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As long as trans is a thing, cis is automatically a thing as well. And trans has been a thing for quite a while, so I'm afraid the "stop trying to make cis a thing" ship has long sailed.


Nobody robs you of who you are by calling you cisgender. The term serves as a simple acknowledgement that trans people exist and are just as valuable and important as any other human being. For a group whose average life span for nationals of first-world countries is driven down to 30~35 years because of both an abnormally high teenage suicide rate and hate crimes occurring with terrifying frequency, this is... How should I put it... Kind of a big deal?


So, yeah.

What exactly do you mean by themed gear? Are you thinking of reskins of already existing racks (like the table turned into a sunbed for the beach setting), or did you mean functionally new equipment pieces?

That didn't help, to be honest. At all.


- It is indeed redundant. For cisgender people, i.e. for people who identify as whatever gender they were assigned at birth. For trans, agender and nonbinary folk it adds to immersion and helps get more fun out of the game. If it didn't, this suggestion wouln't be up.


- This is an RPG. An adult RPG, but an RPG nonetheless, so matters of identity fit this genre better than any other one. The fact that the majority of players will not experience any discomfort with choosing just between "male" and "female" does not mean the minority who do absolutely have to be deprived of the opportunity to choose the option "other" or "custom" and fill their own identity in themselves.


- Mechanics of gender preference already exists in the game, subjects' sexual orientation already determines whether sex with someone will lead to production of chemicals associated with either pleasure or discomfort. Including suggested genders would be an addition on top of that, not creating a whole new mechanic from ground up. Plus, personally I'd like subjects to display semblance of will of their own, since that makes every interaction with them feel natural and somewhat believable. I don't want the game to feel like animation catalogue.


And the best part is - including these does not detract from anybody's experience. Preferences in this game are easily adjusted. Trans/agender/nonbinary don't do it for you? That's fine, toggle a button in your settings and move on. And nobody has to masturbate to someone they don't want to see, and nobody has to feel left out. Benefits across the board. 


As for "whatever bullshit term they want to use" and "a bunch of made up genders," here's some info to think about:


Approximately one in 2000 infants in US are born intersex with their genitalia developed somewhere in between a penis and a vagina. Doctors often decide who that child is going to be on the spot, surgically altering their genitalia to fit the gender they assigned, cutting chunks of nerve tissue that does not regenerate and rendering that baby's future sex life dysfunctional in the process.


There are phenotypical females with Y chromosome in their genome, there are phenotypical males without one.


And so forth. The Internet has tons of scientific papers on the matter. Recent genetical studies allowed us to conclude that gender might not be as simple as we had thought. Just like we did before, with the matter of sexual orientation. Hence the oh-so-ridiculed subject of gender studies. Human bodies are weird. Hormones make some feel things others don't, because their natural hormone levels are different, and embryo development is complicated and fascinating. 


The fact that you might not understand how exactly a person came to feel the way they do doesn't mean you can't just accept the fact that they simply do.

Yours sincerely, 

a cis male

It adds to immersion of the player, and can potentially add an extra layer of complexity to subjects' gender preferences and their response to the player character's actions.

I see no reasons why it shouldn't be implemented, so you have my thumbs up.

So, how does one report suggestions on this website exactly?

No. I want my hair hidden from all of those nasty digital eyes, so that I could keep it for my one and only, whoever that might be.

Just a thought. 


Wouldn't some kind of a holography-based invisibility device with the ability to toggle visibility of your hands suit the purpose better? I can't speak for anyone but myself, but, if I were a client, I would feel pretty put off by a hazmat suit. I mean, I paid money to come here, you have my medical tests and know that I'm clean, so why do you need to treat me like I pose as much danger to you as radioactive nuclear station rubble?

P. P. S. Apologies for all of the grammar and orphography mistakes, I am not a native speaker and my fingers are not nearly straight enough to type well on the smart. Not by a long shot.

Yes, please, all of the above. Suspension ones, non-suspension ones. We need it all asap. Full support.