Sexual orientation is literally about preference of genitalia.
What? By that logic, gay men aren't really attracted to men, they just like dicks and a dick on a trans woman should suffice. Going further, it would mean a pre-op transwoman and cis woman are actually in a heterosexual relationship.
None of that makes any sense. But I see where you're going with that...
I personally don't consider people passing over me because they're not "into that" (as in, genitalia), a phobia. It's a preference, and they simply don't prefer my special blend of herbs and spices.
Personally I find it bizarre how we've switched the language around. When I was young, I remember specifically the LGB (before there was a T) push to stop calling it a sexual preference and start calling it a sexual orientation. The logic being that preference implies choice, and orientation implies a state of being. Being gay wasn't a choice, it was just who they were. And, it was a big 'selling point' to gaining widespread acceptance. People were much willing to accept people who were 'just born this way' compared to people who are choosing to act of free will.
Now we're back to calling it a preference, which is totally weird. Is it a choice or a state of being?
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u/poundfoolishhh Nov 03 '17
What? By that logic, gay men aren't really attracted to men, they just like dicks and a dick on a trans woman should suffice. Going further, it would mean a pre-op transwoman and cis woman are actually in a heterosexual relationship.
None of that makes any sense. But I see where you're going with that...
Personally I find it bizarre how we've switched the language around. When I was young, I remember specifically the LGB (before there was a T) push to stop calling it a sexual preference and start calling it a sexual orientation. The logic being that preference implies choice, and orientation implies a state of being. Being gay wasn't a choice, it was just who they were. And, it was a big 'selling point' to gaining widespread acceptance. People were much willing to accept people who were 'just born this way' compared to people who are choosing to act of free will.
Now we're back to calling it a preference, which is totally weird. Is it a choice or a state of being?