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Well kd of... this is jt a ty update for this mod to tch up wh a few game updat and to fix a few thgs I promised I would fix a while ago. I plan to make a bigger update May, so look out for some polls regardg that update! </p><p>* Si note* Thanks to everyone who has reached out ncern due to my activy, I assure you I am fe, I have jt had multiple fay emergenci that have taken up my time and energy. I really appreciate the ntued support you have all given me spe me beg so absent! <3 </p><p><u><strong>Changelog</strong></u></p><p><strong>- [09/14/21] Updated for the latt patch and add Italian and Portugue translatns</strong></p><p>- [08/16/21] Add Polish translatns</p><p>- [07/21/21] Updated for the latt patch, fixed issu wh tonomy, fixed buff equency, and other mor bugs</p><p>- [05/10/21] Add German translatns</p><p>- [05/04/21] Add Rsian and Spanish translatns</p><p>- Updated Lbian Flag</p><p>- Fixed issu wh buffs happeng too equently</p><p>- Add small chance of gag a LGBT tra when ponrg sexualy</p><p>- Fixed other small bugs</p><p><br /></p><p><u><strong>Dcriptn</strong></u></p><p>The LGBT mod adds many LGBTQ+ gameplay tras to your game which provi new teractns and buffs to create a more pth experience for your sims. It also adds lot tras, events, and holiday tradns. This mod is a work progrs, and will perdilly have updat for bug fix and to add new featur.</p><p><br /><u><strong>Tras</strong></u><br />When you add any of the LGBT sexualy/genr tras to a sim, they will now tomatilly also receive an In The Closet tra. If you clu the optnal homophobia file, this will prevent homophobic/transphobic sims om beg unfortable around sims that haven't e out yet.</p><p><br />- Ally<br />- Aromantic <br />- Asexual<br />- Bisexual<br />- Demisexual  <br />- Gay<br />- Genr Fluid  <br />- Lbian<br />- LGBT Activist<br />- Non Bary <br />- Pansexual<br />- Transgenr<br />- Drag Queen/Kg <br />- Qutng<br /><strong>Includ optnal file:</strong></p><p>- Homophobic  <br />- Transphobic<br /><br /><u><strong>Interactns</strong></u><br />LGBT teractns n be found unr the LGBT Mod menu when you click on another sim.  All LGBT sims n e the followg teractns:</p><p><br />"Ask About Sexualy/Inty"<br />"Ask About Pronouns"<br />"Get Exced About Pri"<br />"Enurage to Come Out"<br />"Come out as..."<br />"Discs Current LGBT Issu" <br />"Ask to Donate to LGBT Chary" <br />"Rell Enunter wh Homophobic Sim" <br />"Enurage to Be Open Md"<br />"Rearch About LGBT Communy" (Computer teractn)<br />"Wre An Article About LGBT Rights" (Computer teractn)<br />.. more!<br /><br />Dependg on your relatnship wh the other sim and/or their tras, the teractns uld have different rults. Some teractns will give your sim and/or the other sim posive or negative buffs/moodlets! Each tra has exclive social teractns as well, some may only appear after talkg to sims for a certa perd of time.<br /><br /><u><strong>Social Events</strong></u><br /><u>LGBT Meetup</u><br />This event allows you to ve any (or all) sims wh a LGBT tra to hang out. It is a ee event and there are no rewards, is jt a great way to meet sims the muny. <br /><u>Comg Out Party</u><br />This is a goaled event. You n e out to your iends n fay a ftive environment. You n earn money as a reward upon pletn.  <br /><u>LGBT Chary Gala</u><br />This is a goaled event. Host a gala to help raise money for a LGBT chary. If you get gold on this event you will receive a new gameplay tra, <strong>LGBT Activist</strong>, which giv you two new teractns: <strong>"Talk about Prottg for LGBT Rights" </strong>and <strong>"Ask to Jo Cse" </strong>which has a chance of turng other sims to LGBT Activists as well. (Note that cy livg is required for some of the goals the event to be pleted)<br /><u>LGBT Prott</u><br />This is not a goaled event. You need cy livg orr for this event to work. You simply ve other sims to a lot and start a prott. (You may have to click on sims and select "ask to jo prott" unr iendly > polil reer to get the prott started).<br /><u>Drag Show</u><br />This is a goaled event where you n w money and also the <strong>Drag Queen/Kg</strong> tra. The goals are mostly performance based, so giv you the eedom to n the show how you'd like.<br /><br /><u><strong>Lot Tras</strong></u><br /><u>LGBT Hot Spot</u><br />The LGBT hot spot spawns LGBT sims your world to that lot (as long as you have given sims the LGBT tras). <br /><u>Gay Hot Spot</u><br />The gay hot spot spawns gay sims your world to that lot (as long as you have given sims the gay tra). <br /><u>Lbian Hot Spot</u><br />The lbian hot spot spawns lbian sims your world to that lot (as long as you have given sims the lbian tra).