others were not to develop any sort of relational feelings or memories. Tati needs a sex change in her body. I've just been lazy.

-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so? Carmine and Thomas just sort of happened because their book transitioned when I went through a Christian awakening while writing it. It was very strange. Carmine is now going to end up being the father to a half-demon child in the second. So that makes him straight, but he's promiscuous straight. XD Stephanie is a sprite, over one-hundred, and just came up one day to say, 'I'm married to him'. Rayne had no arguement. You can't fight with her.

-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family? At first I thought maybe it could be beliefs but I haven't anything against gays really.

-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? Kissy's wife is dead. Carmine's I might, if only because she'll be hooved. Thomas and Rehael's aren't defined, Tatiyana is crushing on Peter, and Aiden's is not defined enough.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless of sculpt? I think it depends on the face up and clothing. You can really pull it off with the right skill. But some of those sculpts are just set to be man or woman. There's just no way around it.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.) Rehael sort of suggests floof because he's an angel and wears frilly clothing. But he'll punch you in the face if you say anything about it.


For those with undecided or bi dolls: Serenius, Lucien, Mikael, Fidelis

-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? Serenius is a third transitioned character, meaning he started as one and transitioned on me. He was a Siren, then an incubus, and now an angel. Twice in one book, once from one book to another. So no. Lucien was intended and so was Fidelis, but Mikael was never supposed to be at all. Then supposed to be a happy human, now an incarnated angel turned human turned fallen to demon lord. Who loves both males and females, but mostly his incubus twin flame Serenius who fell as well to be with him. I have a bunch of losers.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent? I think they're as screwed up as I am.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family? They know nothing.

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

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs? I'm an open heart. Some of my characters once ate the flesh of children but they stopped because they learned its wrong. They grew. And no, she's not a doll. Yet.

-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? Lucien was bought to be Serenius' friend (adoptive brother). Fidelis has Bradley to cuddle, but they're not involved. He cares for him. Like a brother. Interesting dynamic I have for my bisexuals, isn't it? 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? (sorry if that was worded funny...) I guess the above answers it. They need not a partner, but a brother to run to.


For those whose dolls have no sexuality: Ashton, Haniel, Rauren, Peter, Feather, Amberlyn, Joshua, Sariel, Asher, Marguerite, Bradley, Thirty-six

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference? With the exception of Asher (God icon), Rauren (frigid priest), Haniel (frigid hawk siren), and Bradley (virgin seventeen year old bar singer who died horrifically and has trust issues), the rest of them are children and don't think about it.

-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 think about it. They don't care to. With Bradley he was tortured so touch is a painful thing. He'd only really think about it with Adelaide, and she's not here. Rauren, he's got research to do, and Haniel, the same. They get along great with mountains of books. Asher, well, he represents the Lord from my book.

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason? [looks up at the other stuff] I don't think it's a weird factor... XD

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

-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. Though with Rauren there's always that 'I'm a priest, say your vows' thing. [sigh]

 

Wow, wow, wow. I must say this is one of most thought provoking questions I've ever seen posted here on this forum and it is damn refreshing!!! Outstanding Kidra for posing a question that has some depth! I mean real psychological depth! And to see the answers you're getting is awesome. My head is spinning since it seems like forums like this can easily end up being chalk full of "safe", "tame" and even "mundane" questions about things that have been discussed many times over!! Of course I know this forum caters to both older and younger crowds...But that doesn't mean the adults here don't long for a few seriously thought provoking mature discussions from time to time.

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

I initially thought to characterize most of my dolls as heterosexual, but upon closer thought, 4 in particular are basically bi-sexual (Sasha, Mallick and Agneshka and Fairuzza) though I don't necessarily feel I handle this in a "heavy handed" or "tacky" fashion... either in photography or in fiction writing exercises, profiles, etc. This could be because I've been in a monogamous heterosexual relationship for 13 years, so hence I don't handle my own bi-sexuality in a "heavy handed" manner do to my current lifestyle/relationship.

Do I feel I chose the sexual orientation of my dolls? Yes...to some extent...though in some ways I feel that certain dolls just have a "demeanor" that leans in a certain direction. It's pretty obvious to me that my own sexuality is reflected in these dolls because that's just how my imagination/personality leans.

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?

