Would You Consider Dating A Transsexual?

Why not.

lazland wrote: Thinking back to my single days, the answer would be no, simply because I am wired up to find "natural" (note the quotes) women attractive, but I don't have a hang up with anyone's sexuality, gay, bi, trans, whatever. It's about time the species grew up and allowed people to express themselves sexually in whatever way they want, barring the obvious moral taboo of children. So long as it is consensual, who gives a f**k?

No way, I'm not burdened with PC crap, and I'm not interested in anti-social Identity games. I am straight, I'm looking (not on the prowl for, not merely) a woman, a partner with a healthy, genuine, personality, not some perplexed guy who dresses up like a woman and is so arrogant and self-centered that he expects others to view him as a woman. I don't care if he adds boobs, surgical chasms, hair extensions. Whatever. I'm not that impulsive or that unperceptive. I don't see why I have to equate personal choices with gender! Man and Women is YX and XX, this tranny thing is just a facade that can never change that and is based in anti-social grandstanding and exhibitionism.

I don't think this trend is going to last either, its based on extreme, post-modernist individualism and idealism that has taken hold in recent decades. I think that it is beginning to burn itself out. There should be no need to do it, no impetus for it, if both genders are in a healthy environment and you can find social expression without sleight of hand theatrics.

 I would rather be foreva alone than to do this 

Edited by Ancient Tree - June 21 2012 at 14:41

RoyFairbank wrote: No way, I'm not burdened with PC crap, and I'm not interested in anti-social Identity games. I am straight, I'm looking (not on the prowl for, not merely) a woman, a partner with a healthy, genuine, personality, not some perplexed guy who dresses up like a woman and is so arrogant and self-centered that he expects others to view him as a woman. I don't care if he adds boobs, surgical chasms, hair extensions. Whatever. I'm not that impulsive or that unperceptive. I don't see why I have to equate personal choices with gender! Man and Women is YX and XX, this tranny thing is just a facade that can never change that and is based in anti-social grandstanding and exhibitionism. I don't think this trend is going to last either, its based on extreme, post-modernist individualism and idealism that has taken hold in recent decades. I think that it is beginning to burn itself out. There should be no need to do it, no impetus for it, if both genders are in a healthy environment and you can find social expression without sleight of hand theatrics.

Though the way you say it is a little harsh Roy, I somewhat agree with you this time.

No. If I do so, maybe I will never have children

RoyFairbank wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: Have you ever met a transgendered Roy? Things are definitely not that clear cut, but whatever gets your juices going intellectually - be my guest. Some people genuinely feel trapped inside the wrong body. Why do they feel trapped? It comes down to whether its biological to seek out the social construction of the opposite sex. Which is a contradiction in terms. What is the real reason for feeling so trapped? Maybe its more that you want to break out, then that you feel trapped! People will now treat you with empathy and respect, because your "special." You'll get attention. You'll have an identity to calm yourself, as a transgendered person, a fraternity of others like you.Must I go on? It's a basic psycho-social issue, not a biological one.

Biology has nothing to do with it dude. It is biologically insane to be gay in any way, shape or form, but if you've ever met anybody fitting these criteria, you'll find it wasn't a choice they made for themselves. They were born like that. Not with boobs, but with that mentality.
Yes, you may find the odd trans who's in it for the perplexed pseudo adoration of others, but it is almost never a choice from their sides. You can't choose biology, nor can you choose your real sexual preferences

I have nothing against transsexuals but I wouldn't want to date one.  What would I say to my wife??

Doctor: What does ending well mean? And it being doomed implies it was begun with some sort of "success" in mind. It wasn't. It can not be a success or a failure. All I wanted to do was see the community's views on the subject. That has happened/is happening.

The fact that someone could barge in here and go nuclear about their hatred for the LGBT community, is not even slightly a reason not to broach the subject of the LGBT community. And if that happened, it would be their fault, not the fault of the thread. In such an event, you would censure that post, not close the thread.