Anybody else run into this?

[Emileeeee]

When I came out as trans, most people didn't seem to have any problem with it at all. I was staying with the same woman. Nothing aside from the fact that I wasn't going to be a guy anymore was different. It was a fairytale coming out story.

So fast forward a couple years and those same people that have no problem with the sex change including the surgical aspect, are finding out that I also like guys and they're not handling it well. Switch from male to female? No problem. Switch from lesbian to straight? Oh hell no.

I find this dynamic very strange. I would think the switch from male to female would be the thing they'd get hung up on. Why does the world get so crazy over sexual orientation?

[Dani]

Many people attack things they do not understand. If they think you are interested sexually, they may put up a defensive fence, thinking that will keep them safe.

It is really their problem, not ours. There are many others who have no problem letting us be ourselves.

[Denise]

It's also possible that you are giving of different vibes.  Your friends know you as someone but "interested" in them to... They don't know what.