I'm requesting this because being around many transgender people in L.A. and some in Tucson, I got the impression that especially the GGish / very passable MTF TS's are all heterosexual.  I only knew a few that were lesbian.

I'd like a display of who here's a trans-lesbian, just maybe hopefully to dispel the notion in my mind that most trans-women are heterosexual.

I thought I was a hetero girl, but my girlfriend says that's a load of crap.. She says I'm not really any different to any other woman she's ever dated.. So I guess I am a lesbian..

Pretty much a lesbian with occasional interest in men (if they smell right).

I've always been attracted to womanfolk.

I *kinda* identify as pansexual though because if I met a truly wonderful man I would not let his gender stop me. But the attraction is just ..different. I never had any interest in boys at all growing up. This is a rather recent development probably because of my feeling better and at home in my gender since HRT and full-timeness. I'm still not sure if this like genuine attraction or just me being really open to whatever. =P

I guess I'm bi, but I could immediately jump into bed with a girl, whereas a guy would take much longer to win me over. So for the most part I'd be lesbian.

I'm still married. how's that for proof?

Lesbian,

there just is a much more powerful attraction to females, femme-females, but not gas-heads.
With men it is a VERY, VERY much different thing. If they show interest in me I do melt, given they reasonably attractive still at there age.

Does that make me BI? Well, it doesn't quite feel like it... as I by far prefer "high femme" lesbians, by far! :-)

Axélle

total amazon dyke here growl

Would like to pop in and add another to the transbian population. Although, I suppose I could theoretically date anyone as long as it would stay outside the bedroom with a male

I'm a dyke, 27, full time, passable, SRS in a month, blah blah. Yes, we exist.

I think I could be counted among that number.

I'm very passable, when I'm not disclosure nobody will guess my past and I had and will have sexual relationships with women.
I like the woman body, the soft skin, the curves, the elegant moves and the looks.
I also think they smell better than men ( nevertheless i like men too, but primairy I like women more)
There are also passable T ladies who are not really attracted to men but having a man makes you more womanly or something.
So, the man is used as an alibi to show how womanly one is.
Lezzies don't need that, they know they are women who are wanted by other women.
How womanly can one be than, if you're desired by other women?
I think a hell  of a woman

Many of us don't claim our lesbian status simply because in the old days it meant you were not a transsexual.  Even this week and multiple times this month we've had the ugly specter of ->-bleeped-<- tossed about and that we aren't TRUE transsexuals.  The part I don't understand is that it is always the one playing the TRUE transsexual card that says we are being ->-bleeped-<-r than thou.  That is the highest trump there is nothing we can say that is ->-bleeped-<-r than thou than we are a TRUE transsexual.

Our gender is what our gender is.

We are attracted to what we are attracted to.

Those aren't related and it hurts when our own community can't keep them separate.

I am a trans lesbian.  As a matter of fact since my wife joined I have even changed my profile quotes to show my connection to her.

I'm bisexual. My girlfriend and I (LYRADASH )) are both mtf and pre-HRT, so our relationship is oddly both lesbian and gay, (AND straight at the same time if you think about it), depending on perspective. How maddeningly confusing.

Most of the time I'm sure to be lipstick-lesbian.... but then, once in a while I do feel VERY much different - depends on the guy, big time.

Does that make me BI? Not so sure as the 'hit rate' is about 9/1 in favour for 'high femme' females :-)

Axélle

I think bisexual fits you if you feel that it does. I'm inclined to call myself a dyke at the moment because I'm mostly into women - but strictly speaking I'm bisexual. Bisexual is a funny label though, isn't it - I mean, it's so broad it's almost pointless, because it means "everyone in the world who isn't completely het or gay" and that's a huge range of different experience to fit under one umbrella.

Quote from: Trixie on January 19, 2012, 09:25:30 PM
I'm bisexual. My girlfriend and I (LYRADASH )) are both mtf and pre-HRT, so our relationship is oddly both lesbian and gay, (AND straight at the same time if you think about it), depending on perspective. How maddeningly confusing.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks about that. xD
I just call us gay. Lesbian is really redundant when you think about it, since gay covers both genders.

I've recently learned to stay away from using the word gay or homosexual to describe myself, since with a lot of people they refer solely to gay men. Recently used it when coming out to someone and she is convinced that it means that I am only interested in men. Which... ew. Being a part of the "alternative" community in whatever way, we have a much deeper understanding of things like the separation between gender, sex and sexuality and also the confusing terms and situations we come across. At the beginning, even I had trouble with the thread that was talking about living a "gay" lifestyle pre-transition (meaning a heterosexual lifestyle to everyone around you but yourself, which describes me perfectly).

I'm very early on my 'trip' into this, but I've always been attracted to women. I've never had any successful romantic relationship with any of them, but they are what tickles that particular urge. That having been said, I'm 6 months into this HRT thing, and, I find myself paying much more attention to men than I ever have before... Too early to say really.

Lesbian!