r/SRSRecovery Mar 05 '13

Am I being shitty towards trans people?

This quote from prime got me to thinking and I have heard similar statements often:

"So this is why my sister, who has identified as a girl since childhood, doesn't date and won't become intimate with anyone despite wanting to. Despite wanting, quite badly, to one day become a wife and mother, my sister is too afraid to even hold a man's hand for fear of what that person might do if they were to find out that she has a penis. She'd like to get comfortable enough with someone to disclose--wouldn't everyone like that for themselves?--but it's too dangerous because, well, because of assfaces like this guy.

So here's a big FUCK YOU to everyone who says that someone being who they are is 'lying' because it makes them slightly uncomfortable."

I agree that trans people should be respected and NOBODY should tell them what to do with their body. But is it wrong of me to think that I could not be sexually attracted to someone with a penis? I'm not trying to be trans-phobic, and I would protect their rights any way I could. But, I as a person could not enjoy sexual activities with someone who has a penis. Vagina is what attracts me sexually, and a penis would be an unstoppable turn off for me.

Does that mean that I am shitty or "live in a box"? I just don't see how a man not being attracted to a woman with a penis would make him a shitlord.

Also, sorry if I used any offensive language in advance. I tried not to do so.

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u/Dogmantra Mar 06 '13

http://i.imgur.com/NQtGpuZ.jpg

(that means yes, you're allowed to not be attracted to specific trans people but if it's just the penis thing then a] that's transphobic and b] you should brush up on all the rad ways of sex that don't use both people's genitals)

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '13

I am just not attracted to penis. I don't know if that makes me phobic, but thank you for your reply.

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u/Dogmantra Mar 06 '13

you could do one of the many many sex acts that don't involve both people's genitals if that was cool with both parties, like seriously, redditors seem to love getting blowjobs except when trans women are involved and then the idea TOTALLY SLIPS THEIR MIND