Summary

  • The Sims 4 offers customization options for gender identities, romantic preferences, and pronoun selections.
  • Mods provide additional enhancements for Pride Month festivities, including pride flags, makeup, and accessories.
  • Players can create inclusive and expressive Sims with mods like Pride Palette, Yeehaww-Sims Pride Recolours, and LGBT Mod.

The Sims 4 has brought a wealth of customization options, allowing players to fine-tune their Sims' gender identities, romantic and WooHoo preferences, and pronoun selections. These updates have been a significant step forward in representing the LGBTQIA+ community within the game, making the virtual world of The Sims more reflective of real-world diversity.

Despite these advancements, there's always room for growth and improvement. Many players hope to see future updates that further enhance how Sims can experience Pride Month festivities and express their unique identities. In the meantime, various mods created by the Sims community provide excellent ways to expand these features. These mods offer creative and meaningful enhancements, from custom traits and interactions to pride-themed events and decorations.

Updated on January 24, 2025, by Jenna Amore: The Sims 4 has seen numerous updates over the years to promote inclusivity and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, from adding pronoun options to same-sex relationship storylines. However, mods offer players even more opportunities to tailor their game to reflect diverse identities and experiences. Whether through bold makeup and fashion choices, pride-themed home décor, or customizable traits that define a Sim’s personality and romantic preferences, these mods go the extra mile. With these additions, Sims can express themselves fully and authentically, bringing deeper representation and individuality to their stories.

1 Pride Flag Facepaint

Cheeky Pride Month Celebration

Sims with custom makeup from the Pride Flag Facepaint mod

The Pride Flag Facepaint mod is a fantastic way to celebrate LGBTQIA+ identities. It adds eight vibrant swatches of pride flags that Sims can wear on their face, perfect for Pride Month festivities like a night out at the club, a house party with friends, or a local pride event. Sims can proudly display their identities with flags representing the gay/LGBTQ, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, intersex, genderqueer, and transgender communities.

Pride flags are more than just colorful designs; it’s about embracing and celebrating diversity within the LGBTQ+ community. Give Sims the opportunity to express themselves and their sexualities with this makeup look. Whether attending a pride parade, hosting a pride-themed party, or enjoying a day out, these facepaint options ensure Sims exude pride and show representation.

2 Pridedust Facepaint

Subtle Sparkles, Bold Statements

Sims with pride makeup from the Pridedust Facepaint mod

For Sims who prefer a more subtle expression of their identity, the Pridedust Facepaint mod offers a less obvious yet equally meaningful way to show their colors. This fairy dust makeup look is perfect for Sims who are still questioning or are in the closet about their sexuality. It can also be a good everyday look for Sims who dabble with a makeup brush. Players still holding out for a reappearance of fairies in The Sims 4 can represent their desires.

With over forty different pride flag swatches available for both feminine and masculine frames, the Pridedust Facepaint mod allows Sims to celebrate their individuality in a more understated manner while still embracing the spirit of pride. Whether it's during Pride Month or any month of the year, players should consider adding this custom makeup set to their Sims' lookbook.

3 Pride Palette

Show Your Colors In Style

Pride Palette makeup for LGBTQ+ Sims

Bring Sims’ makeup game to life with the Pride Palette mod, featuring 16 vibrant yet natural eyeshadow colors perfect for LGBTQ+ Sims. Unlike the overly bright and unrealistic makeup options often found in-game, this palette strikes a balance between boldness and wearability.

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With hues inspired by pride flags and an optional add-on of five neutral shades, Sims can celebrate their identity or keep things simple for everyday looks. Perfect for Sims attending a Pride event or just showing off their personal style, this mod ensures they’ll shine realistically and authentically. It’s a fantastic addition for players who want inclusive and expressive makeup options without compromising on quality.

4 Bloom Ear Plugs

Pride With An Edgy Flair

Bloom Ear Plugs with color patterns for LGBTQ+ Sims

For Sims who love edgy piercings and bold accessories, the Bloom Ear Plugs mod is a must-have. These heart-shaped tentacle plugs offer 44 stunning swatches, including 21 pride flag patterns and 23 solid colors, ensuring every Sim can showcase their unique identity and style.

Available to all Sims from teens to elders, regardless of sex or gender identity, this jewelry piece is a versatile addition to CAS options. Whether Sims are rocking an alternative look or accessorizing for queer get-togethers, these gauges add personality and flair to any outfit. Celebrate individuality and self-expression with this creative and inclusive mod.

