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== Attraction ==
[[File:Ts4 screenshot gaypride.jpg|thumb|250px|A render from ''The Sims 4'' showcasing different sexualities.]]
{{Main|Gender preference|Chemistry}}
In [[The Sims series|''The Sims ''series]], every Sim is technically bisexual, as he/she can be directed to have a crush on, fall in love with, engage in romantic interactions and [[WooHoo]] with a Sim of either [[gender]], provided they are of the appropriate [[Life stages|age group(s)]].
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** In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', any couple, regardless of sex, can have children.
* Some spin-off games with story modes which allow the player to choose a spouse for their character are sometimes reported as only allowing opposite-sex relationships in order to complete the game. However, most games do allow the player to choose a same-sex partner and still complete the story objectives, though the game usually promotes an opposite-sex relationship in story mode if it needs to demonstrate the mechanics of attraction, for example.
* In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', same-sex relationships are possible, as in the previous games, and same-sex couples can marry and adopt on equal terms with opposite-sex couples. Same-sex couples are also allowed to have a biological child together through [[CAS]] (including the 'manage households' option). However, despite pre-release promotional materials indicating that more same-sex couples and non-traditional families would be included in the game, there
* In the July 2019 rebranding update for ''[[The Sims 4]]'' base game, two of the new pre-made [[CAS]] Sims are in a same-sex relationship. These Sims, [[Dela Ostrow]] and [[Mia Hayes]], are featured on the new base game cover and menu screen with Mia's arm around Dela's shoulder. Even though both of their bios mention their relationship, they are in seperate households and not placed in the world by default. Because of this, they do not start with a relationship unless manually edited by the player.
<gallery widths="175" position="center" spacing="medium" orientation="none">
sims-4-dela-ostrow-and-mia-hayes.jpg|[[Dela Ostrow]] and [[Mia Hayes]], who are girlfriends, on the updated cover of ''[[The Sims 4]]''.
dela-ostrow-bio.png|[[Dela Ostrow | Dela]]'s bio in the [[Maxis]] [[Gallery]].
mia-hayes-bio.png|[[Mia Hayes | Mia]]'s bio in the [[Maxis]] [[Gallery]].
</gallery>
==Pre-made (possibly) gay, lesbian or bisexual Sims==
* [[Gobias Koffi]], one of the premade Sims living in [[Sunset Valley]] is implied to be gay, as is his late father, [[Gaylord Koffi|Gaylord]]. Gobias' bio hints that he has been unable to meet the right woman because he may in fact prefer the company of his male friends. Gobias has no mother in his family tree, suggesting Gaylord may have adopted him. It's possible his mother may have died, but this would have likely been hinted at. Both of their names also offer hints as to their possible sexual orientation: Gobias appears to be named in honour of a [[Wikipedia:Tobias Funke|sexually ambiguous character]] (Tobias Funke) from TV's ''[[Wikipedia:Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'',
* Using [[testingcheatsenabled]], the [[InSimenator]], or [[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]] in ''[[The Sims 2]] ''allows players to view Sims' degree of attraction to both genders, which determines how likely they are to accept or reject a romantic advance from a Sim of that gender. Players have commented that several Sims show a preference for their own gender, often despite being involved in an opposite-sex romantic storyline - this is particularly prevalent in [[Veronaville]] , where most of the pre-made males have at least some romantic interest in their own gender. The most commonly cited example is that of [[Kent Capp]], who has a preference for males at the beginning of the game, despite an implied budding romance with [[Bianca Monty]] and being the subject of [[Titania Summerdream]]'s crush. A lesser known example is [[Jason Cleveland]], who also has a preference for males, despite being married to [[Marissa Cleveland]] at the start of the game.
* Similar to the instances above, a few premade Sims in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' are bisexual, having equal positive preferences for both males and females. Two examples of this are [[Circe Beaker]] and [[Titania Summerdream]], while [[Ariel Capp]] is predetermined to be bisexual when she ages up to [[teen]]. Interestingly, the only preset bisexual Sims in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' are females.
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* In ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]'', [[Brant Hecking]] and [[Brent Hecking]] are the second pre-made couple in the series who are openly in a same-sex relationship. They are married to each other.
* In ''[[The Sims 4: Island Living]]'', [[Oliana Ngata]] and [[Leila Illes]] are the third pre-made couple in an openly same-sex relationship. They are married, and Oliana has a son, [[Tane Ngata|Tane]].
* In the July 2019 rebranding update for ''[[The Sims 4]]'' base game, the family bios for new pre-made [[CAS]] Sims [[Dela Ostrow]] and [[Mia Hayes]] revealed that they are girlfriends; however, they are not included in the same household and do not technically have a relationship as far as gameplay is concerned.
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