[Kaunisenkeli]

1. Do you have a preference for your avatar gender and if so what is it and why and does it match your RL gender?
Oh, yes. My avatars are always female, and that does match my RL gender. I do tend to see my avatar as an extension of myself (albeit far more interesting and awesome than the real article), and I think that causes problems for me in accepting a male avatar. This might have something to do with my being a MtF transsexual. When I first joined Gaia in 2006, I remember that I had a male avatar in the very beginning, but this was when I was just starting to find myself. That male avi lasted less than a day, and I never looked back. I passed two years in transition this past July, and I'm finally able to live life as myself on and off the net. While I no longer need to escape into the world of the internet to avoid the physical truth, I would still have problems with using a male avi (which is why I don't).

2. Do you have perception issues with gender identification in that if you are looking at a obviously male avatar you think you are talking to a male person and same with female? Or do you have a neutral perception?
I try to maintain a neutral perception, and I always pay attention when someone specifies the pronouns they wish to be addressed by like Ultima has done in their signature (because I've sure had to correct people more than a few times in the past, if not so much anymore [thankfully]).

3. Do you like to know the gender of the person you talk to online, for example here at Trisphee, or do you just not care about it?
If they want to be addressed in a certain way, I will listen. In general, though, it doesn't really matter to me. If you're male with a female avi, or vise versa, I don't see that it's my business unless you want me to know.