This “safe release” allows them to gradually accept their own emotional needs and understand that “unique needs are not wrong.” For example, through simulated intimacy with a futa sex doll, an LGBT member gradually came to terms with their preference for “non-traditional intimacy” and ceased self-criticism due to external perceptions. While the lesbian sex doll can satisfy same-sex emotional needs, their scope is narrow. Torso sex dolls, on the other hand, lack any emotional attributes and are unable to help users accept their emotional selves.