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Why am I emotionally attracted to other transgender people?

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Ladysci, Jul 24, 2015.

  1. Ladysci

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    hi I'm a bi trans girl and I play a lot of video games and I noticed something weird, whenever there is another transgender person (or one I know is trans by their voice) I pay a lot of extra attention to them and I really want to talk to them a lot more than cis people,is this a bad thing?
     
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    Not really no I THINK (emphasis on think) you feel saver around transgenders because they understand you more. IT can also be because you feel they are more open due to their experience with people that aren't. I feel kinda the same but it's also sort of a curiosity with me. I want to know why they made the change (not because I think its bad but because I just wanna know) and I feel saver around these kinds of people because i think they understand hardships better and they can deal with oddity's in one's behaviour better (im one giant oddity :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:).
     
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    I think you feel emotionally/spiritually attracted to other trans persons because you share a story - every trans story is unique, but there is a lot of overlap between most of them.
    When you are talking to someone trans, you feel understood.
     
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    I'd say I'd be the same, but I don't know any (out of the closet) trans people. I'd imagine also, like others have said, its the real understanding of each other that causes the connection.
     
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    i know what ur talking about, i do the exact same thing. its weird because all of my friends irl are cis gender lol
     
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    I feel the same thing. I just embrace it, because I see no downside to it. I even feel something similar with cis people who are explicit allies. I think it's just a matter of not fearing transphobia, and also the shared experience in the case of other trans* people.
     
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    Alright that makes sense thanks ^_^