Our group has just made the change from 3.5 to Pathfinder and we're about to start one of the adventure paths, Rise of the Runelords. We're all really happy with the new system and are very keen to start playing.
We recently got a player, who was long term but went overseas for a year, to come back to the group. He is a decent player but is insisting on playing a female character. This does not sit well with the rest of our group who are all male.
My problem is I took a lot of time to convince him to join our group and now the rest of the group are grumbling about him. So, I have to come up with a way to get every one focused on the game rather than his character.
Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before? Has anyone had experiences with males who primarily play females? Do males playing females always mean trouble? Anyone ever encountered a good example of this?
Sorry for all the questions, but I am trying to find a solution to this problem.