Dating a transgendered person

Information for men who date trans women

If dating is a shit show for queer men, then dating for people of the trans experience is a shit opera. Every time I talk to trans people in my community about their romantic lives, I learn there are hurdles they have to navigate that never even cross my mind. In fact, a University of Michigan study published last year found that trans youth not only reported high instances of being misgendered by romantic partners, but also said they encountered rampant transphobia on dating apps and experienced high instances of intimate partner violence, according to Them. Although we live in a time when attitudes toward the trans community are improving , many continue to see trans folx as a threat to our social fabric and no one has borne the brunt of that animosity more than trans people of color. I asked people who are navigating the dating world right now about the good, the bad and the wtf of dating while trans. Fetishization and the dominant culture or gender and sex are the biggest battles I currently face when thinking about the idea of dating.

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Considering the discrimination trans people face on a daily basis, it comes as no surprise that trans people are overlooked when it comes to dating. Two Canadian researchers recently asked almost cisgender folks if they would date a trans person in a new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. This is the first study to ever attempt to quantify the extent of trans discrimination when it comes to romantic and sexual relationships. The options included cisgender man, cisgender woman, trans man, trans woman, or genderqueer, and participants could select as many genders as they wanted. Virtually all heterosexuals excluded trans folks from their dating pool: only 1.

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Thank you to the My Transgender Date team for creating this wonderful platform for those of us who truly want to find our love. There are many beautiful transgenders here, both inside and out. I have met some wonderful people here and developed some great friendships, including a loving relationship. Maki does an outstanding job of screening people and is always available to answer any questions. I truly love this site and I highly recommend it!!

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New Research Shows a Vast Majority of Cis People Won't Date Trans People

Mainstream apps like Tinder, Grindr and OkCupid have been slow to recognize the needs of their trans users. And even if you do find a match on an app, dating IRL can pose very real threats. Though roughly 1.

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