I understand that there will be concerns here around the initial options being gender binary. Further down the line, we'll be able to expand this to include additional gender identities that we don't have at this time. You can check any combination of attraction boxes (including all or none) to reflect your sim's romantic orientation. If a Sim whose gender doesn’t match your Sim’s attraction settings attempts a romantic interaction with your Sim, they will be rejected. This is a simple, affirmative statement of who your Sim is attracted to. Pictured below is how the Sexual Orientation feature will appear in Create a Sim.

With Sexual Orientation, you’ll be able to assign a series of attraction parameters for your Sim. As such we’ve worked extensively with GLAAD and the It Gets Better Project to ensure that we’ve captured the widest possible range of viewpoints on how to approach this feature in a manner that respects and elevates the community. That said, each one of us on the team represents only a narrow slice of lived experiences. Many members of the team, myself included, are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. As such I’ll try to peel the curtain back a bit and speak to our efforts in making sure we got this right. There is much further to go, and while I can’t get into the details of where exactly we go next, please know that we are committed to continuing to improve our representation of the LGBTQIA+ community.Īuthenticity is a point that often comes up in regards to features like this, and rightly so. It is important to acknowledge that these are steps in a journey that we are still mapping out. Between this update and the recent pronouns update, we’re taking several strides forward into being a game that respects and celebrates the nuance and color of everyday life. With that in mind, we’re delighted to bring the Sexual Orientation feature to all Simmers. Today I’d like to talk to you about the upcoming Sexual Orientation feature that will be available in the next base game update.Īs a team, we hold creativity, discovery, inclusivity and play as core values and strive every day to celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion for our people and community. Hi folks! I’m SimGuruJessica, the design lead on The Sims™ 4 High School Years Expansion Pack.

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