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Title: Changing Sexual Orientation
Post by: LostInTime on December 06, 2007, 07:21:04 AM
Changing Sexual Orientation
http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=7117
By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
Published: December 6, 2007

"If gender identity is fluid, then sexual orientation is as well," contends psychology grad student lorne m. dickey, who identifies as a gay FTM and spells his name entirely with lowercase letters.  Though many scientists and laypersons believe sexual orientation is fixed and immutable, dickey disagrees.  His own experience suggests otherwise: "Prior to transition, I identified as a lesbian.  I'd never once had sex with a man. Shortly after beginning my transition, it was clear... I was more interested in being sexual with a man than I was with a woman."