I don't often discuss such nuances with friends or family, so the preferences of my dolls don't cause issues...Since I don't see the topic as being up for debate, so to speak. Meaning I'm not gonna change their orientation due to what someone else might want. They are what they are and I am what I am. Though, I must say, two of my dolls have a relationship that some would say teeters on the incestuous, but often this causes odd peals of laughter from one friend of mine who jokingly says "Oh yeah, there's some Flowers in That Attic" whenever she sees some of my photos of Agneshka and Mallick, who are portrayed as twin brother and sister from some netherworld where the Catholic/Puritan sensibilities I grew up with do not exist at all. My husband sees such concepts 'wrapped in doll clothing' as psychological exercises for me, studies of sorts... in pushing the buttons of what society sees as acceptable and unacceptable in my own safe way. I have had a few people stumble into my website of doll profiles who made mention of a bit of "unease" with regard to the sexuality of Mallick and Agneshka, but the way I see it is like this....We're talking about dolls here: Not real life people. Also, I don't engage in this hobby for the sake of making other people feel safe and comfy. So it has never crossed my mind to rework or rewrite a profile to please someone else or "avoid drama". If a person is made uncomfy by something they read on my site, or by a picture they see, they can ski-daddle! It's a free country and I'm not forcing anyone to read the profiles or look at the pictures in some sort of "Clockwork Orange-ian" fashion.

-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?

In some ways I don't feel the need to give my dolls partners or to partner them up. I don't think partnership is necessary to defining sexuality. One doesn't need to be in a relationship to be considered of a certain orientation. Sasha has yet to be depicted as having a fancy for any other member in my coven of dolls... Though I purchased Agneshka and Mallick at the same time with the idea of them being siblings and I somehow knew in purchasing Fairuzza that she would be involved in a complex relationship with both Agneshka and Mallick. My mind thinks in story form, so the purchase of another dreamlette creature is often held up against how this new character will work within the framework of the others already in my little cadre.I don't really have any other local abjd owners in my vicinity, but even if I did, I don't think its ever crossed my mind to arrange a "hook up" in that sense...Though what an interesting question and concept.-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: I don't feel the need to give a character both a boyfriend and a girlfriend...Again, because I don't really feel the need to pair my characters up into obvious "boyfriend+girlfriend" relationships. Like I don't think it is necessary towards the defining of their orientation that they have to actively display their sexuality through pairings with both genders. It's like their bi-sexuality just "is". Just as my own bi-sexuality just "is" though I don't go on the prowl for a girlfriend because I'm in a dedicated relationship with my hubby. The characters I create do have feelings for those of opposite gender and those of their own gender and from to time they may act on it, but its not the defining force of their persona's..demanding to be displayed. It's like a I try to handle it with a certain amount of subtlety.

That's the end of my ramble and thanks for the awesome question! And three cheers for all the other folks that took the time to answer this thread too. Good show!

 

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yes. He or she will be straight.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I choose them.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
No. They are straight because of my own belief.
-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?
Not really.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
I don't think there is.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
Well, one, as far as my knowledge, wearing pink is not considered as a 'gay-radar', or any color. I mean Korean idols do wear a lot of 'girlish' colors and they are straight.

 

I have a bunch of dolls, each with his or her own particular sexual orientation and expression. So, I think I get to answer all the questions -_-

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her? Yes. Emilia and Seth are characters of mine who have always been Not Straight.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls? I am not straight myself, and my characters having complex sexualities gives me an outlet to think about what sexuality really is. I'll never be a man attracted to men, but my pretty-much-gay male character lets me see the situation through his eyes.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them? It's none of their business, not that they would care.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own? What a sculpt becomes is whatever the owner projects of themself onto it. I can't dictate what another will see when they look at a doll!
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent? I believe you mean "independent" here. But my dolls are mirrors of my experience and worldview as a Queer female with androgynous tendencies.
-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? Emilia and Seth are partners in the true sense of the word. Their connection goes beyond attraction and beyond sexuality. So, while they may hook up with others or even have serious relationships, they are sort of united in spirit. Future characters may be more traditionally homosexual in that they have this connection with another of the exact same gender.
I call these characters "gay" because they are not necessarily SEXUALLY attracted to each other, though he bonds to her masculinity and she to his femininity. Perhaps someone will come along to complicate this further... we shall see.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs? I fully plan for complex sexualities from my dolls. My beliefs, of course, include gay acceptance and full rights for people regardless of sexual orientation, and my dolls reflect this (even the straight ones!)
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with? Emi's pretty butch. Seth wears dresses when I wish to be amused. I don't care but in general I don't go telling their life stories to others... who really wants to hear about that except my close friends?
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you? No, I have straight-leaning characters.

