Transition increasing your capacity for "bromance"?

[dalebert]

It makes sense to me that attraction to males, when you are feeling dismorphic about a female body, could make you feel worse because it seems like a feminine attraction. Once you are feeling more comfortable in your body and experiencing less of those feelings of dismorphia, I could see someone becoming more comfortable with it.

[Logan1986]

Well, of course I'm a little gay. That's a given. I mean, what guy isn't? But it's not like the whole "Gee, golly, you sure are keen, I want to date you" type feelings, it's more along the lines of the whole "circle jerk" thing, I guess, if I may be crude.

I'd have to agree with the whole circle jerk thing...the only reason I can come up with is that as we become more comfortable with our own bodies we're a lot more open to messing around and enjoying it. Before transition I would shy away from stuff like that because it would confirm my femininity.

[Rebekah with a K-A-H]

I hope you guys don't mind if I chip in a little bit!  I have had a curious relationship with the bromance as I've transitioned from male to female, and paradoxically, being able to transition to a female has allowed me *greater* camaraderie with guys.

Part of it had to do with identifying as a gay male beforehand, which, I felt, isolated me from males (and didn't allow me much interaction with females beyond "hey, let's coo over a hot guy".  As I began to transition, there was a weird liminal period, but eventually, my sexuality shifted towards attraction to females.

This, it turned out, was the key.  Being just divorced enough from malehood (as a passable, pretty female) while having close to zero sexual interest in them basically prompted my initiation into brohood with a few of the guys I know.  And, from my interpretation of the word bromance, this is pretty much as close as it gets.

[Natkat]

I would say I actually got way more female friends than male friends,
but I do have this guy I been friend with since I where around 6 grade and we're like bromance,

I am bisexual so yes I am attracted to guys but of corse not EVERY guy I see and I would never have sex with this guy, and its good because his also straight so we only friends,
but I feel a deep friendship between 2 guys who is just friend is really more adorable than the romantic movies on tv.
we guys have fellings too, and we also have our best friends we like to share things with,

I think it kinda easy for girls because they can go to toilet together and sleep together without people thinking there gay, but as soon guys do it everyone assume they must be together.

well thats kinda sad, I wish I could have bromance with every guy, not only the gay people but also more of the straight ones,
sadly many straight people are scared to show to much feellings to another guy, what if it would make them "turn gay"

I dont know but who cares XD its guy love between 2 guys

[dalebert]

It makes sense to me that attraction to males, when you are feeling dismorphic about a female body, could make you feel worse because it seems like a feminine attraction. Once you are feeling more comfortable in your body and experiencing less of those feelings of dismorphia, I could see someone becoming more comfortable with it.

Okay, I feel like a dork. Obviously the word I was going for was "dysphoric/dysphoria".

[GentlemanRDP]

While I don't think of myself as being gay or bi, I do admit that I've always been attracted to some men - Women though, yum yum, they're just my cup of tea. But anyway, I will admit that now that I'm on T, even if I don't pass, I'm more inclined to phsycially mess around with my guy friends; slapping them, hitting them, tackling them...etc...and I feel closer to them in a way than I ever have before. For me, I think it's just being more secure with who I am as a person. I might think that some of them are hot, but my cave of wonders is still off limits to bio-men >__O;

[TheAwesomePrussia]

I'm not on T yet, but I know that after living full time for a while, I started to get a kick out of derping along with my friend Brandon. Touching each other "romantically" because we know it makes the other awkward and having a long laugh about it. Like *touchtouch* *awkwardeyetwitchandtouchesback* Seehowyoulikeitbastard.