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[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 3 insightful - 8 fun3 insightful - 7 fun4 insightful - 8 fun -  (3 children)

I believe sexuality is based on gender presentation, not gender identity. Some trans men are gay, but there was a post on r/FTM to pre-transition gay men asking who they date, because they know gay men will not be attracted to them pre-transition. Likewise, I will not date a female-presenting trans women, but I would date a passing trans man, just like I would date a cis man but not a cis woman, because I'm straight.

[–]BiologyIsReal[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So, do you think Jane and Helen are still heterosexual and homosexual respectively after their partners' coming out? Even if their partners insist they never were? If Stephanie and Brian were to "medically transition", do you think Jane and Helen would be transphobic if they break up with them?

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So, do you think Jane and Helen are still heterosexual and homosexual respectively after their partners' coming out?

Absolutely.

Even if their partners insist they never were?

Even so. Queer Theory likes to play fast and loose with the reality of sexual orientation, or ignore it completely. But as a philosophy that challenges the veracity of categories, it's pretty efficient at assigning others to categories of its own making.

If Stephanie and Brian were to "medically transition", do you think Jane and Helen would be transphobic if they break up with them?

Not at all. But based on precedent, they could expect banishment by the most vocal portion of trans activists.

[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 3 insightful - 7 fun3 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

So, do you think Jane and Helen are still heterosexual and homosexual respectively after their partners' coming out?

Yes.