Straight Men Recall The First Time They Were Attracted To Trans Women

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Chris: In my late teens, while in college, my friends passed around a photo of a trans woman with a large penis. They made fun of her, but I found myself very attracted to the photo.

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Jeremy: I first realized I was interested in trans women when I watched trans porn as a teenager. Trans women had previously been normalized for me on the Robin Byrd Show when I was about eight and I saw how they weren’t different than any of the other girls.

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Joel: My attraction started with pornography and evolved into being a John and tricking with some street workers.

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Troy: I realized the fear immediately. There were only three types of sexuality in my mind. Straight, bisexual, or gay. I didn't like men, so I wasn't gay. That also meant that I wasn't bisexual. It took a while to understand that gender is a social construct. I was afraid, and walked around in a cloud of fear for more than a decade. I was worried about being called a gay man. I was worried about what my friends thought. I was afraid that my family and children would think less of me. But it never stopped me from pursuing trans women either.

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Jeremy: I experienced a little anxiety, but never really questioned my sexuality because I saw them as women. I was attracted to femininity and not masculinity. So I considered myself, like, straight and a little extra.

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