RantSo a friend came out as bi, I guess? (Bi people help)

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[–]BiHorror 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

bisexual-identifying fetishists

We're referring to the chasers and/or "pansexuals" right? Or is this some new group that came out?

[–]reluctant_commenter 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

Correct. Chasers being GAMPs, and there was a paper about how even those who had both self-reported and physiological patterns of attraction that were heterosexual, were likely to call themselves bisexual anyway if they were very into the fetish.

[–]BiHorror 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Ah, just searched that up and sheesh... That shit is quite interesting. They're like some weird form of "heterosexuality."

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[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Yup, exactly. Heterosexuality but with a fetish. If you're curious I can link the paper, it's somewhere in my email!

[–]BiHorror 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Yes, please! That'll be great. Thanks.

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Sure!

Here's a link to a summary of the article, in case you wanted to google it yourself. It's called "Who are gynandromorphophilic men? Characterizing men with sexual interest in transgender women" (Hsu et al., 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26498424/

I downloaded it for free by just googling the title and clicking on this link (but if you don't trust an internet rando, feel free to just google the title :) ) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://d-miller.github.io/assets/HsuEtAl2015.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwji_czx76XtAhV2FzQIHQTCAs8QFjABegQIDhAB&usg=AOvVaw1fUSThsBUg9uVwf8rUAuuB

Now-- note that this study only involved male participants, so it only provides evidence for the "fetish -> bisexual identification" pattern in men. They write:

Similar to past samples (e.g. Weinberg & Williams, 2010), our GAMP men were moderately likely to identify as bisexual. Their bisexual identities, however, did not correlate with their sexual arousal to male stimuli. Instead, bisexual identification was positively associated with degree of autogynephilia

The paper has some good graphs for ease of interpretation. It's pretty short, would recommend the whole thing!

Again, this type of study hasn't been done on women yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's something similar (or slightly different, with more female trans chasers identifying as "lesbian" than "bisexual"?).

edit: formatting and stuff.

[–]BiHorror 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll be sure to give it a read! It's so weird how some of them could still be considered heterosexual. Especially when sexuality is always to do with sex.

Again, this type of study hasn't been done on women yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's something similar (or slightly different, with more female trans chasers identifying as "lesbian" than "bisexual"?).

Wouldn't be surprised. That or as "pansexual," I always noticed women (more than men) always labeled themselves as pan more but who knows.

[–]BiHorror 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Man, that was an interesting read! But the next question would then be: what are trans chasers who are "gay" be considered? If GAMPs are considered heterosexual... What would, for example, a "gay" man into the mixed characteristics be considered (not transwomen but for transmen)? A reverse GAMP? AGMP?

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[–]reluctant_commenter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

That's a good question... and to be honest, I don't have a good answer, I haven't heard of that example studied in the research literature-- a gay man who fetishizes transmen. This won't answer your question but it might be tangentially of interest to you, if you haven't seen it before; it's an interview with Ray Blanchard where he talks about autohomoeroticism in women (who want to become gay men). https://quillette.com/2019/11/06/what-is-autogynephilia-an-interview-with-dr-ray-blanchard/

Also... just in case you're interested, shortly after I shared this with you I ended up getting in a multi-day, multi-person debate over this topic (with a substantial amount of agreement between some of us at the end!). If you're really curious, this is where it started, and it ended up going a LONG ways in several directions: https://saidit.net/s/LGBDropTheT/comments/6w7h/yes_even_buck_angel/q9cq

Feel free to decide for yourself, of course, but here's MY take:

  • A paraphilia is a consistent pattern of sexual arousal about an "atypical interest" i.e. anything that is not human sex (male/female, human genitals, etc.). Source: DSM-5 definition discussed here http://jaapl.org/content/42/2/191

  • Sexual orientation is a consistent pattern of sexual arousal related to human sex (male/female)

One of the people I was talking to, strictly, apparently does not define GAMP the way that I do, and the way that is cited in that study, so I was not persuaded by many of their comments. However, they (and GatitoMalo) made the important point that regardless of whether or not someone is actually attracted to the same sex-- if that person has relationships with people of their own sex, it doesn't matter to homophobes if it's because of a paraphilia and not homosexuality/bisexuality. So in some contexts, e.g. when working towards eliminating discrimination towards LGB couples, it might actually just make sense to refer to someone with a paraphilia as "bisexual" even though they really are not.

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[–]BiHorror 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah, tbh, before I read into it, I thought GAMPs was referring to the gay men attracted to transwomen (especially if you're into a homophobic society that does the whole "transition = x" then they would be still be considered "straight" socially). Or men attracted to transmen where they have some weird "homo"eroticism but wouldn't be gay due to still having sex and being attracted to a female. But, now I'm curious about that... when it comes to (actual) straight/gay/bi women and men into trans men, then vice versa with transwomen. More studies should not opened about this but of course... They'll get shut down quickly.

I've started reading into the sub comments (got into late and I'm pretty sure the convo is done by now but I'll through it all still) but I noticed someone also used the heteroflexible term as well.

Personally, I cannot see a heterosexual man being into transwomen. Period. He would be bisexual, "homo/heteroflexible," or homosexual with a fetish.

I honestly think I'm gonna make a post to LGB and see what are the opinions of others on the sexualities of GAMPs and such.

Also, I noticed you ask about what I thought how hetero/homoflexibility was not bisexuality in another post and I did explain some of my thoughts on it but it wouldn't mind explaining it more here and why! Some of my reasons have to do with a post I made about it on here in the past.

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[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Personally, I cannot see a heterosexual man being into transwomen. Period. He would be bisexual, "homo/heteroflexible," or homosexual with a fetish.

Here is my understanding. If a dude is into dicks, attracted to men for the sake of men-- then he must be bisexual or homosexual. But if he is not into dicks but is so aroused by an atypical interest (in the case of GAMP, gynandromorphism), and has sex with a man DESPITE being repulsed by dicks / not attracted to men-- then he is not necessarily bisexual or homosexual. He could be, of course. That is consistent with how psychologists define what a paraphilia is and our understanding of sexual orientation.

I honestly think I'm gonna make a post to LGB and see what are the opinions of others on the sexualities of GAMPs and such.

That'd be interesting!

Also, I noticed you ask about what I thought how hetero/homoflexibility was not bisexuality in another post and I did explain some of my thoughts on it but it wouldn't mind explaining it more here and why! Some of my reasons have to do with a post I made about it on here in the past.

I would be curious to hear that, but no pressure. :) edit: whoops just saw your other comment lol.