Tag: dating

No Chaser

Posted by – May 25, 2011

There’s certainly plenty to object to, but I otherwise found this advice on how to pick up a trans woman kind of charming.

A couple of things you might want to keep in mind — do not assume she’s interested in dating guys. A lot of T-girls don’t. Whatever you do, don’t be stingy and suggest you split the check. Pick it up. It’s a sad fact but the transformation from male to female is not just a sexual reassignment; it’s also a socio-economic one. They often break the bank to make themselves whole.

Anyway, it’s not stupid advice. I like this especially:

“Why am I attracted to T-girls and what does that say about me?” That you’re gay? Extremely doubtful.
Most guys into T-girls are straight. That you’re twisted? No. There’s nothing twisted about being attracted to another human being.

Indeed. I mean, you may be twisted for some other reason entirely, but being attracted to a trans person has nothing to do with that.

Asexuality Matches

Posted by – November 6, 2009

It’s not something a pervert like me would ever understand, but it’s damned cool that there is now a dating site for asexual peeps.

Of course the image at the site is heteronormative, which is problematic, but I’m sure they needed to communicate that the site is still about dating and romance and intimate relationships that aren’t sexual per se.

(via Queers United)