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her? Aradi is pretty straight and always has been.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so? He developed that way over the years I've roleplayed him. I've made him gay for laughs, but it never seemed right.
-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 doesn't much like gay people, but I love them (as I probably should, no? :3)
-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? Aradi cannot commit to one woman. I can't go buying dozens of female dolls for him to hook up with, and I don't want to unleash him on the hapless dolls of friends.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt? Again, the owner projects themselves on the dolls, so no.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.) Aradi wears suits. Pretty manly, I think, and not much "gay" about it... though some societies would find his long blonde wig pretty gay...

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'd label Jon as bisexual... he has had full crushes on both males and females... but he's fourteen, so his sexuality is still very incipient and confusing to him. Again, this is just how he developed through the course of roleplay.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent? See above. Jon is myself as a young teenager- fresh and thoroughly confused.
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family? No, again... nobody except close friends know about him.
-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. A lot of gay people do not believe "bisexual" people even exist- that they are either experimenting straights or gays who are in the process of coming out! I know for a fact people who are in the middle of the Kinsey scale exist, as I am one... and Jon is a way for me to explore this.
-Do you feel the need to give your doll a partner? If so, do you wish to buy (or already have bought) him/her, or do you find another doll owner to hook up with? Jon's got a best friend but he's really too young to be "dating" and CERTAINLY too young to be hooking up!
-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... in fact, most bisexuals are not polyamorous. In the words of the immortal Tommy Wiseau, "Two is great, but three's a crowd."

For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference? An upcoming doll of mine is asexual. She simply has no sexual feelings. Despite my own sexuality which I am still in the process of analyzing and defining, this character is my own idealized view of the world- she has none of these feelings, and so none of the confusion involved with them.
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice? She developed this way. I often roleplay her in romantic situations as I find it funny, but the core of the character is asexual (and she likely hates me for this kind of roleplay, hah)
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason? No, it feels weird giving the CHARACTER a sexuality, because she doesn't have one.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression? No.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself? No.
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind? I have no religious beliefs of any kind :3

 

I have all female dolls, by the way.

Yes. I like girl/girl pairings

I don't like guys, so it seemed odd to me that my girls would like guys, too. I also like pretty lesbians

My dolls cause controversy simply because I have them. The issue of sexuality has never come up.

I think that's entirely dependent on the owner.

I believe they reflect something in myself. At face value, I'm a straight guy, but I sometimes feel like I would like to be a woman that likes other women. I seriously doubt I'd ever become a lesbian woman, but I do like exploring the idea through my dolls.

I do feel the need, and all of my girls have partners. I have two on-topic dolls who are partners, and all of my off-topic dolls are lesbians. I don't think I'd ever want my dolls' partners to be owned by other people.

No, my girls were always going to be gay from the start.

I don't think I'd have a hard time sharing that information with anybody, but first I would have to over the hurdle of having dolls to begin with.

I'm straight, and my dolls aren't because it doesn't appeal to me. I'd rather them find comfort in the warmth of another woman

Thank you! It's tasty!

 

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes. I've planned all the details beforehand.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I'm not really drawn so much as I've made them that way.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I'm an adult that doesn't live with my family, but even then I've been out to them about my sexuality for years. I doubt they would be surprised to see I have dolls with varying sexualities. As for my significant other whom I live with, it's completely fine. Our motto from the Kushiel series is, "Love as thou wilt".

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
My dolls are inanimate objects. I choose.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Do you mean independent instead of dependent? I'd say my dolls are parts of myself.

-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. I'd prefer not to involve another doll owner.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Hasn't happened yet.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
No. Anyone that would know about my dolls in the first place, is someone that knows me intimately. They would have no issue with it.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Some of my dolls will be gay, simply because I think it fits their character. Nothing more.



