Sexuality Meme
Ganked from gentleman_tiger
1. What gender of character do you play more of, male or female? Why?
I'm actually about fifty fifty, six men to four women, with at least two more men a coming (and one ore two a going). I tend to play characters I am drawn to for reasons that have nothing to do with if they are male or female. Something in them calls to me, or something about them intrigues me.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
Well, it's about fifty fifty again. I am firmly gender identified as female, but because I am drawn to characters for reasons having nothing to do with their gender it doesn't seem to matter in terms of who I choose to play.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
Both actually. Some of my female characters are typically female in ways that I am not, and it's harder to connect to those aspects than it is to pick up mannerisms and aspects that may be considered typically male. On the same hand there are times when slipping into one of my female characters is like putting on a familiar sweater, or a warm pair of socks and the male characters are never like that.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
Mostly hetero, with a few bisexuals thrown in (though both are in hetero relationships now). One firmly homosexual male. One woman who is best described as omnisexual. And another who is best described as Jokersexual - though if she found anyone else sexually attractive, she'd probably be bi.
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
Not much at all for most.
Anne's gender identity only matters in that gender in her era was frequently a deciding factor of how free you were, what you could say, do etc.
River's sexuality only matters to her personality in that omnisexual behavior is common place in her era, so many species so little time to quote her canon. In a way it is less her sexuality and more the omnisexual, more open society that shaped her as she grew up.
Harley's sexual identity, in a way since it is solely focused on the Joker, formed who she is entirely. He fixation on him spurred the creation of the Harley Quinn character.
Lastly, Stoshi's calling, his raison d'etre, is sort of wrapped around his sexuality. If he wasn't homosexual, or if his people accepted homosexuality as not being fithy and a sin he might never have become Malcontent. And frankly who knows who he would have been if that hadn't been the only choice he had at very youg age.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
Not consciously, a characters sexuality isn't why I pick them and if in game they develop feelings for someone that is the important part, not if that person is male or female. That said, most of my characters are hetero - generally canonically. There is one that is canonically gay. One I assume based on her era/canon is omnisexual. And two that are canonically hetero who have had homosexual love affairs.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
Depends on the partner, I have some who are in relationships with people who do play it out and some who are FTB. I don't have a preference. There are some pups I think lend themselves to playing it out (Stoshi & River) and some who will always FTB (Anne - if she ever has sex).
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
Depends on the character, for instance her failed love affairs formed Lilah in a lot of ways, and her relationship with Ranger has helped heal her. I think it effects my characters development in much the same way my own relationships affect mine.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
I like organically grown relationships, they're interesting and feel stronger than ready made ones. I also have more than one character who is in a relationship with their canonical partner or an assumed canonical partner.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
I don't go into a character thinking, well he's stright but I think he's gay and will play him thusly. I try to hold my characters to behavior that is dictated by their canonical personalities, not by a sexual preference I would like them to be. It was believable to me that Lilah who is canonically straight could be occasionally bi, both because of the way she uses sex in her canon as power, as well as some canonical exchanges with other women. I cannot find motivation in his canon to convince me that Michael Carpenter is anything but hetero, or would have a relationship with anyone but his wife and would never consider playng him as homosexual.
1. What gender of character do you play more of, male or female? Why?
I'm actually about fifty fifty, six men to four women, with at least two more men a coming (and one ore two a going). I tend to play characters I am drawn to for reasons that have nothing to do with if they are male or female. Something in them calls to me, or something about them intrigues me.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
Well, it's about fifty fifty again. I am firmly gender identified as female, but because I am drawn to characters for reasons having nothing to do with their gender it doesn't seem to matter in terms of who I choose to play.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
Both actually. Some of my female characters are typically female in ways that I am not, and it's harder to connect to those aspects than it is to pick up mannerisms and aspects that may be considered typically male. On the same hand there are times when slipping into one of my female characters is like putting on a familiar sweater, or a warm pair of socks and the male characters are never like that.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
Mostly hetero, with a few bisexuals thrown in (though both are in hetero relationships now). One firmly homosexual male. One woman who is best described as omnisexual. And another who is best described as Jokersexual - though if she found anyone else sexually attractive, she'd probably be bi.
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
Not much at all for most.
Anne's gender identity only matters in that gender in her era was frequently a deciding factor of how free you were, what you could say, do etc.
River's sexuality only matters to her personality in that omnisexual behavior is common place in her era, so many species so little time to quote her canon. In a way it is less her sexuality and more the omnisexual, more open society that shaped her as she grew up.
Harley's sexual identity, in a way since it is solely focused on the Joker, formed who she is entirely. He fixation on him spurred the creation of the Harley Quinn character.
Lastly, Stoshi's calling, his raison d'etre, is sort of wrapped around his sexuality. If he wasn't homosexual, or if his people accepted homosexuality as not being fithy and a sin he might never have become Malcontent. And frankly who knows who he would have been if that hadn't been the only choice he had at very youg age.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
Not consciously, a characters sexuality isn't why I pick them and if in game they develop feelings for someone that is the important part, not if that person is male or female. That said, most of my characters are hetero - generally canonically. There is one that is canonically gay. One I assume based on her era/canon is omnisexual. And two that are canonically hetero who have had homosexual love affairs.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
Depends on the partner, I have some who are in relationships with people who do play it out and some who are FTB. I don't have a preference. There are some pups I think lend themselves to playing it out (Stoshi & River) and some who will always FTB (Anne - if she ever has sex).
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
Depends on the character, for instance her failed love affairs formed Lilah in a lot of ways, and her relationship with Ranger has helped heal her. I think it effects my characters development in much the same way my own relationships affect mine.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
I like organically grown relationships, they're interesting and feel stronger than ready made ones. I also have more than one character who is in a relationship with their canonical partner or an assumed canonical partner.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
I don't go into a character thinking, well he's stright but I think he's gay and will play him thusly. I try to hold my characters to behavior that is dictated by their canonical personalities, not by a sexual preference I would like them to be. It was believable to me that Lilah who is canonically straight could be occasionally bi, both because of the way she uses sex in her canon as power, as well as some canonical exchanges with other women. I cannot find motivation in his canon to convince me that Michael Carpenter is anything but hetero, or would have a relationship with anyone but his wife and would never consider playng him as homosexual.