One statistic of a spectrum.
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Originally Posted by
ReineD
Instead of guessing, here are some statistics. Anyone is welcome to post additional statistics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogra...al_orientation
- US (2011): 3.5% gay or bi, which leaves 97.5% hetero. Percentage of total pop that is TG = .3%.
- UK (2010): 1% gay, .5% bi, which leaves 98.5% hetero (with 3% "don't know").
- Australia (2003): 2% gay, 1% bi, 97% hetero (with 8% bi curious).
- Canada (2003): 1% gay, 1% bi, which leaves 98% hetero.
- Denmark (1992): 3% gay or bi, which leaves 97% hetero.
- France (1992): 4% gay or bi (at least one experience), which leaves 96% hetero.
- Norway (1998): 3% gay or bi (at least one experience), which leaves 97% hetero.
I really find it hard to believe that as much as 50% CDs would be gay or bi based on these figures, especially since sexual orientation has nothing to do with gender ID. Even if you double the above gay/bi statistics to apply to TGs, it would still mean that over 90% of TGs are hetero.
Actually, this is what I suspected. The number of transgendered men who consider themselves attracted exclusively to men (gay) would be smaller than the overall male population.
Remember, that transgendered MTF think women are beautiful, sexually attractive, and want to be beautiful and sexy themselves.
Ironically, even when an MTF transgender is attracted to men, it is only AS A WOMAN. So in their minds and experience, even this is "heterosexual". Being seduced by men makes them feel more feminine and attractive, even if they don't actually have sex with them.
On the flip side, they can easily justify their attraction to woman as being heterosexual because they are genetic male attracted to female.
There aren't as many MTFs who are "true lesbians", who would RATHER have lesbian style sex than sexual activities that involve using their male anatomy as male anatomy..
Dates with a "real lesbian" were always amazing, because it was such a sensual experience.
As one t-girl put it, I'm tri-sexual, I'll try anything once, and more if I like it.
When you're transgendered you have the 1-6 kinsey scale of sexual preference, and a similar 1-6 scale for sexual identity,allowing for 36 possible combinations from M1-M6 (yuck) to G6-G6 (Wow!).
And then there is the identity of the partner, which could also be 1-6 for identity.
I've particularly enjoyed being totally fem with a woman who is slightly more masculine and aggressive. She can seduce me. And often considers it a real turn-on that she can be "the guy" and be in control of the action.