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?
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?
If you mean this in a negative way, no. I like having variety in sexual orientations just because I think it's beautiful, and reflective of the human population. Straight included.

-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 prefer to buy my existing dolls partners of my choosing. Adding in another person can bring up many variables I'd rather not deal with at this point in time.

-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
Dolls are simply that. Not living beings. I choose.

-Is your doll obviously straight or does their style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
If style is an indicator, I don't think any of them would look gay.



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?
No. I decided they would be bi from the beginning.

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

-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

-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?
Yes. I already have and will buy partners for them.

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

I've thought about it for one of main dolls, but in the end decided against it. For now, all of my dolls regardless of sexuality are monogamous. You mean is the doll bisexual, but doesn't act on both genders at one time?



For those whose dolls have no sexuality
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
My dolls range from straight, bisexual, and homosexual. There's also alternative sexual practices thrown in there for some, like bdsm. The dolls with no sexuality are those that I consider to be and actually look under 18. I understand that teenagers have a sexuality and often sexual interactions, but I prefer not to give my underage dolls one because I want to depict sexuality between consenting adults only.

-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?
I don't feel comfortable giving my under 18 dolls a sexuality.

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

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
No, but I do think about what is appropriate given the age of some of my dolls.

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

 

I'm going to preface this by saying that out of the current 6 dolls I own, 2 are gay, 3 are bi-sexual and 1 is currently too young to be sexually active (Haniel is equal to roughly 6 human years). They are also all male dolls. I have no female dolls as they don't interest me at all.
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay/bi when you bought him/her?
All my dolls are characters from the novels I write. I'm a homoerotic author, so yes, I knew they'd all be gay or bi-sexual when I bought them.
-What draws you to wanting gay/bi dolls?
Certain characters of mine stand up and demand to be given resin form. I can do nothing but open my wallet and obey. If I still wrote hetro erotica, then I might have some straight dolls, but that genre doesn't hold any interest for me currently.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
Nope. My family knows and don't care as long as I keep the "creepies" away from them.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay/bi or do you choose all on your own?
The character chooses the sculpt for me. I think they all start out as blank slates.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely independent?
Their sexuality has nothing to do with me.
-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?
All my dolls have their significant other (or I'm in the process of getting them said significant other). Because what I write also has a heavy romantic content, they need their partner for me to feel satisfied with having the resin version home. Currently, one of my dolls (Jaiseki) is awaiting his partner (Sarojin) and I can't wait until I have enough saved up to get him. I feel impatient and maybe even a little anxious that they aren't complete as a couple.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nope. They were all gay/bi from the start.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Nope. I'll tell anybody who asks.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nope. I'm straight. I simply enjoy reading/writing about m/m relationships.

 

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Erm, I think my dolls are supposed to reflect my 'perfect' little world. And in my perfect little world, sexuality or gender is not an issue. Personally, I have a big issue with my sexuality and my gender, and would like each of my dolls to reflect a part of me. Now, my first doll has to be me, all in one, whereas all of the others can have one aspect of my personality (like my little children :P). I mean, I believe that it is unfair how we cannot chose our genders (I probably sound like an idiot here), and as a female, it kills me how I have been dealt all of my cards with no say in it whatsoever. Its like my power trip that I need to get over. But I felt that my doll not having a sexuality leaves him (yes he does have a gender to a certain extent) with the very basic of human qualities, and leaves him sort of half way. So it is as though he has kind of achieved the 'ultimate balance'. Well, it was not easy putting that in words, and Ive probably not conveyed my reasoning/feelings on this issue very well, but there we go.
-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
Well, like I said above, it was my choice, but he also struck me as not having an assigned sexuality when I first saw him. I just got that kind of vibe from him.
-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Firtly, he is just a doll, and some people would find it really weird to spend such a long time on applying slightly human qualities to the dolls, but there obviously is an underlying reason for having a doll sans sexuality. Like I said before, the dolls are supposed to reflect me and my perfect little world, and my very first doll is the most important one. I would like him to be without restrictions, and be open to a thing I like to call 'human love'. In life, our sexuality is restricted, and gender is an issue when it comes to love or mere relations. I hate being restricted, but obviously, there is nothing I can do about that. I would like my dolls to live ('live') without restrictions, and be open to this 'human love' meaning that gender is not an issue for him, and that everyone truly is 'equal' (I am very much an idealist) in his (and my) world.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
The dolls in themselves give my family and friends the wrong impression. They say stupidness like 'Might as well buy a baby annabelle!'. So, what I do with my dolls is none of their business.
-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
Well, I am a teenager myself, and have all these raging emotions and hormones, confusing me and pumping this sort of constant anger/anguish through my mind and body all the time. Obviously, this is the age of questions where most people question themselves and everything they believed they were and would be in the future, and up to this point. So, to rid my doll of any restrictions I experience in life (in relation to my gender and sexuality), he is asexual.
-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Well I suppose. As a female, all religions that I am aware of have expressed women as inferior and lesser beings. This, obviously, has made me question the faith I have been brought up with, and angers me (understandably). To create my wonderful world, free of any religous restrictions or any other restrictions, my doll is asexual.

