Attractions

[Annah]

I know the feeling of loss all to well (and too often)    -   I prefer the company of women, they are soft, cuddly, and much more feeling than guys who seem to always have the testosterone button turned on... But maybe if I was "complete" then being with a guy is not out of the question, but not with that thing still attached I was cursed with since birth....

ehh thats kinda grouping men into one group isn't it?

Not all men have their "testosterone buttons turned on" and I've been with some men whose cuddles were so great I fell asleep in their arms.

[kate durcal]

the surveys they took of MTF were vastly sexually attracted to women. about 85% of the MTF identify as lesbian.

What this means in neurobiological and genetic terms is that most MTF have a XX-like gender identity center and a XY sexual orientation center, or the alternative hypothesis a XX-like gender identity and sexual orientations centers. This tow alternative hypothesis are currently being investigated.

Kate D

[tekla]

most MTF have a XX-like gender identity center and a XY sexual orientation center, or the alternative hypothesis a XX-like gender identity and sexual orientations centers

Weren't you the one calling bull->-bleeped-<- on Allen Watts the other day?

[Annah]

What this means in neurobiological and genetic terms is that most MTF have a XX-like gender identity center and a XY sexual orientation center,
Kate D

I can't agree with that at all! Sorry!

People who think homosexuality is wrong will love that formula!

[ninjaboi]

I am FTM and only attracted to women. I can see a man and think, yeah hes handsome (David Beckham!!) but that's as far as it goes, admiration for the male form and what i wish i looked like!

[JoshuaKael]

While I've never personally been attracted to a MTF, I could definitely see the potential of it happening. I've never really known one in person or very intimately online. I'm ashamed to say I'm pretty uneducated and awkward when it comes to MTF transitions. I really do need to look more into it.
That being said, I've found myself attracted to all other genders.

[YinYanga]

I dont think I have enough experience to really say, and because I am still at the very beginning of my path to transitioning it feels I am undecided...it might stay the same (Interested in females most of the time)  or become different. I am open to all because if I become interested in men at a point well then that surely must feel good at that time; I won't say : Ewww, men, not even when I am a woman I will touch them!   . It would just feel natural to me when it happens

About FtM's specifically...I know one currently in my support group who is a few years younger than me and while he still physically is a girl (A small, thin asian) I can already see that cute boy to be from a mile away...and it makes me nervous because I know I have a certain attraction to me  that androgynous looking boys/men and some lesbians seem to like

I'm not sure if I could cope with a full fledged intimate relationship with an FtM but some do have a very big "I wanna hug you...and maybe a kiss  "  factor
Maybe one of the man reasons I wouldnt want it is that I am still mostly attracted to feminine things, and that's not something I would ever want to hurt someone with if its the opposite of what he feels. Some might feel a little girly or your typical flamboyant gay guy but I dont thin they would appreciate a compliment about that directly or in a bodily orientated way

[JungianZoe]

I can honestly say that I was a fully closeted homosexual before transition, but I dated girls to make my discomfort with sex and gender issues go away.  That said, I only ever dated five people, married one of those five, and only had sex six times because I just wasn't interested in that.  Girls didn't turn me on.

Now that I've allowed myself to be myself, I've assessed my sexuality and can unequivocally say: Boys make me drool.   Boys make me giddy.  Boys rock my world.

[Annah]

I can honestly say that I was a fully closeted homosexual before transition, but I dated girls to make my discomfort with sex and gender issues go away.  That said, I only ever dated five people, married one of those five, and only had sex six times because I just wasn't interested in that.  Girls didn't turn me on.

Now that I've allowed myself to be myself, I've assessed my sexuality and can unequivocally say: Boys make me drool.   Boys make me giddy.  Boys rock my world.

you and I have the same past, girl!

When I was in Bible College (a very fundamentalist one) i would drive an hour from the school to meet up with my boyfriend. I then decided I should get married to a girl because the denomination I was involved in at the time was very conservative. BIG mistake. I just didn't find sex with a woman all that appealing.

Now that I am out and proud and affiliated with a progressive church and in public with my man, for the first time in my life I feel complete!

[BillieTex]

Now that I am out and proud and affiliated with a progressive church and in public with my man, for the first time in my life I feel complete!

Didn't mean to throw all men under the bus, I alwaysed loved to cuddle  (sigh) and I am so happy for you!!! Make life yours, some day I may be able to follow.

[silvershadow17]

I, myself am very attracted to men with feminine traits and qualities.  I don't find myself attracted at all to the the "traditional looking guy" if there is such a thing.  But show me a guy with make up and a skirt, and my head turns.  It's the just the way I am.  It hasn't made love and relationships easy for me, but it's what I like.

[Stephe]

Ditto silvershadow. Traditional men don't do much for me. Gay men do nothing for me. A tomboyish girl would be OK but would rather them have a male body and fit that description. My current boyfriend does and we still going strong after 3 years

[Maga Girl]

For myself, being FTM, I have always found myself attracted to MTF's.

How you know if one girl is transsexual?

[bojangles]

I'm attracted to feminine women.
Lots of MFT ladies fit that description.
The main challenge would be that I'd prefer us both to be post op.