<br /><br /><u><strong>Holiday Tradns</strong></u><br /><u>Pri Spir</u><br />This holiday tradn is pleted by g LGBT teractns wh other sims, so you n make your own pri holiday (I figured this was better than an event bee will e up every year on the lendar). <br /><u><strong>Aspiratns</strong></u><br /><u>LGBT Activist<br /></u>This aspiratn is for sims who wish to advote for LGBT rights around the muny. This aspiratn do require you to have Cy Livg and Get Famo orr to plete the goals.<br /><br /><u><strong>Optnal Fil</strong></u><br />The<strong> Homophobia </strong>file<strong> </strong>is tomatilly clud the zip folr. If you do not want any sims to experience homophobia or transphobia please lete the file. The tras were created for story tellg purpos only, as some people like their game to reflect realy or wish to feat homophobia game.<br />The <strong>LGBT Prott Signs Overri </strong>file is also optnal. This will replace all prott signs wh Simlish signs prottg for LGBT rights. If you do not wish to replace them all, lete this file.<br /><br /><u><strong>Known Issu</strong></u><br />Some people have reported an LE when lbian sims woohoo, I have tried my bt to fix this but keeps g back. It is not game breakg however, so you n jt ignore for now.<br /><br />******<br /><br /><br /><u><strong>Installatn</strong></u> <u><strong>Instctns</strong></u> <u><strong>(UPDATED,</strong></u> <u><strong>PLEASE</strong></u> <u><strong>RE-READ)</strong></u><br />1. Delete all prev versns of this mod. <br />2. Download the mod om the lk below.<br />3. Move ZIP folr to your mods folr <br />4. Extract fil om the Zip folr g a program such as Wrar or Wzip (if you have multiple folrs wh your mods folr, make sure the file is no more than 1 folr ep).<br />5. You n lete the ZIP folr now if you want. You n also lete the Homophobic tra if you wish.<br />6. Start your game and your game settgs make sure mods are enabled and that script mods are on. If they are not, check the box and then rtart your game. <br />7. To give/remove sims LGBT tras you simply click on the sim you wish to give a tra. <br />8. Unr the settgs the LGBT Mod menu you n select what tra(s) to give the sim. You n also remove the tras om a sim this way.<br />9. 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Go figure.</div></div></div></div></hear></div><div data-attribute-verso-pattern="article-body" class="ArticlePageContentBackGround-cNiFNN gVjmSM article-body__ntent"><div class="ActnBarWrapperContent-lasBkU cAHp"><div class="ActnBarWrapperComponent-cjwxLS bEeSLb"><div data-attr-viewport-monor="" class="ActnBarWrapper-dhxmQh bnoUoi viewport-monor-anchor"><button id="bookmark" aria-label="Save" class="ActnBarButton-dyFOZU hqsiKz bookmark large-screen"><span class="ActnBarSendaryButtonPrimaryIn-isbvyN cAwccV bookmark-button-in"><svg class="in in-bookmark" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Save this story</tle><path class="in-bookmark-stroke" d="M11.7661 16.3228L4.5 20.1695V3.5H19.5V20.1695L12.2339 16.3228L12 16.199L11.7661 16.3228Z" stroke-lep="square"/></svg></span><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ ActnBarButtonText-bYXYuh iUEiRd kYEynM gkccfO">Save</span></button></div><div data-attr-viewport-monor="" class="ActnBarWrapper-dhxmQh gEnp viewport-monor-anchor"><button id="bookmark" aria-label="Save" class="ActnBarButton-dyFOZU cyZIvv bookmark mobile"><span class="ActnBarSendaryButtonPrimaryIn-isbvyN cAwccV bookmark-button-in"><svg class="in in-bookmark" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Save this story</tle><path class="in-bookmark-stroke" d="M11.7661 16.3228L4.5 20.1695V3.5H19.5V20.1695L12.2339 16.3228L12 16.199L11.7661 16.3228Z" stroke-lep="square"/></svg></span><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ ActnBarButtonText-bYXYuh iUEiRd kYEynM gkccfO">Save</span></button></div></div></div><div class="ArticlePageChunksContent-etcMtP bwyLBj"><div data-ttid="ArticlePageChunks" class="ArticlePageChunks-fLyCVG hdASCv"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bjczjj grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa jcsZmt body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p><span class="lead--text-llout">By all acunts,</span> <em>The Sims</em> is the most succsful puter game on Earth. It's a game even non-gamers have heard of, and 's as addictive s own way as cybersex and Doros. I even spent a uple of months playg <em>The Sims</em> long-distance. Who needs phone sex when you n have phone Sims?</p><p class="paywall"><a href="><em>The Sims 2</em></a> improv on the origal wh a more tailed reprentatn of what happens between the sheets -- the game lls "woohoo" -- and a gene-transfer element that creat children who remble their parents looks and temperament. You n nurture or torment your Sims om fancy to old age and play for generatns if you have the attentn span to do so.