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1 | --- | ||
2 | title: Sexuality | ||
3 | x-toc-enable: true | ||
4 | ... | ||
5 | |||
6 | Introduction | ||
7 | ============ | ||
8 | |||
9 | It is common, for cisgender people (people whose gender identity matches | ||
10 | the one they were assigned at birth), especially parents after their | ||
11 | kids come out (whether grown up or still children), to assume that being | ||
12 | trans means you're *gay*, because they assume by default that someone | ||
13 | is attracted to a member of the opposite sex. | ||
14 | |||
15 | This misconception can work in several ways, e.g.: | ||
16 | |||
17 | - Parent/relative/friend assumes that a trans woman is a gay man. | ||
18 | - Parent/relative/friend accepts the trans person's gender identity, | ||
19 | but thinks that they are attracted to a member of the opposite sex, | ||
20 | or that this change; e.g. they think that the trans woman (before | ||
21 | she came out) is now attracted to men. | ||
22 | |||
23 | Generally speaking, it's never good to assume someone's sexuality. A | ||
24 | trans person can be heterosexual, gay/lesbian or bisexual. | ||
25 | |||
26 | This comic from *Assigned Male* by Sophie Labelle has some more insight: | ||
27 | <https://78.media.tumblr.com/11a87057833740f5fab9b36c682f8030/tumblr_p83omi5VIq1tm163xo1_1280.jpg> | ||
28 | |||
29 | Sex education booklet for trans youth | ||
30 | ---------------------- | ||
31 | <http://cdn0.genderedintelligence.co.uk/2012/11/17/17-14-04-GI-sexual-health-booklet.pdfhttp://cdn0.genderedintelligence.co.uk/2012/11/17/17-14-04-GI-sexual-health-booklet.pdf> | ||
32 | |||
33 | Sex education for trans women | ||
34 | ---------------------- | ||
35 | Brazen's Trans Women’s Safer Sex Guide | ||
36 | <http://librarypdf.catie.ca/PDF/ATI-20000s/26424.pdf> | ||
37 | |||
38 | Booklet for trans women that focuses in the UK but is still relevant for everyone: | ||
39 | <http://www.tht.org.uk/~/media/4653aa766e3f4c1286fc515f17146f32.ashx> | ||
40 | |||
41 | Sex education for trans men | ||
42 | ============ | ||
43 | |||
44 | Sex education booklet for trans men that focuses in the UK but is still relevant for everyone | ||
45 | |||
46 | http://www.tht.org.uk/~/media/8F7D70D8C3B643109351E3D9A633529A.ashx | ||
47 | |||
48 | |||
49 | Sex education for gay trans men (trans men into into men) | ||
50 | http://librarypdf.catie.ca/PDF/ATI-20000s/24654.pdf | ||
51 | |||
52 | FTM Sex Talk (Q&A about trans men) | ||
53 | |||
54 | <http://ftmsextalk.tumblr.com/> | ||
55 | |||
56 | Rule of thumb | ||
57 | ------------- | ||
58 | |||
59 | If a cis man likes only women, he is heterosexual/straight. If he likes | ||
60 | men, he's gay. If he likes men and women, he's bisexual. | ||
61 | |||
62 | If a trans man likes only women, he is heterosexual/straight. If he | ||
63 | likes men, he's gay. If he likes men and women, he's bisexual. | ||
64 | |||
65 | If a cis woman likes only men, she is heterosexual/straight. If she | ||
66 | likes women, she's gay. If she likes men and women, she's bisexual. | ||
67 | |||
68 | If a trans woman likes only men, she is heterosexual/straight. If she | ||
69 | likes women, she's gay. If she likes men and women, she's bisexual. | ||
70 | |||
71 | But it's not that simple! | ||
72 | -------------------------- | ||
73 | |||
74 | There are other sexuality's, e.g. pansexual, demisexual, asexual, etc. | ||
75 | Or aromantic/panromantic <insert sexuality here> here. | ||
76 | |||
77 | What about non-binary people? A non-binary person is someone who | ||
78 | identifies as neither strictly male or female at a given moment, or who | ||
79 | switches identities, etc. There are many different types of non-binary | ||
80 | trans people! | ||
81 | |||
82 | ***It's generally wrong to put labels on anyone. A person is who they | ||
83 | are, and they like who they like. Get over it!*** | ||
84 | |||
85 | One thing is certain: sexuality has nothing to do with gender identity. | ||
86 | Gender identity is who you are, and sexuality is who you want. | ||
87 | |||
88 | Make sense now? Yes? Excellent! | ||
89 | |||