Gender Locked Gear

Why do you guys gender lock gear? I've put up with this for a while but when you gender lock hats, things start feeling a little bit overly discriminatory. Who thought it would be a good idea to make a "male" and "female" version of the Feathered Flat Hats given as rewards for the Valentione's Day quest? It's absurd. I take personal offense to this as someone who identifies as a member of the GLBT community. Other MMO's allow any character to dress in ANY gear they want regardless of gender. MMOs are about self expression. Who are you to dictate how people express themselves? Also, it seems that the female toons are allowed to wear much of the "male" gear (though not all of it I'll admit) while the males can't wear female pieces at all and that is blatant discrimination. If female toons can wear items traditionally for men, the male toons should be able to also don a dress or bunny ears should they so desire. This time you've gone too far, SE. Fix this.

Gender locking a hat that males also get, just with an alternate accessory color, is going too far?

I'm sorry, I need a moment.

This has been a point of consternation for quite a few posters here, with female avatars getting more attention from the devs in respect to glamour gear. It's an excuse to pander, that's all. I, too, would like the scales to be balanced. If you're going to make a boob or belly window variation, put it on all gear and make it optional, like /visor.

I can agree the hat is pretty absurd but I don't feel like that's going too far. I do want them to give me the black feather hat though I have an outfit and everything :c

Edit: I'd like to add that I agree; the guys need to get more attention [I believe in general they're lacking so much from the girls it's kinda sad]

Because they don't owe you anything and there's no scale that "needs" tipping. Don't use actual important words like "discrimination" because you're angry you can't wear a specific pretend hat. It's a video game and they can make the glamour balance whatever they want, and you tacitly agree to it by paying the sub fee. Deal with it.

I think a better solution would be making the feathers dye able too..like you know "red beret" dyed black because I did that....I think this would of been the better option..maybe then I would of used the hat item, that's like my only complaint.

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I don't think this hat called gender locked. Bunny ears does. I'm fine with black feather tho.

If anything I'd like to see more gender locked gear. And more gear unique to each race.
Let's see some individuality among character traits here!

Yeah, it's ridiculous. When literally the only difference is the color of the feather, why bother gender locking it at all? To keep the guys from wearing pink? Oh no, can't have that, might offend someone's delicate masculinity.