Straight men/gay women/transwomen or men Are all fine by me if the emotional connection is there.   I think thats called pansexual?  I really just think of it as BI.

Quote from: Sophia Hawke on December 03, 2013, 01:55:25 AM
Straight men/gay women/transwomen or men Are all fine by me if the emotional connection is there.   I think thats called pansexual?  I really just think of it as BI.

I think it's called pansexual because most bi people have a problem with people outside the binary, or who are in-between the binary, like ourselves.

Oh, I was wrong about pansexuality. I thought it meant you were sexually attracted to everything >.<

Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on December 03, 2013, 05:48:03 AM
Oh, I was wrong about pansexuality. I thought it meant you were sexually attracted to everything >.<

How could you live like that?
Oooh... a bus... hot...
Mmm... niiiiice doggy...
Hello, lamp post... what'ch'a knowin?

Quote from: Kristal on December 03, 2013, 05:38:40 AM
I think it's called pansexual because most bi people have a problem with people outside the binary, or who are in-between the binary, like ourselves.

I have a tendency to lump "trans" women and men into their desired gender designation no matter their current state of transition.  I'm uncertain i could handle someone who frequently changed gender designations.  Not that i dont recognize GQ i just mean on a relationship level, i like to settle into things just a little bit.

I'm bi with a female preference, but then again i simply adore the male organ (not mine of course).

Quote from: Xhianil on December 03, 2013, 11:58:30 AM
I'm bi with a female preference, but then again i simply adore the male organ (not mine of course).

Im with you there. Lol.

Quote from: kabit on December 03, 2013, 11:48:20 AM
How could you live like that?
Oooh... a bus... hot...
Mmm... niiiiice doggy...
Hello, lamp post... what'ch'a knowin?

LOL

Quote from: Sophia Hawke on December 03, 2013, 11:55:12 AM
I have a tendency to lump "trans" women and men into their desired gender designation no matter their current state of transition. 

I do the same thing if I was to date a ftm I would see them as a male I wouldn't think of him being trans and since I'm bi I would say the same thing about dating an mtf.

I selected gynosexual, but that's not quite right. So far I fell in love with girls only, but since I realized my situation I dream of going down on a man sometimes. I don't relly feel attracted to men, but I'd like to try sex with one. That said, I still see myself as a lesbian. But I don't know if transitioning will change that in any way - I just try to keep an open mind.

what pia said... also very erotic just thinking about 'having a boyfriend'...
i wonder if hrt will calm these raging hormones or send me into a man tailspin...

Idk really. I'm attracted to women, but I could see myself having a relationship with a man, just in no way sexual.

Asexual. Sex doesn't do anything for me. I don't even think about it and heck has not happened in over two years. I suck. lol

Quote from: Serena Lynn on December 04, 2013, 03:24:29 PM
Asexual. Sex doesn't do anything for me. I don't even think about it and heck has not happened in over two years. I suck. lol

  Really?  No interest?  All the pansexual talk around here got me thinking, and I might have found what I'm looking for - Here's a flamin' hot lil' number I've been crushing on lately:

Quote from: Kristal on December 03, 2013, 05:38:40 AM
I think it's called pansexual because most bi people have a problem with people outside the binary, or who are in-between the binary, like ourselves.

IDK... there's plenty of men out there that would date a trans woman if they're attractive enough. I wouldn't call them pansexual, not even a little bit.

I don't get the 'Androsexual' thing. Even though I'm pre-op, I look at myself as a heterosexual woman. So does my BF. I was married but always felt like I was having lesbian sex and can't see myself with another woman, cis or trans, ever again. I love the way a good, caring, loving guy looks, smells, and feels, and how he makes me feel.

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on December 04, 2013, 07:10:19 PM
IDK... there's plenty of men out there that would date a trans woman if they're attractive enough. I wouldn't call them pansexual, not even a little bit.

That would still be gynosexual, though. Most of those guys probably wouldn't date another guy, cis or trans.

Quote from: Kristal on December 05, 2013, 04:19:37 AM
That would still be gynosexual, though. Most of those guys probably wouldn't date another guy, cis or trans.

I think some people let the hormones determine and just go with the flow.

Quote from: Miranda Catherine on December 05, 2013, 01:44:07 AM
I don't get the 'Androsexual' thing. Even though I'm pre-op, I look at myself as a heterosexual woman. So does my BF. I was married but always felt like I was having lesbian sex and can't see myself with another woman, cis or trans, ever again. I love the way a good, caring, loving guy looks, smells, and feels, and how he makes me feel.

I say androsexual/gynesexual cuz it just denotes what you're attracted to regardless of your *own* gender, and it's cuz not everyone considers themselves fully male/female and so the hetero/homosexual and gay/straight labels don't fit.

As I said, you're welcome to identify yourself however you like with any preferred labels, but for the sake of the many varied gender identities present I used terminology that was all encompassing and applicable to everyone in the poll

Quote from: jussmoi4nao on December 06, 2013, 01:29:17 PM
I say androsexual/gynesexual cuz it just denotes what you're attracted to regardless of your *own* gender, and it's cuz not everyone considers themselves fully male/female and so the hetero/homosexual and gay/straight labels don't fit.

As I said, you're welcome to identify yourself however you like with any preferred labels, but for the sake of the many varied gender identities present I used terminology that was all encompassing and applicable to everyone in the poll

Yeh that was a smart move   I was struggling with how exactly to explain my sexuality to others before I came across these terms.  If I say "I'm straight", I'd have to qualify that with wether or not I'm talking from the perspective of my sex (male - which would mean I'm into women) or gender (female - which would mean I'm into men).  Similarly if I said "I'm lesbian", you wouldn't know if I'm FtM (which would make me a straight guy) or MtF..  You get the idea lol - it's just confusing unless you add the extra information about your natal sex and current gender.  Even more so once you start getting Androgynes and pansexuals joining the conversation!

Your way takes sex/gender out of the equation and makes it a simple case of "do you like guys, girls, both, everything in between or none of the above?", which is much better <333

Also it's interesting how the results have turned out so far.  At time of writing the results are as follows:

• 38 (33.9%) Bi or pansexual (attracted to both or all genders)
  
• 35 (31.3%) Gynosexual (attracted to women)
  
• 26 (23.2%) Androsexual (attracted to men)
  
• 08 (07.1%) Other (specify, if you like)
  
• 05 (04.5%) Asexual (sexually disinterested)
  
• Votes: 112
  
  Personally I was expecting a lot more people identifying as Androsexual, but it seems that a surprising number of us are into our girls!    This does make me wonder if the idea of sexuality really is something programmed into us at birth ('nature') or if there's actually at least something of a environmental / upbringing ('nurture') element to it?  I mean, most of us answering this poll have been brought up as guys and had it drummed into us by family / friends / society that we're *SUPPOSED* to like girls, so it seems interesting to me that - in spite of our predominantly female genders - the poll is skewed towards attraction to women rather than men.
  
  Of course, having Bi/Pan sexual coming out on top (no pun intended ) isn't a surprise at all.  In fact this does make me start to wonder if in fact all human beings might actually be inherently bi/pan sexual and that sexuality is really a 'choice' we make based on experience and social factors, in much the same way that we 'chose' the kind of music we like.  What do people think of that idea?