I find it interesting that some people find it hard to believe that Chloe is bi, but prefers women.

[Doesnotcompute83]

I find it interesting that there are some people having a hard time that the Chloe possibly likes women regardless whether or not she is bi. There was an entry in the Chloe Life is Strange Wikia article where it stated that the game revealed that she had a crush on Rachel. This entry was removed since some gamers questioned the entry despite that it was clear in the game. That, combined with Chloe clearly flirting with Max in episode 1 to 3, would make one believe that Chloe might be bi. However, those (myself included - up until episode 3 I wasn't sure that she liked women, but would hope for it as it was alluded in the previous 2 episodes) were skeptical about the chemistry between Chloe and Max despite that there were lots of hints of Chloe being into Max with the sexual jokes towards the latter. I find it also interesting that Frank corrects himself when he calls Max and Chloe as Bonnie and Clyde after he originally called them Thelma and Louise - why would he correct himself as both Max and Chloe are clearly females. The only logical reason I had and made when playing that scene for the first time was that it was a jab towards Chloe for being a tomboy or a clue to her sexuality.

The funny thing is that the Warren x Max ship isn't questioned as the two are of different genders despite that Warren constanly wants to hang out with Max. One can say the two have a platonic relationship as it is normal for people of different sexes just to be friends. However, not many ppl are saying that.

That said, could it be social stigimatism and the lack of LGBT in videogames that makes a lot of us to believe that Chloe cannot be into girls despite that the Chloe reveals that she has a crush on Rachel in episode 3 and claims Max for herself in episode 3? I am sure by the time the season ends, it will be clear about Chloe's sexuality and some might refute it.

[KebabScout]

I don't believe Chloe to be bi, either. But I do believe she's pan, meaning she can feel love and caring towards anyone, no matter what their gender is. She's got way too many signs of that. For example, when Max says she couldn't see Chloe with ''any guys around here'', that sounds way too much like she could be with a guy, if there was anyone she actually liked around Arcadia. And then again, it's clear she crushed on Rachel, she says it so clearly, you just can't turn it into anything else.

[Doesnotcompute83]

Originally posted by KebabScout:

I don't believe Chloe to be bi, either. But I do believe she's pan, meaning she can feel love and caring towards anyone, no matter what their gender is. She's got way too many signs of that. For example, when Max says she couldn't see Chloe with ''any guys around here'', that sounds way too much like she could be with a guy, if there was anyone she actually liked around Arcadia. And then again, it's clear she crushed on Rachel, she says it so clearly, you just can't turn it into anything else.

What is interesting with that Max comment is that there is a previous comment that goes with that one in he same episode. During the pool scene, there is an option that you can pick where Max calls Chloe a guykiller. She would reply that she isn't and that she isn't into guys in Arcadia. Because I chose both options, I thought the one you mentioned was a follow up to the comment in the pool scene.

As for the comment you mentioned, is that the one that leads to the option where you can call Chloe crushing on Rachel? I remember one of the option in that scene as Chloe being more open about her sexuality where she said her father was furious? when she discovered boys and that she had a "boy toy" phase, but got out of it after finding out that they are gross - she then tells Max that she will find out her self soon. It sounds to me that she originally liked boys, but because of either her sexuality was clear to her later in life or she developed a hatred towards men after having her father died and David being controlling and verbally harsh to her, she started to prefer women.

Since Max left Arcadia after William died, she would have known that Chloe was into guys. That said, I like your theory that Chloe can be pansexual since it make sense especially when she had a crush on Rachel and flirts with Max constantly. She is probably someone who can easily fall in love with her best friend, regardless of gender as it had happened with both Rachel and Max.

[Teagon]

Originally posted by Doesnotcompute83:

Originally posted by KebabScout:

I don't believe Chloe to be bi, either. But I do believe she's pan, meaning she can feel love and caring towards anyone, no matter what their gender is. She's got way too many signs of that. For example, when Max says she couldn't see Chloe with ''any guys around here'', that sounds way too much like she could be with a guy, if there was anyone she actually liked around Arcadia. And then again, it's clear she crushed on Rachel, she says it so clearly, you just can't turn it into anything else.

What is interesting with that Max comment is that there is a previous comment that goes with that one in he same episode. During the pool scene, there is an option that you can pick where Max calls Chloe a guykiller. She would reply that she isn't and that she isn't into guys in Arcadia. Because I chose both options, I thought the one you mentioned was a follow up to the comment in the pool scene.

As for the comment you mentioned, is that the one that leads to the option where you can call Chloe crushing on Rachel? I remember one of the option in that scene as Chloe being more open about her sexuality where she said her father was furious? when she discovered boys and that she had a "boy toy" phase, but got out of it after finding out that they are gross - she then tells Max that she will find out her self soon. It sounds to me that she originally liked boys, but because of either her sexuality was clear to her later in life or she developed a hatred towards men after having her father died and David being controlling and verbally harsh to her, she started to prefer women.

Since Max left Arcadia after William died, she would have known that Chloe was into guys. That said, I like your theory that Chloe can be pansexual since it make sense especially when she had a crush on Rachel and flirts with Max constantly. She is probably someone who can easily fall in love with her best friend, regardless of gender as it had happened with both Rachel and Max.

