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[–]turtleduck23 36 insightful - 2 fun36 insightful - 1 fun37 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

i feel more feminine gay men will come out as transwomen because they feel they'll be either more accepted or they feel that because their not "manly" enough to still be men, same with lesbians who don't fit into the stereotype of what a woman or lesbian is.

[–]SnowAssMan 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's how homosexuality manifests itself in most cultures. The culture will re-classify their homosexual population as something other than man or woman. The more traditionalist the culture, the more heteronormative gay relationships have to become. Our heteronormative society has shifted from considering a homosexual's sexual orientation as a defect, to regarding the homosexual's sex as being the defect. Instead of pathologising/converting their sexuality, we are now pathologising/converting their sex.

Why all these heterosexuals are transitioning is a complete mystery to me though, as this latter phenomenon is unique to the West. I'm guessing middle-class cultures are more susceptible to neuroses, which lead to the paraphilia & teen sub-cultures which appropriate gender identity?

[–]pacmanla 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why all these heterosexuals are transitioning is a complete mystery to me though, as this latter phenomenon is unique to the West. I'm guessing middle-class cultures are more susceptible to neuroses, which lead to the paraphilia & teen sub-cultures which appropriate gender identity?

Too much time on their hands? I'm baffled at the number of heterosexuals attempting to become "trans" as well. Transwomen (biological males) attempting to get with lesbians baffles me. As do transmen (biological females) attempting to get with gay men. These are clearly heterosexual males & females, who honestly confuses the heck out of me. Forbidden fruit? Validation? I just don't know.