This is a complex subject
You can say that again!
Studies show that heterosexual men who are also attracted to transsexuals identify mostly as heterosexual, followed by bisexual and very few as homosexual.
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The issue around this topic is that many heterosexual men who are not attracted to transsexuals label those who are as homosexual ... and then the discussion gets heated
Thanks for that, just read the intro; fascinating. I learnt a few words: autogynephilia (men who fancy themselves as female), gynandromorphs (t-girls), gynandromorphophilic (men who fancy t-girls), paraphilia (strange kink that one).
Like you said Doc, it's a very complex subject and one I don't understand fully (not sure many people do either.) What it suggests to me is that thanks to more freedoms we enjoy today all those variants of normal human sexuality are coming out in the open. Whether we need a label to describe them or not I'm not sure. I suppose it's just another way of showing the weird and wonderful range of human sexual tapestry; other people, of course, seem to be upset about it - would they be labelophobic? (I just made that up - not sure if it exists).
I wonder, those people who are now finding a "label" for themselves and feeling happy about it now would have been extremely miserable, say, 100 years ago? Having to hide their true sexuality or being labelled as deviant and shunned by society. Must have been tough for them.