Orientation labels peel away
Filed by: Cassandra Keenan
January 25, 2010 7:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/orientation_labels_tend_to_peel_away.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/orientation_labels_tend_to_peel_away.php)
If a heterosexual guy finds himself attracted to a non- or pre-operative trans chick, is he gay?
The vast majority of people I interact with routinely inquire about this whenever I tell them that I have a date with a guy, or that I am in a relationship with one. Sometimes they ask in a crafty, underhanded fashion. Other times, the question is point-blank: "Is he gay?"
The guys I go out with self-identify as straight. In fact, a number of them were in heterosexual marriages previously and fathered kids. Yet, they are attracted to me. And this happens a lot. Meaning, it's widespread and common -- at least in my experience.