RE: The right to mis-define oneself
June 15, 2015 at 1:35 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2015 at 1:47 pm by Regina.)
I don't want to point this post at anyone in particular, but I do think part of the problem here is that there's a fear men will be labelled "gay" if they are attracted to transwomen.
Lots of men find transwomen attractive, because they are attracted to females and female characteristics in general. Same with gay men regarding trans men, I do find transgender men attractive. I've never come across a gay man who would be sexually attracted to a transwoman though, even if she still had a penis, let's just be real. I don't think genitalia is enough alone to matter, you need to look at the whole individual.
By this logic, if you as a "straight-identified" man had a relationship with a transman who was born female, would that be a "straight" relationship? No it wouldn't.
Lots of men find transwomen attractive, because they are attracted to females and female characteristics in general. Same with gay men regarding trans men, I do find transgender men attractive. I've never come across a gay man who would be sexually attracted to a transwoman though, even if she still had a penis, let's just be real. I don't think genitalia is enough alone to matter, you need to look at the whole individual.
By this logic, if you as a "straight-identified" man had a relationship with a transman who was born female, would that be a "straight" relationship? No it wouldn't.
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