This thread has some of the most interesting answers and interpretations of any I've ever read, and I'd hate myself forever if I didn't add my two cents:
I think I'm as "straight" as they come. I just don't find the male form attractive. The "strain gauge," as it was mentioned, points solely toward women. But I admit that I feel very flattered when men in other CD forums tell me how attractive they think I am...until the conversation invariably "goes south" and all the flattery washes away. The only situation I think I'd like to experience with a man is to have him escort me to some fancy dance that required me to wear a long, sparkling evening gown. I'd let him treat me like a lady, but with the understanding that there was going to be nothing more to the evening. Then I think, what the hell would we talk about all night?
Any attraction I have to other "gurls" only stems from the fact that they look like gorgeous women. It's the transformation that I love; the strain gauge points exactly the same way when I see a GG get all dolled up, too. I have no desire to have sex with another CD.
As for porn, I've seen more than my fair share, but I was always in it mostly for the shoes, believe it or not. Heels, hose, and miniskirts. I'm much more attracted to women in full dress than nudity; if that's a fetish, so be it...
I read my first issue of Variations at a friend's house on the last day of senior year of high school. There were two "letters" that put me over the edge: one where two female roommates dressed a guy up and they all had sex, and another where a husband dolls up as a high-class callgirl who gets seduced by his androgynous wife . When she mentioned how she "slipped in to my black sheath," I almost lost my mind. It was the exact moment I realized I was a "transvestite," and I was fine with it, as long as no one else knew. About a year later I discovered the "Transvestian" newspaper on a stand in NYC, and somehow mustered up the nerve to buy it (and all subsequent issues). It opened up a whole new world to me: men who were just like me, and many who could make themselves GORGEOUS. And speaking of gorgeous
I think it's the "other straight", as you put it, if you adopt a female mindset. That's my two cents, and if I was attracted to men, it would be my mantra. I wouldn't care how "society" sees or labels it. It's what's in your own head that counts...
Are you familiar with the J-Rocker metal band Versailles and their guitarist Hizaki? Do a Google Image Search for "Versailles Hizaki" and get ready to be blown away by beauty!