 

Very good thread

-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Yes. All my three dolls.
I'm honsetly really tired of seeing gay dolls, gay fanart, gay, gay gay everywhere, it's like the new fashion. And even if I have gay friends and don't bother, I seriously have enough of all that "gayness" everywhere.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I chose it, and I can't come up with gay characters anyway.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
My own 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 whose doll is also straight to hook up with?
I have a straight couple, yep. I don't mind not having anyone to go with Niri, but I had to find a girl for Soeren *shrug*
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
I guess some boy sculpts look too gay to be straight, haha. So I won't buy them.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
I think Soeren could pass for a girl for a rare percentage of people, but I honestly think he looks straight.

 

For those with Gay/Bisexual? dolls

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
For Saki, yes. He is one my most special OC's to me. Haneul.. I think that I knew he was going to be gay as well when I bought him? Both their boyfriends are bisexual though (I haven't bought them yet, though. Ohohoho.)

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
I'll just say that bisexual dolls will be included in this question too xD.
For me, it's not the fact that I just want a "gay doll" but an extension of my characters from my comic to objects that can represent them in real life.

-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 think it will for the most part. Or well, the part of my family that I am living with right now in Canada won't care for Haneuls and Saki's sexuality (although my dad might). In Asia, the rest of them might. Ahahaha. I probably will never tell them though.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
There may be sculpts that look "too masculine"/"too feminine" for some people to call them straight but for me I don't see any that demand to be whatever. I'm a tomboy, and I've lived a good portion of my life so far (although I'm still young ohoho) looking like a guy and I'm straight. So... I suppose I just pick what I feel is suitable for my character and something that I like enough and go for it.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Their sexuality is dependent although I've found out recently that Saki has been living the same story (although his is a bit more "extreme") as one of my closer friends. I'm not basing Saki off him either--I was slightly surprised to see that my story was something my friend was slightly going through, haha--it's just a coicindence that they happen to be somewhat similar in terms of their "stories". I did base Saki a bit off myself, but other things aside from 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?
I like the idea of them not being "lonely" + I'd be filling out my favourite OCs in 3D. So I will be buying them a partner. Plus because of this, I'd be able to have them together most of the time at home/whenever since they'll be my own dolls. I have made plans to buy Gii for Saki, but it will be a long while from now before I'll be able to. And same for Haneul. I'm planning to get together a 1/3 DZ Mo though instead of the MSD version (then it'd mean I'd either keep my MSD Mo and make him another character or sell him T___T) Then Hideki, his boyfriend, will be a 1/3 instead of and MSD too.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
So far they have all been intended to be gay/bisexual. I don't know if this will happen later though, where they'll end up being so without me intending it. Haha.

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
My family, including relatives. Haha. And some friends.

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
I'm straight. I'm just a tomboy. Haneul and Saki are both gay because that is what they are in their stories. For Saki's story, I just wanted to explore the more "realistic" sides of what happen to a gay individual as a teenager with slight identity confusion (compared to a lot of stuff found in manga) and he just grew on me.

His story revolves around him finding his place/himself and trying to accept his sexuality without feeling ashamed and hiding it. He's very special to me, so I couldn't resist to get a BJD and have him sit there near me. Gii is what helps him find himself. And he used to be straight, then turned bisexual. Haneul, I'm still trying to fit within the equation somewhere--unless I give him a complete different story of his own, which I think I will do, for Hideki and him do not really have a story of their own yet.



