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@taedryn@anarres.family

2025-06-20 20:33 UTC

I was discussing sexuality on Discord, as one does, and an observation popped up: trans femmes seem to either be hypersexual, or asexual, with relatively few "just normal, I guess" folks. I was wondering why this might be (I have my suspicions, the big one being that people who have an experience that's further from the average have more need or desire to discuss it, simply because it's not as well-known). Anyway, it's time for another highly-scientific poll. Please only answer if you consider yourself trans (yes, you're trans enough) and femme (yes, you're femme enough -- this is about how you think of yourself, not anyone else's definition). Thinking purely about your attitude toward sex, and not whether you actually have it, or any other physical interactions with yourself or others, how would you describe your sexuality as a trans femme? #trans #sex #sexuality #research

Replies (14)

  • @little_foxtoy@bark.lgbt 2025-06-20 20:53

    @taedryn@anarres.family do you count demi under the ace umbrella in this case? otherwise i feel like demisexuality is also kinda prevalent among trans femmes. (or at least when i look at my dating history)

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  • @taedryn@anarres.family I was definitely more into sex up until I had vaginoplasty. Then I basically stopped for 5 years. I had it a few times with my partner, but due to discomfort or lack of familiarity with my body it was always disappointing. Masturbation was hit or miss, and I just basically dropped it as a priority. It's possible that some of this was related to alcohol use, but having stopped drinking for the past 6 months, it's still hit or miss. I seem to have more interest in it now though.

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  • @eclairwolf@tech.lgbt 2025-06-21 01:27

    @taedryn@anarres.family from the results, it seems like it's more of a forward-weighted bell curve — i think it's possible that this is a result of folks who have stronger feelings about sex talking more about it

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  • @Exandra@chaosfem.tw 2025-06-21 02:23

    @taedryn@anarres.family how do I pick "sex is something I dislike" AND "sex is hugely important to me" at the same time? I seem to be a variant of ace where instead of there being a peaceful unoccupied room where sexuality might sit, there's a smouldering trash heap of resentment and disappointment. I leave that room door closed. I don't want to say incel or femcel because I developed this stance long before those were a thing and I have taken care not to think too closely about them.

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  • @cwg1231@defcon.social 2025-06-21 04:53

    @taedryn@anarres.family I’m not trans but curious about the outcome. I wish there was a way to get poll completion notifications without voting.

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  • @veviser@mastodon.social 2025-06-21 08:30

    @taedryn@anarres.family Low prio. Late-hatching, probably demi, just began hrt (so no libido), don't even know my preference (what's attraction?) and far away from allowing myself to be vulnerable let alone out in that way. This is in contrast to that other post positing many baby trans are more sexual because they're more open. Not saying they're wrong, just saying other factors exist beyond "point in transition". Very individual.

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  • @raeve@transfem.social 2025-06-21 20:20

    @taedryn@anarres.family Out of seven of us, one is demi and one is ace. This question gets hard to answer, because it's safe to say at least two others are hypersexual.

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  • @lineplus@eldritch.cafe 2025-06-21 20:35

    @taedryn@anarres.family Asexual spectrum with my closest friend hypersexual, but most importantly both autistic

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  • @dispencer@catboy.baby 2025-06-21 20:43

    @taedryn@anarres.family although sex is a big part of my life, i think my partners and i wouldn't change our relationships if we stopped interest in sex. it's just a fun group activity to us, easy to pick yes, but not that important. we could replace sex with street racing or pillow fights, and not much would change.

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  • @TheSunnyOne@eldritch.cafe 2025-06-21 20:44

    @taedryn@anarres.family Anya is aceflux. Sometimes sex is very important, sometimes sex is very unimportant. Sometimes is hypersexual, sometimes is more interested in LEGOs.

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  • @Nekona@transfem.social 2025-06-21 21:16

    @taedryn@anarres.family I honestly don't know, I'm ultra needy (everything relationship related from just people to sexuality) because I'm extremely isolated due to trauma, disability,... so I honestly don't know how I feel most of my experience where on shaky grounds that makes me feel terrible about them but maybe it's just the conditions ? like it's often on my mind like some kind of starvation, but between all the problems that stops me from experiencing it in good condition in the first place and like general dysphoria, it's always a bitter experience to yearn about

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  • @KittenFlare@transfem.social 2025-06-22 01:17

    @taedryn@anarres.family I struggle with this because I want to be hypersexual (or at least more sexual) but I don't really feel motivated to be sexual. Like Wow, that person really loves sex and seems to get a lot of fun and excitement out of it. I want some of what she's having. But I don't feel a strong urge to do what she's doing.

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  • @foxgrrrl@meow.catgirl.dog 2025-06-22 09:20

    @taedryn@anarres.family i am between normal and low priority, but all of that has changed a lot since hrt. before hrt I was way more sexual

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  • @40796c19@void.lgbt 2025-06-23 21:04

    @taedryn@anarres.family lmao, bell curve

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