LGBTQ+ Premade Couples
So, Evergreen Harbor comes with two same-gender families; the Tinkers and the Greenburgs. But those are all females. To maintain balance and equality, we need two families based around male Sims in fu...
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"LiELF;c-17564709" wrote:
I'm going to go one further and say that there are no older gay couples whatsoever because Elder Sims are extremely unrepresented, especially ethnic couples and LGBTQ+ couples. It's as if they're saying to be gay, you have to be no older than an Adult, as if same sex attraction is brand new to the world.
I do think we could use more gay male couples because I think there is a valid point in saying that gay male couples aren't glorified the way lesbian female couples have been throughout recent history. And I really think it can be traced down to the patriarchic societies of not-so-old. I hope this isn't too controversial to say, but in general, straight males have ruled the world for a very long time and have also been known to glorify lesbians to suit their own fantasies. So lesbians have always been generally accepted (although not in the respectful way they should have been), while gay males have been vilified and treated as taboo. Of course, things have been changing in recent years and we continue to make great progress. That said...
I don't think it was a conscious thing done on Maxis/EA's part, as they are known to be very progressive. I do think there are more female Sims in general made then male Sims among players (and younger Sims as opposed to Elder) and their telemetry most likely reflects this. Unfortunately, their marketing tends to reflect it as well, which ends up tipping in favor of the "popular choices". So it's something that would be helpful for them to be aware of in the future, and maybe they'll address it with a little more sensitivity and diversity, which is what they always claim to be striving for.
Maybe in the near future we'll see a gay male Elder couple with a grown son and/or daughter living in a household together. :)
Yeah that was what I was mentioning earlier. I wish we had an option to turn off story progression, because without having MCCC the game just generates young adults. It gets annoying. The game isn't user friendly for story telling no matter how a Simmer plays. I really want elders represented in the game. I think some Simmers wouldn't mind having some kids and teens represent them too. It is like why do families and couples always have to be young adults? I just don't understand it.
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