----> If money permits in the long future out ahead of me, I'll be getting dolls for my other OC's too. Even the straight couples. Gii and Saki are my only "true" gay couple. Haneul and his BF might not even "happen". The rest of my couples are straight so far.

 

-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Yes, I did, actually. Quite frankly, all of the dolls I have and will have soon are/will be gay.
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
To be honest, perhaps because I'm gay myself. Though, it doesn't matter to me. I wouldn't mind having a straight couple as oppose to gay. It just something that happened. I think the reason is because I had these pairings in my head already and really wanted to "bring them to life," so to speak.
-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not do they accept it or have you just not told them?
Not at all. My mom actually helps in picking a choosing when I'm modeling them after a famous person or my own drawings.
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I choose all on my own.
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I'd have to say they reflect a part of me that really wants to be free and open. There are just so many people that I've met who are so, for lack of a better word, cruel to gays. No matter their gender or race, really. I think that it's a way of me being who I am and who I love to be without anyone judging. I can't say that makes sense or not. What I'm trying to say is that when my BJDs are holding hands or kissing, no one's judging them and certainly when I model the two newest after my favorite singer and guitarist, they can be openly gay without having to worry about the paparazzi.
-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?
Right now, the dolls I have are all, as you would say, "single." Two of them are original characters and one of them is from a video game series. But, I don't have plans to give those three a partner. However, with the two new ones they're definitely going to be a couple.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
Nope. Can't say that they did.
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Not at all. I think it shouldn't really matter. I mean, and not to sound harsh or anything, it's just a doll. Why should it matter? It's not like anything bad will come of it. The world isn't going to spontaneously collapse if your dolls are gay/straight/bi, whatever.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Not at all. Like I said earlier, it doesn't matter to me if the doll is gay/straight/bi. I mean, I could easily make a straight couple out of Klaus and find him a nice girlfriend and I'm not at all opposed to a guy owning a girl doll. However, I'm not quite sure there will be any straight coupling going on anytime soon on my bookshelf. Hmm... Maybe next time.

 

For those with undecided or bi dolls (Shinsei and Melange)
-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?
Well, Shin was initially "straight," but more and more as his personality grew, I realized that he's into people in general, regardless of gender. I will say, however, that on a spectrum scale, he's probably about 70 percent straight.

Melange is more on my spectrum, a 60% male interest and 40% female interest. She was always bi.

-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
Um, yes! I'm the same way as him, though more queer than he is.

For Mel, again, she definitely expresses my own bisexuality. XD

-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
Nope! Everyone loves Shin. XD

I'm not even sure if people are aware that Mel is bi.

-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
Yes, I have. A lot of people (and dolls) have insisted that Shin is gay, which makes his character less interested in dating flamboyant gay men. However, I have pretended that Shin is either one or the other to avoid someone else thinking that their doll isn't attractive. ^^; It's most certainly not that!

Mel, I haven't really developed her character to the point where she would be "out," so no.

-Is your doll bi even though it is against your beliefs?
Nope! I love being bi and having bi-oriented 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 to hook up with?
Well, back when the only other dolls Shin interacted with were male, I think I had a great desire to buy him a girlfriend, because I wanted to prove that he was, in fact, 70% straight. XD However, my girl (Mel) came as a total surprise to me, and I just think she's fabulous.

-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?
Shin has a casual relationship with one of my other dolls (Azel), but his primary relationship is Mel. I would say he's more strongly bonded to Mel than anyone else.

For those whose dolls have no sexuality (Atelair)
-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
Well, Atelair's like... 10 or 12, and when I was that age, I considered myself asexual as well. I didn't really have an interest in either male or females.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
I would wager to guess that it's because Atelair's preference hasn't developed yet. I know some people's preference shows when they're his age, but I guess he's a late bloomer!

-Would it make you feel weird giving your doll a sexuality, since it's just a doll or is there another reason?
Nah, I have other dolls that "identify" as bi/gay, so it's not really that. I think I want to preserve the fact that he's a young kid by not giving him any kind of sexuality.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Well, if I had a 10-year old boy doll that was overly into boobies, I suppose I'd give people the wrong impression. XD

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
I'm not that young, and I don't have young kids, but I do believe that kids shouldn't have to "pick" what sexuality they are until they're in their pre-teens or so. I wouldn't want to just assume that my kid prefers X gender before they're even ready to make that decision.

