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[–]Clitorisk 7 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Why bother using a label at all?

[–]reluctant_commenter 21 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 0 fun22 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I like to use words to convey meaning. In the case of "homosexual," the meaning I'm trying to convey is, "I'm only attracted to people of the same sex as I am." That informs my boundaries: I am only willing to date people of the same sex as I am. So I would use the word "homosexual" to communicate that boundary to a potential partner.

Boundaries are important, and accurate labels can help us communicate them.

[–]Clitorisk 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I'm only attracted to people of the same sex as I am.

As a categorical rule, gay men and lesbian women are not attracted to trans women or trans men, respectively. Is communicating the fact that you are "homosexual" clearly communicating that boundary, if a trans woman and cis man are a homosexual pairing?

[–]our_team_is_winning 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When they start redefining sex and coming up with nonsense like "trans woman" -- crossdressing fetishist is what they mean.

So you're asking if Blaire White and his boyfriend are a homosexual pairing under the new rules? Yes! When a penis meets a penis, I'm going to still say yes, that's male homosexual. And if Blaire gets his amputated, he's still XY.

And Blaire White's bf is a rare exception among gay men (I think a rare exception?) because he is attracted to a man who has destroyed/hides his male appearance. I'm female, so gay men please tell me: I know masc 4 masc is a big thing. Does "masc 4 crossdresser" exist?