There have been a few threads about this.
Here is the only one I can still find though - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...irl-characters

The short form is:
  • Some people play characters they want to be
  • Some people play characters they want to look at
  • Some people will use male pronouns no matter the gender of the avatar
  • Some people will always use the pronoun appropriate for the avatar

Quote Originally Posted by Coatl View Post
I play female miqo'te because you can't be a male miqo'te.
And some people have a 1.0 legacy character where there were no male miqo'te or female roegadyn.