Gender in the Sims Series

Some sims I choose specifically how I want them based on game play and what I plan, others I let the game just do it's thing and choose. Sims that have options already selected I leave alone.

I was one of those people who were annoyed at all the gender/sexuality updates. Not because I don’t think they are important. But because I rather they work on bug fixes and actual gameplay.

With that being said, I’m pleasantly surprised at how well it was done. And now that it’s finished and everyone has more choices for their Sims, I hope they can go back to big fixes and game play.

not on the poll so my vote is none of the above

The only potential issue with the current system is that genderfluids have a slightly more difficult time to adjust, so I'd opt in a change gender option in say an interaction cue or mirror or something. Maybe should just be a new emotional trait altogether that constantly shifts at intervals and changes how your Sims behaves.

I would have said "remove binary entirely" except I still want there to be he/him and she/her pronouns available along with everything else.

I don't care about pronouns, my played sims are either male or female, who or what gender they are attracted to doesn't change their gender. I don't really know how it all works with the "choose a pronoun" so I've given some of my sims he/him or she/her just to be sure. I don't know, maybe they'll be called "them" if I don't pick something.

btw I'm very confused at option 3 (Remove binary entirely (simply adjust your sim to look how you want incl. chest, beard, etc. with no gender tags)). Does that mean to get rid of pronouns entirely or...doesn't the current system already allow you to deviate by personalizing the pronouns? I don't think getting rid of gender tags will be possible because that means notifications and moodlet descriptions won't really work properly, unless all moodlets refer to the Sim in first person and notifications are reworked entirely (and I like having a pronoun feature personally).

The way gender identities are currently being handled in game is one that should suit almost everyone.
I’m not a fan of the ginormous pronoun UI, I would have placed it under the sim details tab where sexual orientation can also be found, but adding pronouns behind one’s name is trending IRL at the moment, so I can understand why the devs chose to place it where it currently is.
That’s OK, It doesn’t actually bother me (I just don’t really fancy it from a UI design POV) and I find myself using the pronoun customization tool more often than I thought I would. It’s great for both fantasy players like myself and people who’d rather prefer playing the game based on real life.
It is also entirely optional so if one doesn’t want to use this tool, it can be disregarded (with the exception of the UI) and the game remains unchanged.

I’m aware that this feature is in ongoing development, but overall I’m pretty satisfied with how it works since there are options for almost every kind of player and that’s the way it should be. ??

I debated between this and other. One of the things I've wanted the game to do better is transgender sims. It's all well and good that we can for instance give a 'male' sim a female frame but we can't give her breasts without a mod. All we can really do is give her a more defined hourglass shape. She'll still have a male stance and the default male musculature. It does feminize her face, but until you officially switch her gender to female, things like hair and makeup in the female sort don't display properly. When that happens, you can choose the female options, but not all of them show up, and the ones that do, have a thumbnail that lacks detail and everything is displayed on a male head. Same thing with nails. You can't see what a particular lipstick shade or nail shape looks like before selecting it. Half of the female options don't show, and the thumbnail doesn't give you a good look at the nails, just a male hand with a tiny sliver of the nail. I don't feel like it's a cc creator issue since their item is available to use on that sim so the creator hasn't marked it as a female only item.

The sim in question may have been assigned male but she's transitioning and living as her true self and the game does a horrible job of depicting that journey. It does the full before and after well, but the journey in between is, diplomatically speaking, a complete mess. Also I agree gender identity should be a separate option, but all pronouns should be available to any sim. I don't feel like certain gender identities should be limited to certain pronouns.

I have no idea what the gender options mean. What are they for? They seem to make no difference what gender you assign to them. I have come to the conclusion they are just for if you upload them.
But one strange thing. When they become young adults, some females sound like males, no matter how you fiddle about in CAS. What's that all about?