Why can’t my famous gender non-conforming friends get laid?

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[–]szalinskikidproblematic androphile 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Since trans women are male and no amount of make-up will change that, it's objectively normal for a gay man to be attracted to one. If they can ignore the plethora of mental illnesses that come attached with many T and gender identity focused individuals that is. I personally can't relate, but it makes sense that gender identity is irrelevant when it comes to sexual orientation. Another fun fact: for decades, transsexuals/transvestites were mostly gay men. They didn't demand to be regarded as women, and they were just a regular part of the gay community. It's not a new thing that gay men frequently dated transsexual men (NOT "trans men"). It also depends on how far the trans woman has transitioned, I guess. Is "she" just wearing a wig, or did "she" have a sex change? There are also many trans identified females who just look like butch lesbians and their identity alone doesn't remove them from a lesbian's dating pool, either. Then there are also fetishists who like gender bending/role reversal stuff, for lots of reasons. They might not even be gay and just hang out it those clubs in order to date trans women specifically.

[–]PlayCardsNotPeople 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

She had a pretty cool sort of rock 'n roll vibe, passing from a distance. Had transitioned a long time ago, no wigs were involved.
The historical aspect is a good point, that does explain stuff. Nobody involved was under 40, lol.

[–]ghostraider 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As a somewhat older lesbian, trans men where quite common in our places too. You would have just butches and then trans men, meaning they had medically transition up to some point. I remember seeing "complains" in twitter from 5yr ago, when all this movement was starting to go mainstream, of trans males complaining lesbians would accept females transing in their spaces lol.