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Game company Maxis released a gender-bending update to “The Sims 4,” a first in the 16-year life span of the franchise.

According to Forbes, the living simulation game now allows players to add clothing items and hairstyles on any Sim. Players can also decide if they want their Sim to sit or stand when they use the bathroom and if they want their Sim to get pregnant regardless of gender.

“The update gives players more ways to reflect the world around them, or in their imaginations, creating the Sims and the stories they want,” Lyndsay Pearson, “The Sims” lead producer, told the Verge. “Players have been asking why certain hairstyles, clothing, and other options were limited to one gender or the other.”

While gamers still must choose male or female when first creating their Sim, they can modify the Sim’s gender at other points in the game. Sims will also no longer have the Mars and Venus symbols to indicate gender.

“Creating the possibility for greater gender diversity within the world of ‘The Sims’ is an exciting development … It was a pleasure working with developers who were committed to updating the game so that all players can create a Sims world that more accurately reflects the world in which we live today,” Nick Adams, the director of GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program said in a statement.