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[–]yousaythosethings 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh yes I definitely agree it’s a bad idea and unlikely to be successful. What worries me is indications that the only reason some are getting genital surgery is to increase their chance at obtaining a male partner. Because unsurprisingly while they still have their penis and try to present as a woman they’re attracting fetishists. And they are motivated to get the surgery because they have been told by men that the reason they’re turning them down is because they still have a penis but after surgery, sure when in reality I think it’s more likely that public discourse has gotten so constrained that men felt pressured to say that. So they think the grass is greener but it’s really unlikely to be. It’s just that any information that pops this bubble is censored so heavily. It seems that the transsexuals who are happy with their transition transitioned for at least mostly internal reasons.

I also agree that straight men are not going to go for trans women but that trans women have a vested interested in viewing the men they attract as straight.