User blog comment:Maeiv Azargo/What's up with the lack of social norms?/@comment-25345260-20130426001552

One common, recurring theme through Runescape. If you notice, there is very little Gender inequality. Xenia is widely hailed as one of the great heroes of the age, regardless of being female. There are many female Temple Knights. Having a mage change your gender, while an expensive process, isn't really frowned upon, even by highly religous organisations.

Due to Jagex keeping things fairly uncontrovesial and PG-13, we do not know how homosexuals are treated in Gielinor. We can presume they aren't burned at the stake, at least.

Its very likely that women have every last right men do, aside from the line of Secession.

Do remember Al Kharid may resemble Turkey, geographically. It is the one land route to the rest of the Kharid from the rest of the known world. I however, am not sure how much Research I'd put into the subject.