Because I am still recieving hate about this, let me further explain my biggest reason for not allowing non cis genders (PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO MESSAGE ME ABOUT THE ISSUE)...
The society in which the neua lions live does not differ between males and females. Their society literally sees no difference between the genders, aside from the fact that one is biologically different than the other. Their are occassionally individuals that discriminate based on gender, but this is rare, and other than this there is no gender discrimination.
Both genders may be hunters, babysitters, leaders, healers, warrior, anything they wish.
These things mean they wouldn't really feel dysphoria, and there would be no reason for them to question their gender identity.
I may create a pride that is the sole pride that defines gender roles, but I don't like the idea of their society discriminating against genders even if it's just one pride doing so. If I chose to create such a pride, I will allow transgenders and any other non cis genders in this pride only.
And, if I choose to create such a pride, it will be after I get the rest of their info mostly sorted out and typed up, as it is not a priority because of my dislike of the idea of having a pride discriminate heavily enough against a gender to cause dysphoria and the questioning of one's gender identity.
For now, I am only allowing neua lions to be cis genders, which means they must be male or female. Do not even think about giving me hate for this. I have an insane amount of respect and empathy for all genders and the crap that they have to deal with, including non binary genders, and I believe everyone should be treated equally.
Also, let me make it perfectly clear that homosexuality and all other sexualities are 100% okay, and pansexuality and other genders are actually somewhat common due to the lack of gender roles among the neua lions.
Here are snips from conversations I've had with others about the issue:
If my decision upsets anyone I deeply apologize. I will work on a way that I can incorporate non binary genders into the neua lions, but right now I simply do not have time to work out the kinks. Please be patient, and if you have a problem with my decision just don't try out for any of the neua lions.
The society in which the neua lions live does not differ between males and females. Their society literally sees no difference between the genders, aside from the fact that one is biologically different than the other. Their are occassionally individuals that discriminate based on gender, but this is rare, and other than this there is no gender discrimination.
Both genders may be hunters, babysitters, leaders, healers, warrior, anything they wish.
These things mean they wouldn't really feel dysphoria, and there would be no reason for them to question their gender identity.
I may create a pride that is the sole pride that defines gender roles, but I don't like the idea of their society discriminating against genders even if it's just one pride doing so. If I chose to create such a pride, I will allow transgenders and any other non cis genders in this pride only.
And, if I choose to create such a pride, it will be after I get the rest of their info mostly sorted out and typed up, as it is not a priority because of my dislike of the idea of having a pride discriminate heavily enough against a gender to cause dysphoria and the questioning of one's gender identity.
For now, I am only allowing neua lions to be cis genders, which means they must be male or female. Do not even think about giving me hate for this. I have an insane amount of respect and empathy for all genders and the crap that they have to deal with, including non binary genders, and I believe everyone should be treated equally.
Also, let me make it perfectly clear that homosexuality and all other sexualities are 100% okay, and pansexuality and other genders are actually somewhat common due to the lack of gender roles among the neua lions.
Here are snips from conversations I've had with others about the issue:
- "Neua lions can't be transgender, or any other nonbinary genders, at least not right now. I don't have anything against transgenders or any other nonbinary genders, but I just don't know how it would make sense with these guys or how it would fit into this world. I might try to figure something out, but for now they're either females or males."
- "Neua lions are still lions, despite their connection to the greek gods, so it's more complicated than, "there's a god of hermaphrodites and trans, so there obviously will be more than female or male.." I would have to figure out a way to work it into their world, it couldn't just be magic or whatever."
- "The fact is, I have everything in this world carefully planned out in great detail (to which the site needs to be updated), and making non binary genders a possibility would require a lot of work and reworking to fit into the world without holes. I plan on attempting to figure something out to allow them to be non cis genders, but I do not have the time right now and until I can work it in there won't be any non cis gendered neua lions. "
- "I understand that some people may want non cis gender characters as a matter of relatability, but I believe you can find ways to relate to characters other than their gender. If the only reason you're relating to a character is their gender then I don't think you're connected enough to that character, as there should definitely be more than one reason that you're relating to a character."
If my decision upsets anyone I deeply apologize. I will work on a way that I can incorporate non binary genders into the neua lions, but right now I simply do not have time to work out the kinks. Please be patient, and if you have a problem with my decision just don't try out for any of the neua lions.