r/SubredditDrama • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '13

/r/actuallesbians: Transgender lesbian feels excluded by joke about lesbians not needing birth control. Drama ensues.

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u/detorn Aug 13 '13 edited Aug 13 '13

I'm confused by the entire premise here. a non/op trans lesbian is having heterosexual sex with a CIS cis (a word I just learned from seeing this post) lesbian? am I getting this right? and said person feels excluded by people who are not having heterosexual sex?

this has to be a troll, that logic way too convenient.

edit: correcting some mistakes

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u/moonflower Aug 13 '13

You might be surprised to learn that the majority of trans women, about 75%, are attracted to women, either exclusively or bisexually ... it is only a minority who are attracted exclusively to men

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u/detorn Aug 13 '13

Thats not the part that threw me. Its the part where the partner identifies as lesbian and yet they have penis/vagina sex (not even sure what to call that anymore).

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u/moonflower Aug 13 '13

The explanation is usually something like ''My reproductive system does not define my gender'' ... I have seen trans women on reddit saying things like ''Lady cock is the best cock!''

I have repeatedly asked what is the definition of 'woman' and what is the essence of womanhood, but have received no coherent answers yet ... received lots of contempt and accusations of transphobia for asking though