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

For those with Gay dolls (Azel and Naoto)
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
With both, yes. Azel was supposed to be the flamboyant one, but once he got his body, his character got more quiet and more introverted. Both Azel and Naoto are kind of the quiet gay folk. I'd assume that they haven't come completely out of the closet.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Actually, I like making couples that are not widely portrayed in the media. I feel like many gays in the media have been portrayed as really flamboyant or hyper-sexual, but in my own personal life, my friends who are kind of under the radar (and I'm not saying those who aren't proud to be LGBT!) and just see being gay the same as being any kind of orientation, and don't make a big deal out of it (except when it comes to civil rights), I admire them.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?
I dunno, I never had a "coming out" thing with my dolls. That's... a little weird, but I'm certain my boyfriend knows their characters. He likes them.

-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
School Head A I didn't necessarily think was a "gay" sculpt, since it seems to be more manly than other boy sculpts, but that's what I like about Azel. Also, Shin and Naoto are the same mold, and Shin is bi and Naoto is gay, so... nah, it's a choice I made.

-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
Definitely independent of me!

-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?
Haha, before Naoto, Azel would hook up with Shin. Honestly, though, since he's become the official guardian of Atelair, he (mostly I) hasn't been worried too much about a partner. Naoto came into the family because I love the Isao Nanjou sculpt, and then I thought, "Hey! Perfect opportunity!"

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
I am okay with being gay!

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
Really anyone who would give me the stinkeye for mentioning a doll would -have- a sexuality. XD

-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
I reckon the fact that none of my dolls are 100% straight has to do with the fact that I'm bi, and honestly? I'd be hard-pressed to find an absolutely 100% straight person who has never found the same gender to be pretty or has had thoughts about the same gender IRL. Most people fall within the 10%~90% scale, and I'm cool with my dolls being at the 10% straight to 70% straight spectrum.

 

-Why did you choose to not give them a sexual preference?
She's going to be based off of a character I'm making up, and her personality isn't really the type to actually be attracted to anyone. She's independent and sorta withdrawn/quiet, with no interest in romance.

-Does your doll have no sexual preference because they just dont, as is the case with some people, or is it your choice?
It was 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 wouldn't feel strange, I had another reason (see first answer).

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you don't want to give friends and families the wrong impression?
Nope. To be honest, I don't really care what they think.

-Does your doll have no sexuality because you live in a house with young children or are young yourself?
Neither is the reason.

-Is your doll asexual due to your religious beliefs of any kind?
Not at all.

 

I have one of everything XD except non...

For those with Gay dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be gay when you bought him/her?
Only one. I have 3 gay boys. Two of them were very straight. I bought my Wintery, Sammy, knowing he was going to be a flamer XD.... yes... I wanted the cliche rainbow gay, and I have him. I love him XD
-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?
Nothing really draws me to wanting them. I am realizing, however, that I want my dolls to be in relationships. And the person my whole story is roleplayed with, my best friend, has mostly boy dolls just like myself... so we find ourselves making gay parings. with my 2 gay boys I didn't plan to be gay, they turned gay for their best friends. I joke that it's a way to stop buying dolls. I can avoid buying a girlfriend for a doll if I just pair that doll with my friends doll.
-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 talk about it. I have no idea if they know... but if they've done research about me at all on the internet and found my deviantart...not that hard because I posted my watermarked photos from dA on facebook ("nice/clean" ones XD)
-Are there certain sculpts that tend to demand to be gay or do you choose all on your own?
I choose
-Do your dolls reflect something in yourself or is their sexuality completely dependent?
I'm a straight female, thus attracted to males. I can see it playing a part in that (and my only straight doll in a relationship right now is a girl.)
-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?
Already said this above. I do, and I do that with my best friend. And my dolls don't hook up... in the sexual terms...that's creepy XD They just date, get married, etc. I have a doll who I know has random hookups because he's a whore, but we just leave him be.
-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?
YEP! and their beliefs too! My doll who was a conservative Christian music minister studying religion in college went gay for his best friend XD
-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?
People who don't need to know.
-Is your doll gay simply because you are and straight just doesn't appeal to you?
Nope, my doll is gay because his character wants to be!

