There is definitely a big difference between the genders.  We have almost
always had one of each around.  The girls are usually bossy and the boys are
usually demanding.  And we love them all.

Jo

Shmogg was a neutered boy cat.

Pickle is a neutred boy cat.

Suki's record's say that he is a neutered boy cat, but everything is so
fluffy around that region, I can't tell. I tend to think of Suki as a girl,
and a little princess at that - Suki is way too pretty to be a boy :-)

Yowie

One male and four females. Winnie is a white Persian (actually he has
Persian and Himmy ancestors but he would be shown, if he were to be
shown, as a Persian. He's a jolly fellow and enjoys watching football
with Bear, our d*g, also a male, and I. The females are Maggy May,
Winnie's mom, a mottled himmy. World Class purrer. Missy, Winnie's
sister, also a mottled himmy. Hates hooomins but loves her colleagues
and Bear. Sunrise, a red Persian beauty queen and WooToo, whom I
inherited from our Mom when she went to the bridge.

One male parrot and one female, I almost forgot. Eddy and Buddy.

Will in New Haven

--

"I am thus far a Quaker, that I would gladly argue with all the world
to lay aside the use of arms and settle matters by negotiation, but
unless the whole will, the matter ends, and I take up my musket and
thank Heaven He has put it in my power."
-Writings of Thomas Paine 56 (M. Conway ed. 1894)

Males: Spooky, Tigger, Ozy, Avery, Mudpie, Fleagor, Dandy, CJ, Siegmund.
Females: Fluffy, Millie, Maryweather, Snowball, Brunhilde, Sieglinde

Ozy and Millie, Avery and Mudpie, Dandy and Maryweather, and Brunhilde,
Sieglinde, and Siegmund came as sets - all 15 of them were just whatever
somebody wanted me to take.

I don't know whether it's because of gender, age, or simple individual
differences, but my two are quite different.  Dot, the older girl, is
opinionated, sometimes conflicted, but sensitive and loving.  Buster,
the younger boy, wears his heart on his sleeve, and can be a clingy,
whiny baby-pest, but is independent in forming his own agenda.

I have two girls and a boy. I've always been partial to girl kitties -
I guess I'm just a sucker for a pretty face. :) (Some boys have pretty
faces, too - I've ended up with a boy cat who does - but I think girl
kitties are the prettiest.)

My sister swears by male cats. She thinks they're more affectionate than
females. That hasn't been my experience. Of my 3, the boy cat is the
least affectionate. Which is not to say he's not affectionate, but the
girls are even more so.

Some friends of mine have a boy cat who is a complete love sponge. And
he adores me, so whenever I visit them, he comes running over to me and
then doesn't leave my side. I think he's kind of atypical, though.

Joyce - being mewed at, purred at, and headbutted by a Licky boy who is
obviously anxious to disprove the above

We have 2 girls and 4 boys. We love the girls dearly, but the boys are
soooo sweet! Both the girls can be real b*tches sometimes... well, a
couple of the boys can be b*tches too. :)

Oh yeah, big time differences. At least in our experience. Our boys tend
to be much more sociable than the girls.

Interesting. Going back clear to my childhood, our family cat then was
a female, named Luna. We let her have several litters through not
knowing better.  One of Luna's kittens, a pale calico female named
Mira was also kept after she was returned by her original adopters.
They evidently wanted a male. The two of them never got along again
after Mira was returned and we decided to keep her. My sister Ann
pretty much took Mira in, as she was never an easy cat to love.

Then when I got on my own, I adopted Izzy and Pan. Izzy was a scared
little girl who hissed at me, but became very affectionate and clingy
after she decided I was an acceptable slave. Pan climbed right into my
lap and started purring the day we met, and I realized my right kitten
had found me. =o)

After Izzy passed, I adopted Francesca who then hauled off and
produced Nina. I fell in love with a pretty striped face, and thus
chose the kitty with the surprise inside. I can honestly say I had no
control over Nina's gender.  She was just a little love sponge from
the start, and there was no possible way I could give her up. =o)

So... mostly females through my history as a slave, here. Although I
loved Pan and was in no doubt that he loved me--that cat was convinced
he was really my husband. The girls just had something I couldn't
really name--I can only say "It just happened like that." If Francesca
had turned out to be a male with everything else remaining the same, I
still would have taken her/him.

Both Francesca and Nina are affectionate girls, but they like to pick
the moment rather  than be picked up for some loving.

My late friend Vee was  more partial to male cats, as her most beloved
cats had all been male, although she did not  consciously choose them
on that account. Or maybe she just had a passion for rescuing
emotionally damaged cats, and the males proved more adaptable to a
stable home life. The females were mainly freaked-out biters and
scratchers who had led hard lives prior to becoming her cats.  So
actually, it's no wonder she liked the boys, better.

