HunieDev refuses to remove controversial character

In a video, Hunie Direct - Aug 2018, a character named Polly was confirmed to be a transgender woman who had not fully transitioned in the game HuniePop 2: Double Date. There was a mixed response to this announcement within hours of the video's upload prompting HunieDev, Ryan Koons, to start a strawpoll for adding an option in-game to finish the game without a sexual encounter with Polly. The results were almost completely cut in half with two-fifths preferring to have this feature added. In a later tweet, HunieDev announced that instead of adding said option, they would add a feature to allow the player to choose Polly's gender either as a transgender female or female at birth stating that while they could not please everyone, having the player choose would be the best way to make most people happy. This too, was met with polarizing opinions to the point where HunieDev has rescinded the use of the term transgender and has opted for the terms "female" and "female with male genitals" as a way to avoid using any specific terminology, which has been considered to be a major downgrade in representation. Despite this controversy, HuniePop 2: Double Date was a success and has a very positive rating on Steam.