5 Big Gay Wedding Arch

Saying "I Do" Under Colorful, Inclusive Ribbons

The Big Gay Wedding Arch item for LGBTQ+ Sims looking to get married in The Sims 4

Make a Sim's wedding day truly unforgettable with the Big Gay Wedding Arch mod, a colorful recolor of the base game wedding arch. Featuring six pride-inspired patterns — rainbow, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and nonbinary — and bright flowers, this arch is the perfect centerpiece for celebrating love in all its forms.

Whether Sims are fantasizing about their dream wedding, exchanging vows with their partner, or renewing their promises, this arch adds a vibrant touch of inclusivity to the big day. Complete with pride-colored ribbons, it’s ideal for crafting the ultimate LGBTQ+ wedding venue. With this mod, every Sim couple can tie the knot in a setting that reflects their identity and love story.

6 True Colors

Fly Your Flag High

Two custom pride flags from the True Colors mod

The True Colors mod is an excellent addition for Sims looking to express their pride and support in a physical way. This mod introduces a custom content flag decoration available in twelve different color swatches. Each flag is designed to represent various identities within the LGBTQ+ spectrum, allowing Sims to proudly display their true colors.

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Additionally, the mod includes a bonus Black Lives Matter flag, printed in the Simlish language, emphasizing the intersectionality of social justice movements. Sims can hang these flags outside their homes to showcase their identities or in front of their businesses, like stores and restaurants, to signal their support for the community. Create a welcoming and inclusive environment by incorporating these vibrant flags into the world's surroundings.

7 Pride Heart Posepack

Capture The Heart Of Pride

A Sim posing from the Pride Heart Posepack mod

The Pride Heart Posepack mod gives Sims a way to express their pride and individuality through a series of unique poses accompanied by a custom heart accessory. This accessory, available in thirty-one different swatches, can be found in the ring section of create-a-sim. After equipping the accessory, players can place pose statues to position their Sims, select a pose, and snap a picture.

This mod is perfect for players who love capturing and sharing photos of their Sims, adding a colorful and prideful touch to their snapshots. Pose packs like the Pride Heart Posepack are especially popular among players who enjoy showcasing their Sims on social media. Whether celebrating Pride Month or simply expressing love and support for the community, this pose pack provides a fun and visually appealing way to highlight inclusivity in The Sims 4.

8 Pride Themed Cake Set

Sweet Treats For Every Prideful Occasion

Pride Cakes made for LGBTQ+ Sims

Throw the ultimate celebration with the Pride Themed Cake Set mod, perfect for any LGBTQ+ event. Whether it’s a Pride party, coming out celebration, or community gathering, Sims can bake and enjoy five stunning homestyle desserts. Choose from a genderfluid tie-dye cake, an abrosexual watermelon cake, an omnisexual marble cake, an intersex sprinkle cake, or an ocean flag cake — all boasting vibrant pride flag colors in delicious multi-tiered designs.

These cakes aren’t just desserts; they’re edible expressions of identity and pride. With this mod, Sims can serve up love and inclusivity, one slice at a time.

9 Set Sexuality - Reward Traits

Build Authentic Sims With New Custom Traits

Set Sexuality - Reward Traits mod for LGBTQ+ Sims

Bring unparalleled depth to Sims’ identities with the Set Sexuality - Reward Traits mod, featuring a diverse array of gender, sexual, and romantic orientation traits. With options like Gay, Lesbian, Nonbinary, Pansexual, Demisexual, Genderfluid, and many more, this mod lets players craft Sims with authentic and meaningful representation. The traits can be found in the satisfaction points reward store.

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Romantic orientation traits, including Aromantic, Biromantic, and Greyromantic, offer even more ways to define Sims’ relationships. There’s even a Straight Ally trait, ensuring all Sims can support the LGBTQ+ community. Free of satisfaction point costs, these traits are perfect for adding complexity and personality to Sims’ stories while celebrating inclusivity in every neighborhood.

10 Yeehaww Sims-Pride Recolours

Dress To Impress With Pride

Sims wearing pride clothing from the Yeehaww Sims-Pride Recolours mod

The Yehaww-Sims Pride Recolours mod brings a vibrant and fashionable touch to The Sims 4, perfect for those looking to enhance their Sims' wardrobes with LGBTQ-themed clothing. While the base game includes a few pride-related items, they lack the style that LGBTQ+ players yearn for. This mod addresses that by adding seventeen new custom clothing pieces, including shirts, hoodies, bandanas, beanies, necklaces, and earrings.

Each item boasts an impressive 150 color swatches, allowing Sims to represent the colors of their flags in a variety of stylish options. With such a wide array of swatches, there's something for everyone, making it easy to create unique and personalized looks for every Sim. This mod pack is ideal for players who want their Sims to dress to impress while showcasing their pride.