Melissa

All mine current bunch are girls. Three of them are rescue kitties who
either had kittens already (Spotty and Princess) are had their litter
(Little Bit) shortly after I brought them in. Sammy was one of Little
Bit's kittens and was born in the bedroom closet. Furby is Princess'
daughter, and was rescued as a little furball from the roof of the
store where I work. During the initial stages of rescuing all the
momma cats I told myself they'd be going somewhere else once they were
healthy, but it seems it's taking less time each time for them to
convince me to keep them.

Even my birds have all been girls. At least I think Tyson is a girl,
you really can't tell with cockatiels. I know Sunny (RB) and Tiger
were/are girls because they both laid eggs at one time or another.

So that leaves Rocky (RB) as my only male cat.

3/4 females - Demi, Jessie and Sammy (and we feed "Nibbles" (we call her
"Socks") who is "owned" by our neighbors but likes the food we put out
better than what they feed her).

2 males - Archer and Ozzy, AKA "Da Boyz".

The females all have different personalities, Demi is our scaredy-cat,
Jessie our hyperactive cat, and Sammy.... well you all know about Samazon.
The only thing they have in common is that they'll defer to the boys at the
feeding bowls (though Sammy is least likely when to it's snacks to be had).

The boys are little love bugs - always sweet and gentle (Archer licked my
hand when the vet was hurting him by poking at his broken leg).  They are
always there and ready for petting (though Archer is more of a pet-sponge
than Ozzy), and always ready for a bite to eat (like all teen-aged boys).

Hugs,

CatNipped

Well, I've got two boys, and before, a girl-- hardly a big enough sample to
draw any general conclusions!  In general,  they were all sweet and
affectionate to me.  But the girl, Mimi, had a bit of an edge to her.  She
came in demure and shy, and quickly became a tiny (benign) diva.  She was
demanding and in-your-face, and would poke you with her paw (poke-poke!)
when she felt she wasn't getting her point across-- and then there were days
when she would just go under the bed to take a mini-vacation from us. ;)
She was impish and flirtatious, and loved to be chased around the house.
The boys seem to be more even in disposition-- they seem to just be cheerful
almost all the time.  But I can't say I have a preference based on gender.
I love them all.

At present, 4 girls and 2 boys.

I can't say I've got a preference for either. I've got special bonds to
both of my orange owners (1 boy and 1 girl), and find the boys and the
girls to be equally affectionate and close to equally playful (the boys
have a slight lead there).

I've got the 2 boys, HRFL and Robbie and then there is the 3 girls,
Pandora, HRFL's true-love wink wink, Miss Lily Whiskers and Cleo.

Helen M

Females: (2) Mayhem, Minerva

Males: (3(+2)) Shadow, Mischief, Itachi, and at mom's house there are
Fevs and Wuz.

I personally like having both. The only kitty where sex was something of
an active consideration in adopting him (and even then not so much as he
was already neutered) was Shadow, as we thought miss antisocial Mayhem
might tolerate a male better. If the timing was different and we fell in
love with another girlcat that wouldn't have kept us from bringing her
home, though. It is noticeable in my personal experience that my
girlcats are more demanding when it comes to what they want, and the
boycats are (mostly) more mellow, but this is probably just my group as
I've met bossy boycats and mellow girlcats as well.

Maeve >^..^<

That is, when you manage to notice what gender they are. :)

Boyz all the way for us!  Both my boys are so affectionate and loving
and sweet.  I've looked after girl cats and my MIL had a nasty female
biting cat - and I"ve found that they can be a bit more territorial and
diva-like.

After saying that, I'll bet that the next master that picks me will be a
girl :D

Susan M
Otis and Chester

One girl, one boy. I don't know, it just seems right to have one of
each. It seems to be a trend in my family. My sister has one of each,
and so does my brother. My other sister and my niece have two boys and
one girl.

I agree with what many have said, neutered boys tend to be more
laid-back and affectionate, while girls are more active and demanding,
but it's the same as with every other attribute you can make to a cat;
never say 'all girl cats are demanding' or 'all boy cats are laid-back.'

All my kitties (2 RB, and Kenzie) have been female, for no particular
reason.

~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha

I'm still amazed that I seem to be mostly a magnet for boy-cats.  Out of
10, *8* are male!  Merlyn is a B*tch Princess female, and Katie is a
sweet girl, so I have one of each -- lol.  And of the two gone to the
Bridge since we first adopted Cosmo (the First of This Group), both were
male.  So that makes, since 1994, 10 males out of 12 cats!

Ginger-lyn
honestly, I like guys, but *really*!  ;-)

I like orange cats and so I adopted my Rusty boy. I was not looking
for a boy cat in particular.

Winnie