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LGBTQIA+ 1d
Okay, I need help real quick I’m a trans man I find myself only attracted to anyone who ISN’T male or male-aligned Is there a specific label for this? Or should I just use bi?
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Anonymous 1d

straight?

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Anonymous 1d

Whatever label you want. I think this is technically heterosexuality, which is lowkey funny, but you could choose the label lesbian, straight, bi, sapphic, and probably a few others I’m forgetting

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Anonymous 20h

you could honestly just say "yeah idk i'm just not really into men" if anyone ever asks

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Anonymous 22h

I’m not sure if there’s an exact word, but you could potentially describe yourself as bi with a preference for non-male aligned people. Bi doesn’t have to include every gender, just two or more, and lots of bi people lean heavily in one direction. In the end it really all comes down to how you feel most comfortable identifying, though

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Anonymous 19h

oh damn sorry person who was asking about sapphic and lesbian with being non binary, i was in the middle of responding to you 💔

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Anonymous 29m

you can be bi and like women or nonbinary people. being bi means you have a preference. you don’t have to like male-aligned nonbinary people if you don’t want to. being bi is different from person to person

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 23h

There are non-woman who aren’t male or male aligned though

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 22h

Well my thing is that I would also date nonbinary people as long as they’re not transmasc/their gender is male-aligned, yk what I mean??

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 22h

Yeah, I do get it, but at the same time, I know gay people and straight people who have dated nonbinary people, so I don’t think anyone would care lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 20h

yeah but if you understand being heterosexual as “attraction to those of another gender” then this experience falls within that. it’s just removing queerphobic and binarist assumptions. not really that different from when gay is redefined as “attraction to the same/similar genders” or bi as “attraction to different and similar genders” etc.

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 20h

if you want a label and are against terms like lesbian or sapphic, then probably just straight, unless you feel like your attraction to non binary people is significant enough to warrant calling yourself bi

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 19h

i was just gonna say that you're totally fine to call yourself sapphic or lesbian if you want!! sapphic is just less closed than "lesbian" (like a sapphic person could be bi) but gives more specificity, similar to lesbian, that it's a "lesbian" type of attraction if that makes sense?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6h

well every sexuality, including heterosexuality, will encompass attraction to some nonbinary people. Its just gonna happen bc ur brain isnt on a perfect toggle that knows the internal gender identity of every person u see at first sight. if being attracted to a nonbinary person makes u bi everybody is bi. unless ur ace

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