I also do this myself. Not because I would rather be male. It's just because rping as a female for a long time bores me to death. I often switch from gender to gender, animal to object, object to ghost, whatever looks fun (anything really). It just makes rp more interesting as well as the game itself.
Although then again, there are many people who play Feral Heart. Thus meaning there are many religions thats others practice. Some religions go against gay/lesbian people. So you should not disgrace their religion. Just simply ignore/block them if possible. Or tell the ones arguing to at least be quiet and have fun.
Thats my opinion.