Your sexual orientation prior to transition?

[Butterfly]

"Straight woman who has only wanted and been with men prior to transition"

& after transition too.   One cannot change what one's attracted to.

[Jeannette]

"Straight woman who has only wanted and been with men prior to transition"

& after transition too.   One cannot change what one's attracted to.

Same with me.  By Debisl definition I guess I'm a nymphomanic (I think that's what she meant)  Hey! no, I'm not!

[Blanche]

I couldnt find an option but voted none the less.

*Asexual woman who has never been with anyone in her life.

[Yvonne]

Straight woman who has only wanted and been with men prior to transition.

[cindianna_jones]

Str8 male before transition, straight female after transition.  Don't ask me how this works or worked.  I don't understand.  I really don't.  I had absolutely no desire to be with a man in my prior life.  The idea of it was repulsive to me.

After transition, I was more open to men, but initially thought that I would prefer female companionship.  That never happened.  I did get married and I am quite happy.

Cindi

[Kate]

Str8 male before transition, straight female after transition.  Don't ask me how this works or worked.  I don't understand.  I really don't.  I had absolutely no desire to be with a man in my prior life.  The idea of it was repulsive to me.

Same here, although the recent attraction to men remains to be tested for me. In my MIND, yes... but reality sometimes surprises me, lol.

And my prior "attraction" to women was seriously convoluted and ODD. More wanting to have sex AS them than WITH them. Something my wife and I wish I'd realized two decades ago

I explain it by suggesting that *polarity* turns me on. I'm not exactly attracted to body parts, but to situations and context. How I relate to someone, how they make me feel, and the overall dynamic. As a male, being with another male made no sense. Being with a woman was better physically, but emotionally it just didn't quite work. As my body changes now, the idea of being with a male makes MUCH more sense. And being with a woman seems more and more... well, it's not gross or anything, but it's MISSING something I seem to crave.

So I don't really know how to answer your poll, Nero...

~Kate~

[Melissa]

As my body changes now, the idea of being with a male makes MUCH more sense. And being with a woman seems more and more... well, it's not gross or anything, but it's MISSING something I seem to crave.

Hmmm, that's interesting.  It actually sounds like one of the feelings I've experienced as well.  However, I still get crushes on and am attracted to both men and women, so I maintain that I'm bisexual.  Oddly enough, it seems that every woman so far that I find myself attracted to has ended up being bisexual as well.  I don't understand it, but it's a major reason I can identify if a woman is bi or straight with a fairly good accuracy.  To me, straight women just look "pretty" (I just am not attracted to that), whereas bi women tend to look more "cute", which is the best way I can describe the difference.

[Nero]

Str8 male before transition, straight female after transition.  Don't ask me how this works or worked.  I don't understand.  I really don't.  I had absolutely no desire to be with a man in my prior life.  The idea of it was repulsive to me.

Same here, although the recent attraction to men remains to be tested for me. In my MIND, yes... but reality sometimes surprises me, lol.

And my prior "attraction" to women was seriously convoluted and ODD. More wanting to have sex AS them than WITH them. Something my wife and I wish I'd realized two decades ago

I explain it by suggesting that *polarity* turns me on. I'm not exactly attracted to body parts, but to situations and context. How I relate to someone, how they make me feel, and the overall dynamic. As a male, being with another male made no sense. Being with a woman was better physically, but emotionally it just didn't quite work. As my body changes now, the idea of being with a male makes MUCH more sense. And being with a woman seems more and more... well, it's not gross or anything, but it's MISSING something I seem to crave.

So I don't really know how to answer your poll, Nero...

~Kate~

Hmmm Could be that you're bisexual, but were uncomfortable with the idea of being with a man while seen as a man.
I know what you mean about 'missing' something. I love men and women, but with women I lack the bond I have being intimate with men. And with men, there's this certain dynamic that I can't explain or put my finger on but is essentially 'female' that is missing.

Could be you crave men right now because you've been deprived of that dynamic.
Just my interpretation, correct me if I'm wrong.

[Hypatia]

I was born male but was always a woman (whether known to me or not, it is now official so to speak). Since I only prefer females I answered as a lesbian..
                            Kim   

I had answered in the spirit of Nero's original question, on the basis of my pre-coming-out life. It did occur to me too that I've always been a woman and I might well answer that way, but the question wasn't asking about that. When I saw Kim's answer, I realized it would skew the results, so I canceled my answer. Sorry.

Anyway, I was bi* before coming out, and I'm still bi. Sexuality isn't a big issue for me.

*Not even going to touch the question of which precise nuance of sexuality qualifies as "bisexual" vs. "pansexual," "omnisexual," "anarchosexual," or whatever variants have been invoked by people. To be honest, my most accurate answer would be "vaguely sexual." But that isn't very catchy, is it?

The only term I really like is sapiosexual--i.e. I'm only attracted to smart people.

Posted on: September 02, 2007, 06:41:17 PM**I swear I just made up the term "anarchosexual" as I was writing my post. But then I thought I'd google it. Sure enough-- Not only are there anarchosexual web pages, there are even Talmudic debates over the precise distinctions between that and omnisexual, etc. I am so not getting involved in this.

[Fer]

Asexual woman who had only been with men prior to transition

[Emily_P]

Before transition I was never with anyone and my sexual feelings had no direction.  I thought for a long time that I was attracted to females but that was all mixed up with wanting to be one.  I am still not sure what I will be now that I have transitioned but it is looking like I will be straight.

[katia]

Lesbian who only wanted and had been with women prior to transition.

iow straight dyke who only wanted and had been with gay men prior to transition

[KarenLyn]

I answered bi, before and after though I have always preferred men.

Karen Lyn

[tinkerbell]

straight dyke who only wanted and had been with gay men prior to transition

What is this supposed to mean my dear?  Funny, aren't you?  too much percodan or what? 

tink

[Berliegh]

One of your qustions in Your poll doesn't make sense: Straight man who had only been with men prior to transition how can a gay man be straight?

[Hypatia]

Some of the answers here are based on people's originally assigned gender, while others are based on people's current target gender extended back into the past. This thread is all confused. Nero, you need to clarify.