The original Saints Row features a man as a protagonist, but although character creators have a man as the default in the later titles, it is possible to play as a woman. If the player selects this, the character will then appear to flirt with NPCs, and other players in co-op/online mode, and the NPCs will flirt back. In Saints Row 2, one of the selectable compliments is blowing a kiss. One other aspect of the Saints Row series, specifically Saints Row 2, that provides LGBTQ content is the taunt/compliment feature. While it is still possible to create a female character with a masculine voice and vice versa, the only other option for nonbinary character creation is by cross-dressing.

In regards to Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row 4, many of the customization options that were available in Saints Row 2 have been removed in favour of other programming upgrades. If you select either a man or woman by default, the hoing activity will be of a heterosexual nature however, if you create a transgender character, the hoing activity will be homosexual as the game programming will register your character as the default gender you selected. In doing so, you can also create homosexual characters which can be confirmed doing an activity called 'hoing'. All one has to do is select a gender then move the slider, which alters the sexual attractiveness of the character (enhanced breast for women, enhanced phallus for men) to the left for a man or right for a woman. Ruperetta, a trans woman with a long-lasting love for the Saints Row series, sent us some additional information via email:įirstly, it is possible to make non-binary characters. Two respondents to the Queer Representation (2016) survey survey suggest that Saints Row 2 or Saints Row: The Third have a gender slider that can be used to denote gender on a scale. Though imperfect (you are still required to select a gender from binary options), the character creators in the Saints Row series (minus the first title) have a lot of options that can be selected by either gender, not restricting the player to man-only and woman-only hairstyles, body types, or voices.

Saint row 2 character creation