Most of the Harvest Moon Games i've played (GBA+) you've either been a boy or a girl with the 2 on separate games, Harvest Moon A New Beginning has been the first game where I can play as both a boy or a girl, and as such it would be expected within the game the Heart Events and marriage system has been fixed up for both the guys and the girls.
So I am wondering if you can start the game as a girl, and pursue to marry one of the girls?