C'mon, at age of 13-14 its hard to deduce somebody's sexuality, nobody thinks about this stuff at that age, also it seems like her "boy-toy" phase was before she met Rachel and all that means is that she was hanging out with some guys because she was 15-16 then. But I dont think that she is (just) a lesbian like " I dont want sex with boys only girls" nope... She is most likely as was mentioned above pan-sexual and maybe even asexual. I dont think that she is having crush on Max and had on Rachel (only) because of she was atracted to them. She just have tendency to fall in love with BFF because for her there is no difference in friendship and releationship. So she is probably a lesbian that doesnt looking for boys but only at second place.

[Teagon]

Originally posted by KebabScout:

For example, when Max says she couldn't see Chloe with ''any guys around here'', that sounds way too much like she could be with a guy, if there was anyone she actually liked around Arcadia.

I wouldnt use this. Max seems to be ultra blind when comes to things about Chloes sexuality. When she made that comment, she was mainly coming from that 14 year Chloe, because at this point Max doesnt thinking about this stuff and simply assuming that Chloe is normal straight girl that she knew before. And I think that devs wanted here doors have wide open because there is zero evidence in Max's diary or her internal dialogues about her thinking about that Rachel was maybe more than just friend to Chloe, maybe she is into girls more than is normal and maybe she is having crush also for Max. She friendzoned Warren like milion times there but there is no word about this where she thinking about it. And I think that Chloe was into Rachel is fact by now but Max doesnt make from this even something that is worth write in her diary with all kind of ♥♥♥♥.

[breivik]

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[Pewterº]

Although Max and Chloe's sexualities are not the most interesting part of this game, I'm glad that there is that tension between them- it makes me que into the dialogue a bit closer. I'm happy to see that there's is potential for a blossoming friendship between them, or a romantic plot, or both simultaneously. I think it's pretty organic, and well placed in the story. The opportunity for different interpretations leaves a lot of people happy.

Also, if the devs choose to leave it ambiguous, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. It just seems more realistic. Max and Chloe have only been reunited for 3 days, and falling in love with your best friend is a terrifying experience ("what if we ruin a good thing?", and especially if they're the same gender, with all the implications of coming out). So I think naturally the story wouldn't progress that fast within a week anyway.

[Indiana]

I don't mean to bump or anything, but i have a question. I thought bi meant you liked both guys and girls. And so people are saying Chloe is pan. What is the difference between bi, pan and a sexial? I'm not trolling, i really don't know. Thanks in advance.

[Cabrito [SK]]

Originally posted by Indiana:

I don't mean to bump or anything, but i have a question. I thought bi meant you liked both guys and girls. And so people are saying Chloe is pan. What is the difference between bi, pan and a sexial? I'm not trolling, i really don't know. Thanks in advance.

Well, some people have problems with idea behind the word. Bi = 2, witch means, a person like both women and men. But in real life there are more than just binary sex. There are trans people, and maybe others identities... because of this details, some prefers the word pan.

You can see more in wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality

[Teagon]

Originally posted by Arcanjo.sk:

Originally posted by Indiana:

I don't mean to bump or anything, but i have a question. I thought bi meant you liked both guys and girls. And so people are saying Chloe is pan. What is the difference between bi, pan and a sexial? I'm not trolling, i really don't know. Thanks in advance.

Well, some people have problems with idea behind the word. Bi = 2, witch means, a person like both women and men. But in real life there are more than just binarie sex. There are trans people, and maybe others identities... because of this details, some prefers the word pan.

You can see more in wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality

It can be better decribed as "a person that can fall with love with anybody regardless of other person's gender"
Asexual means that you simply doesnt looking for sex but that doesnt mean that you cant fall in love even with person with same gender.
I think that Chloe is some kind of weird compilation of these two things... i cant explain how...

[Indiana]

Thanks people. Wiki was a bit confusing, but i think i get it.

[Lonesomepoet]

Originally posted by Doesnotcompute83:

I find it also interesting that Frank corrects himself when he calls Max and Chloe as Bonnie and Clyde after he originally called them Thelma and Louise - why would he correct himself as both Max and Chloe are clearly females. The only logical reason I had and made when playing that scene for the first time was that it was a jab towards Chloe for being a tomboy or a clue to her sexuality.

You're reading too much into that after all he also called them Abbot and Costello ( the comedy duo who did Who's On First ) .He was simply making a snide comment its as simple as that . As for Chloes sexuality she's clearly bi by the fact she went through a " boy toy phase " and she crushed on rachel .

[elsie]

Chloe's into both genders. That much is clear in the game. Whether she's bi, pan, whatever...

Chloe was in love with Rachel...a girl, and Chloe herself stated that she went through a "boy-toy" phase, so she's been with guys too. I don't understand why people do their utmost to prove otherwise when it's right there in the game. Straight out of the character's mouth.

[Teagon]

Originally posted by Valentine:

Chloe's into both genders. That much is clear in the game. Whether she's bi, pan, whatever...

Chloe was in love with Rachel...a girl, and Chloe herself stated that she went through a "boy-toy" phase, so she's been with guys too. I don't understand why people do their utmost to prove otherwise when it's right there in the game. Straight out of the character's mouth.

I think that question is if she still is or she was into boys too.

[Essadon]

The truth is, we are all bi. Sexual preference is not something you can divide into two or three groups; it's a scale where one can lean towards one or the other way. Heterosexuals can sometimes find one invidual of their own sex attractive and homosexuals can sometimes have heterosexual tendencies.

Whether Chloe was in love with Rachael or not is not something the game have said specifically. Maybe she was, maybe not.

[Sunsetter]

Originally posted by Essadon:

The truth is, we are all bi.

Guess again.