I've read tons of stuff on the internet, not the best of sources but it's what I can currently get my hands on. Somehow the terms "bisexual" and "transphobic" are used so often in the same sentence, and it saddens me so much. To what extent will this internalized hate will go? Thiis bi-phobia pushes me deeper in the iron closet every day. What do you think, is being bisexual equivalent to being transphobic?Ithas been bugging me for a long while, and I hope I get some wise perspective on this topic. Thanks in advance.
This is ridiculous. First, because bisexual doesn't mean you aren't attracted to trans people. Myself, i prefer to use bisexual instead of pansexual - because i think the division of these labels makes no sense. A trans woman is a woman too, and a trans man is a man too. As a bisexual, i feel attracted to men and women - and, in my case, it includes trans people. Secondly, because being Xphobic and not being attracted to X are different things. Surely, some people mix these things (like: "Oh, i'm not Xphobic, i'm just not attracted to X", but the person is indeed a bigot). However, there are people who are honestly just not attracted to X, and that's fine. You like who you like. In the end, i think people just worry too much about labels. Again, you like who you like, and that's it. Why can't we all just respect each other?
Nah. Calling yourself bisexual doesn't make you transphobic but having a visceral reaction against trans people does. Some people just have such boring lives that they feel a need to stir up drama and controversy where there previously was none.
Well everything I'd say was already said here. But that's ridiculous, I mean I'm trans and bisexual. What would that make me?
I don't believe so. The definition of bisexuality I most commonly subscribe to is being attracted to and enjoying sex with individuals whose sex is the same as your own and those whose sex is different from your own. As transmen are men and transwomen are women, being attracted to either falls within that definition of bisexuality. Not being attracted to trans individuals isn't an issue provided your instinctive reaction to their being trans is not a negative, hateful one. You can totally be not attracted to a trans individual without being transphobic or even a bigot.
I'm bi and trans and (as of about a week ago) dating a bi girl who's totally chill with me being trans, so I'ma say no, they are definitely NOT the same.
No, not at all, here in Belgium, we know talk about bi+, bisexuality is seen as an umbrella term with pansexuality under it.
I'm bi and dating a trans guy, so no, bisexuality makes you inherintly transphobic. I mean you could be bi and transphobic, but that doesn't mean the two are related. I guess you could argue that it is noninclusive of nonbinary people (bi means two after all), but personally I think that argument is dumb.
I just relized in my first response I said "bisexuality makes you inherintly transphobic." There should have been a "does not" after "bisexuality." I feel dumb now, relizing what I wrote is literally the opposite if what I meant.
