Talk:Characters/@comment-24.85.222.155-20151218025024/@comment-3444885-20160917153906

Okama is not the right word to describe Midare. "Okama" refers to gay males, who dress as drag queens or are otherwise extremely effeminate. Midare has no known sexuality, and there's a difference between drag queens and general crossdressing. Midare is a crossdresser and effeminate, but not in the manner of a drag queen or okama.

Better word is "otokonoko" ["male daughter"], a male who crossdresses (usually as a cute girl). At least in my experience, some are even married to/dating women, though not all. I have a couple good friends who can be considered otokonoko as well (though they aren't Japanese), and while one is gay, the other is married to a woman and has a (very adorable) daughter.

Yokune Ruko is not really a good comparison, either. Not only is Midare probably sexless (as he's a literal object)... but even if he did have a sex, the game is marketed expressly towards women attracted to men; there's no reason to believe they would have anything other than 100% men. It's always technically possible, but there's no real reason why it should be suspected... nor is it really fair to assume that any effeminate man must not be 100% of the male sex.