</p><p class="paywall">The game is about life, so you would expect to clu sex. What you might not expect is the matter-of-fact way which this mastream game accepts the full spectm of human sexualy.</p><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div><p class="paywall">You n make your Sims straight or gay, bi or transgenr. Sims of any sex n live together and make woohoo and bee parents -- through DNA transmissn for hetero upl and through adoptn for same-sex upl. Gay Sims are not nfed to expansn packs and add-ons. They're simply part of the game.</p><p class="paywall">If you're wonrg why that's news, good for you. It did not occur to me that this was anythg to wre about until I read this <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gampot</a> article which edor Avery Sre search out U.S.-based gam that have homosexual characters. While <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Temple of Elemental Evil</em></a> n reward your male swashbuckler wh a gay pirate's hand marriage and <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Fable</em></a> perms multiple spo of any sex, you have to turn to Japan to fd a plethora of gam wh a wi range of sexual orientatns.</p><div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--article-mid-ntent" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--article-mid-ntent nsumer-marketg-un__slot---ntent"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><p class="paywall">You uld argue that Amerin game velopers are mostly straight mal creatg gam for mostly straight 14- to 34-year-old mal (hence the availabily of <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nu sks</a> jt weeks after the new game h the shelv). And you uld argue that while sex has always been a popular aspect of gamg, 's generally not the ultimate goal of the game plot, and therefore the characters' sexual orientatn is of ltle importance.</p><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad---ntent"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot---ntent" data-no-id="f33btq"></div></div><p class="paywall">But <em>The Sims</em> is specifilly a relatnship game (which probably acunts for s populary beyond the young male mographic). How your Sim teracts wh other Sims pretty much cis his or her fate.</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-1 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p class="paywall">Even if your Sim's primary aspiratn is wealth, he or she n still only get rich through buildg the right relatnships wh the game. The other four aspiratns pend on terSim relatnships as well: romance, fay, populary and knowledge.</p><p class="paywall">On my first foray to <em>The Sims 2,</em> I created an exotic female Sim wh an aspiratn for romance, bought her a hoe Strangetown, furnished her wh a reigerator and a double bed, and sent her out to lure another woman home.</p><p class="paywall">Unfortunately, I was a hurry, unwillg to spend the time necsary to let my Sim velop relatnships naturally. After about 10 mut of Sim chat and my creasg tratn as I waed for Flirt to bee an optn, the other woman stro away and would not return. 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should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="lea8a"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bjczjj grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa jcsZmt body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p class="paywall">Or maybe my Sim told one too many jok. What n I say? I didn't have many actns to choose om.</p><p class="paywall">Eher way, my Sim was rejected, a mon event the real-life relatnship game as well. Whether that rejectn me om the oppose sex or the same sex mak no difference -- still brought my romance meter down. Romance is romance, regardls of sexual orientatn.</p><p class="paywall">The cln of gay relatnships <em>The Sims</em> and other gam reflects the <a href="><em>Will & Grace</em> effect</a>. For the majory of the gamer generatn, there's nothg provotive, polil or puerile about homosexualy <em>The Sims</em> -- 's simply no big al.</p><p class="paywall">And I like that.</p><p class="paywall">As we ntue to refe human munitn through technology, I n image a future which a person's sexual orientatn tly mak no difference beyond helpg terme who we want to sleep wh. Whether we're gay or straight or somewhere between will cease to be of ncern to anyone but ourselv and our lovers, and future generatns will roll their ey at their elrs and wonr what all the fs was about.</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-2 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p class="paywall">And I like that too.</p><p class="paywall">See you next Friday,</p><p class="paywall">Rega Lynn</p><ul class="paywall"><li>Want a Gmail acunt? E-mail Rega Lynn at <a href="!"></a>. She's got three v to give away. 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