For those with straight dolls
-Did you know your doll was going to be straight when you bought him/her?
Again, No. I thought my hannah was a lesbian XDD Because she's very masculine, and then my other doll just looks gay...but no... he's straight.
-Did you choose for them to be straight or did they demand or ask to be so?
I choose for harper... kinda. I worked his character so it would be in her personality.
-Are your dolls straight as opposed to gay or bi due to your own personal beliefs or because of the beliefs of family?
Nope, they don't care.
-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?
stated above under gay dolls.
-Are there any sculpts that demand to be straight or do you choose regardless or sculpt?
nope.
-Is your doll obviously straight or does thier style suggest otherwise? (a boy that wears pink for example.)
they suggest otherwise. hannah dresses like a guy (though she's getting more girly since getting a boyfriend), and my boy has the hair of a flamer.

For those with undecided or bi dolls
He's polysexual... he just doesn't care about gender - aka "gender blind"
-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?
He just sleeps with whoever... He travels a lot so he doesn't care.
-Do you feel your doll expresses thing in yourself or is his/her sexuality independent?
that's his own thing.
-Does your doll cause conflict with friends and family?
in his family or mine? not his because no one cares, not mine because no one knows.
-Do you ever say your doll is either straight or gay to please someone else or to avoid drama?
nope, no one asks. I had someone ask if my doll was married because he has a wedding ring... I just said he was, didn't mention he was married to another man
-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?
Not with this doll, because he's a ho. and I just pretend he's hooking up and I dont know about it.
-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...)
again, I dont know about him. But both times I've thought about pairing him, it's been with a boy.

 

I'm taking "sexuality" to mean "sexual orientation", here, as my dolls don't have sex.

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

I never really thought about it as such... Except for Verity, who is a pre-existing character I roleplayed for ages.

-What draws you to wanting gay dolls?

I'm a lesbian. My wife is a lesbian. My friends tend to be lesbians. My lesbian identity is very important to me. Most stories I'm interested in are those involving women or girls. My dolls are lesbian by default. Besides - I don't have any boy dolls, so story-wise, the girls need to pair up with each other if they're going to pair up at all. I'm just more interested in girls and women in general. Also, at least one is a shell for an existing role-playing character, an 11 year old baby femme.

-Do your doll/s cause controversy within your family? If not to they accept it or have you just not told them?

I'm a lesbian - there's been certain amounts of homophobia to confront in my wife's family and my own, but really, the dolls don't come up as controversy compared to real life.

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

Anyone can be a lesbian. Butch sculpts tend to look more dykeish, but there are femmes out there, too.

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

See above.

-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?

Until a little while ago, I'd say no - but Verity needs her Connie, and Himeko needs her Haruka. And the baby Princesses are the kind of best friends who will grow up and get married, if they aren't sisters. Only interested in my own collection, I don't roleplay online with dolls.

-Did any of your dolls end up being gay even if it was not intended or against your beliefs?

n/a

-Are there any people you do not feel comfortable with sharing his/her sexuality with?

Well, I don't go up to people and tell them I have lesbian dolls anymore than I'd tell them I have straight dolls. My friends are fine with playful references to needing to get a doll a girlfriend, but only if they also understand dolls in the first place!

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

In a nutshell. But I do have straight Sims ^_^ so I guess if I ever got a boy doll...

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

Some just don't seem to need partners, at the moment. They are, after all, just dolls. And some are child dolls.

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

They're not consciously asexual on my part, if that's what you mean. Although that would make sense for Nu Kwa, who is too busy ruling the heavens. ^_^

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

I haven't been big on backstories, really, so it isn't so much feeling weird as not having any particular reason to do so.

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

I think they think adults with dolls is a wrong enough impression anyway. I don't think a doll could convince them I'm straight, not after the wedding with two big white dresses. ^_^

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

My little brothers, and any kids I'm going to have, are going to have to cope with the idea that not everyone is straight - their sisters/ Mummies for a start.

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

Nope. Quakerism =/= celibacy.

 

Amen to that.

(also, if I had a dollar for every person who said 'wait, so you're like Amish?'... *sigh*)

 

Or Puritan... *facepalm*