The Sims 4 is going to allow gender-neutral bathrooms in a new update.
The best-selling sandbox game has a new update coming out later this month. Among the many updates to the game will be a gender-neutral bathroom door.
The gender-neutral bathrooms were announced in developer Electronic Arts’ livestream this weekend.
The expansion will also introduce It Gets Better T-shirts and pride gear in game for Pride Month.
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The new clothing options will be part of a partnership with the It Gets Better Project, an LGBTQ youth nonprofit organization.
Fans loved the announcement.
Gender neutral bathrooms? On the Sims? A game where you can actually have trans ppl canonically? At least someone cares about us
— Drei, NSFR (@dreilovescock) June 9, 2019
I cannot wait until this update and expansion pack comes out on The Sims 4 to introduce gender neutral bathrooms in Pride update https://t.co/4jGw9B3rWK
— Timothy Clowe (@CloweTimothy) June 9, 2019
k why is the sims better at giving us gender-neutral bathroom options than our society as a whole pic.twitter.com/cZ7OqzCKkv
— jamie dasenbrock (@jamie_lynn_das) June 9, 2019
The Sims is a franchise of life simulator games. They have already been praised for their LGBTQ-inclusivity, allowing transgender characters and relationships between characters of any gender.
