Sexuality

General Information

While being transgender is not inherently related to your sexuality, it is commonly associated with having a sexuality other than heterosexual. For that reason, I am including this page for resources related to sexuality.
See also the pages for breasts, penis, and vulva.

Sexuality is fluid. Sexual preference and idenitfication can change over time.
Some transgender people will anecdotally claim that going on testosterone or estrogen changed their sexuality.
Personally, I believe that the truth is that it is easier to figure out your attraction to others after you are more comfortable in your own body.
In the end, all that matters is that everyone figure out who they themselves are, who they want to be around, and what makes everyone comfortable.

General Questions

What is the difference between [blank]-sexual and [blank]-romantic?
A term such as "heterosexual" refers to experiencing sexual attraction towards the opposite gender. A term such as "heteromantic" refers to experiencing romantic attraction to the opposite gender.
Most people typically have a sexual attraction that matches their romantic attraction. Some people don't, and that's ok.

How do I figure out what my sexuality is?
Sometimes, it can be difficult to figure out what your sexuality is, and that is ok. Sometimes, staring at lists of labels can make these things seem tricky of confusing. The easiest way is to figure out who you are first, then who you are into, and finding a label from there.

Additional Questions

I am a straight man attracted to a trans woman. Am I still straight?
Yes.

I am a straight man attracted to a trans man. Am I still straight?
No.

I am a straight woman attracted to a trans woman. Am I still straight?
No.

I am a straight woman attracted to a trans man. Am I still straight?
Yes.

Sexuality Dictionary

Asexual - Experiencing little to no sexual attraction to others.
Bisexual - Experiencing sexual attraction to more than one gender.
Demisexual - Only experiencing sexual attraction to someone after first experiencing romantic or platonic attraction (or at least getting to know them first in a positive way).
Gay - Experiencing sexual attraction to others with the same gender as yourself.
Greysexual - Experiencing sexual attraction very rarely and/or with low intensity.
Heterosexual - Experiencing sexual attraction to others with the opposite gender as yourself.
Homosexual - Experiencing sexual attraction to others with the same gender as yourself.
Lesbian - A woman attracted to other woman.
Neptunic - Attraction to women, those who are fem-aligned, neutral or otherwise not male/masculine.
Omnisexual - Attraction to all genders.
Polyamorous - Being in (or wanting to be in) more than one consensual relationship at the same time.
Pansexual - Experiencing sexual attraction to more than one gender.
Queer - Umbrella term for anyone who is not both cisgender and heterosexual.
Sapphic - Someone who is a woman (or woman-aligned) that is attracted to others who are women (or woman-aligned). Also known as "woman-loving-woman" or "WLW."
Saturnic - Typically used by non-binary people to refer to attraction towards other non-binary people.
Uranic - Attraction to men, those who are masc-aligned, neutral or otherwise not female/feminine.
Vincian - A man attracted to other men.

The Transgender Dictionary

Sexuality

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