Personally, I agree with Kathleen, be who you want to be, but don't get all uppity because other people don't want to have intimate relationships with you.
We're back to biology again.
Something born with a penis is male.
Something born with a vagina is female.
There are exceptions, fish, plants and some ambiguous amphibians to name a few but that's the gist of it.
I suspect that the issue (perceived or otherwise) Lesbians have with trans folk is that they are fundamentally men.
You can bolt a rocket to an old Mini, but it doesn't alter the fact that it's an old Mini.
No, you are wrong.
Now, to cover this old ground that has been discussed so many times before on this site, let alone many others:
Brain gender is what defines all humans, with in most cases the brain conforming with the physical form.
However, about 1 in 5,000 people are estimated to have a brain gender which does not conform to their physical being, and has been proved scientifically to be so. A change of gender is never done on a whim, and in fact in this country at least can never be achieved without full medical and psychological specialist support. That is when, maybe after years of waiting, a true transgendered individual enters into the process to reassign their gender. First with hormone replacement, then the big gender reassignment operation(s).
But that is where there is some controversy. Due to physical health limitations, some transgendered people will not be accepted for the final operation. For 'women' to be medically reassigned to take on their true male form it also costs considerably more, with a very lengthy process involved of numerous operations. For 'men' to go through the gender reassignment to fully take on their true female form it is cheaper, but still very expensive, and is a quicker process.
Now I do believe that for someone to fully adopt their true brain gender physical form they need the big operation. Only then can they claim they are true 'men' or 'women'. It is a great shame for those who cannot achieve their true physical form, and I really feel for them, but a line should be drawn when you can label the reassigned individual as a man; with a penis, and a woman with a vagina. Until the physical genitalia are in place can someone be classed as being in their correct gender.
Many women fear a trans women, still with a penis, being in a strictly women's area and witnessing what none of us want to!!
However, as for the sexual orientation of the trans person, as up to now ignorantly discussed in previous posts, the percentage of gay or lesbian individuals who are attracted to their same sex is EXACTLY the same as with all other people who are not trans. So in the usual social situation the gender reassigned man or the equivalent female will be attracted by the opposite sex. Unless men are in Bangkok or in some kinky sex 'house', it is very unlikely that a man will find themselves with a 'female' who has a penis despite some of the very obvious male fantasies being displayed in this thread and others before!
So, why are a number of you so bothered about all this, when it is highly unlikely to effect you? As with all other humans, unless it threatens your personal safety - and why should it - it is their business not yours!
Believe me, as a women I am far more afraid of what so called 'real' men have, can, and do all the time to women. Most women go through their lives fearing for their safety where men are concerned. There is absolutely no risk from a transwomen, or transman for that matter, who has gone through the whole reassignment procedure.
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