Thanks for this! I was wondering how it all worked and I'm left disappointed and annoyed. I get it, clothes irl can and are made unisex. But it's obvious that the devs didn't bother to make proper unisex textures and models. This is extremely evident when you see that all they've done is to go back to old packs, free content and base game content and retroactively repurposed feminine or masculine clothes to be able to be equipped to the opposite rig. It's so obvious when a top or a pair of jeans used to be for one gendered sim because when you equip said top or pair of jeans to the opposite rig, it doesn't sit right or adds "features" that aren't normally present on the body. It's incredibly distracting.
Like literally, all they do is just a few quick code changes and nothing else. They don't bother to go back in and fix or adjust the textures so they'd be able to fit on the models properly, this is how we end up with clothes that just look wrong or weird on the "opposite" gendered rigs.
God, I miss the gender-exclusive clothing and hair choices.
TL;DR: It's fine that you want to be more inclusive but you need to actually put in the effort, instead of just changing up the code and calling it a day.
ETA: I'm not saying any of this to be an "ist", "phobic", against or changes to the game to make it more inclusive. I am merely expressing my frustrations at the lack of time and care being put into this game. True I don't know how much time is or isn't given to the Gurus when it comes to these matters, but surely they can do better. This game is 8 years old and worth hundreds of dollars, it's time that effort is being shown in the quality of the product again.
