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Sexuality and HRT

Started by DrBobbi, June 22, 2013, 08:34:42 PM

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June 24, 2013, 06:19:49 PM
HRT did not change my sexuality. When I had accepted myself as transgender, however, I started to feel more attracted to girls. I suspect it was because I was no longer afraid to consider it a possibility- so I did. I lean towards it being more of a result of mental changes/new ways of thinking than a solid effect of hormones. HRT did make me a lot more comfortable with my body, too, which. . . opens up possibilities as well.

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LizMarie

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June 25, 2013, 12:53:20 AM
I wonder how much of our sexuality we repress, in order to be the person we're expected to be. I know that I was attracted to boys as a teenager but if I dared speak that in the backwater part of the country where I grew up, in that place and time, I'd have been beaten and tormented endlessly, with approval from both teachers and parents.

So I suppressed. I didn't tell my best friend that I wished I could be his girlfriend. And as I fought to make myself be what others expected, I suppressed even more. It haunted me throughout my marriage though, with long droughts of intimacy because I couldn't stand myself.

My wife knew there was something wrong with me but never confronted me. I think she was afraid of the answer. And eventually it all came out anyway. Once I began working with my therapist, I began to remember some of these things from my early teen years and I finally admitted to myself that I like men. But I do like women too, so I guess I am bi.
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.



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Northern Jane

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June 25, 2013, 06:32:06 AM
From the beginning of puberty (age 12?), when I decided boy's weren't totally icky after all, I was totally and completely straight (attracted to boys) and the idea of being with a girl was repulsive. After SRS (age 24) I was pretty wild and made up for lost time (practising "catch and release" LOL!) but a couple of years later I ended up in bed with another woman (alcohol WAS involved!) and had to admit that it was nice and that I was at least capable of Bi. So many years later I find it very comfortable being with a woman and knowing how everything feels is an advantage but men still get me HOT (and wet LOL!)
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