Are transgender women now seen as sex symbols?

[Anonymous]

In years past, transgender women weren't known for being icons of sex appeal and beauty; the perception of the general public was that they were "men in dresses." That appears to have changed, and I would argue that these days, they are (more often than not) stereotyped (as a group) as being "beautiful" and "sexy." Do you agree with me?

[laPrincesitaRoxi]

Sex symbols? Um no just beauty icons just like any other big famous celebrity.
The only people that are sex symbols are people in the adult industry or purposely sell their sex appeal like tana mongeu for example but other than that beautiful women are called beauty icons and yes I would say a lot of trans women are the standard of beauty now :)

[Asker]

This question was poorly worded; I guess I can blame it on multitasking. I was basically referring to the image of transgender women, but I'm not sure if I made that clear enough. In years past, if you said the word "transsexual" (now considered an outdated term), it conjured up images of drag-queens and autogynephiles (straight men crossdressing or claiming to be "lesbians"). Today, people associate terms like "trans-women" and "transgender women" with hyperfeminine/hot women.

[Anonymous]

To some extent yes. I think there's still a pretty big stigma on it, but it's becoming more accepted. I won't deliberately seek out trans women, but I would argue that they're a lot of fun in the bedroom lol. I have found that if they still have their balls, they have the sex drive of a man and are happy to jump into bed at a moment's notice. If they're fully transitioned, it's another story.

[Asker]

Yeah, the stigma still exists, but I think it's fading away. At 40, I'm old enough to remember when most people thought they were just crossdressers or drag-queens; these days, men drool over them and women look to them (Example: Nikita Dragun) for beauty tips.

[OddBeMe]

All genders have media stars considered sex symbols. So why not? Quickest way to Americans hearts: food and sex.

[Asker]

I was really just sparking a discussion about the general perception of transgender women and their sex appeal.

[OddBeMe]

Sure, anyone can be sexy. We just need to get off this bigotry thing.

[Asker]

It's nearly impossible to post about trans-women without receiving bigoted comments from losers. There's some old man in the comments (under this question) who made transphobic comments, and of course GAG isn't interested in removing them. On the other hand, I tried to respond to this guy, and 3 of my replies were deleted; that says a lot about GAG. I probably won't be using this much longer.

[OlderAndWiser]

Men with fat asses in dresses.

[Asker]

I've never (in my life) seen any "men" who look like the transgender women in those photos.

[OlderAndWiser]

No, their visible exterior appearance is not that of a man.

[Asker]

So, would you be honest enough to concede that they (at the very least) look like attractive women?

[OlderAndWiser]

Would I be "honest enough" to agree with you? That is a bit arrogant, don't you think? I didn't say that they look like attractive women. I said that they don't look like men.

[Asker]

Did I even say that was my opinion? You put words in my mouth for the sole purpose of making me looking arrogant. For the record, yeah, I think they look good. To say that not even one of these 3 transgender women fits the standard of conventional beauty is absurd. If you saw any of one of these 3 women walking down the street, you would probably "check them out." I'm not saying you would do it in a disrespectful fashion, but you'd definitely like what you were seeing.

[OlderAndWiser]

Thank you for telling me what I think and how I feel. I had been wondering about that! I don't need to put words in your mouth to make you look arrogant; you have done that all by yourself.

[Asker]

I'm sorry, you'll have to reveal how you wind up with women so good looking that these 3 fall below your standards. You really should write a book; you know, for those of us desperate enough to go for 9s and not 10s like you.

[OlderAndWiser]

You don't get it. The fact that YOU think they are 9/10's doesn't mean that everyone agrees with you. And if they don't agree with you, it doesn't mean that they are telling lies.

[Asker]

I was being sarcastic; I really think they're 10s. I'm saying that it would be very unusual for a heterosexual man to look at these women and say, "I just don't think they're attractive at all." Yes, tastes vary, but an overwhelming majority of men would think at least one of them is "cute."

[OlderAndWiser]

The last one obviously looks like a guy and they all have fat asses. That is not my taste in real women.

[Asker]

I hate to break the news to you, but women are supposed to have "fat asses." I'm not going to bore you with all the evolutionary reasons why, but trust and believe, that is a FEMALE feature. If you don't like it, that's fine; just understand it's a feminine/female feature you're knocking.

[OlderAndWiser]

Many women do not have fat asses, and unless you are the one who created evolution, then you are guessing at what is "supposed" to be. I have had enough of this silly discussion.

[Asker]

I didn't "create" evolution, but I've studied it. You sound like a total genius! 😂 Yeah, this discussion is over; your brain is stuck in 1965 -- and I'm starting to feel embarrassed for you. Later!

[Asker]

I see you're just getting all my replies removed; that days a lot about you -- and even more about GAG.

[OlderAndWiser]

Member Posts – We do not allow members to talk negatively of other GAGers in posts. For example, "[username] is a stupid jerk!" will be removed. - ALL *Questions and Takes* about specific members in a negative way are removed as Member Posts.

[Asker]

Yeah, your comments and replies have been soooo positive. I really like how GAG didn't even bother with your transphobic comment -- but whatever. I'll get the word out about what GAG really stands for, so it's all good.

[OlderAndWiser]

Calling people names because they disagree with you is not an effective strategy in debate.

[Asker]

GAG still hasn't deleted this man's transphobic and disrespectful comments, but deleted my replies because they might hurt his feelings. Interesting policy.. Time to spread the word! 👍

[OlderAndWiser]

You call me transphobic because I don't want to give a warm embrace to guys who had surgery to try to look like girls, so. . . what is the name that you call people who are unable to tolerate others who disagree with them? You think people are supposed to take you seriously because you apply a label to my behavior? Hahaha!

[Asker]

Nice spin move to avoid what the last comment was even about. I'm not the right-wing snowflake with my feelings so hurt that I have to have comments removed, now am I? 😂

[OlderAndWiser]

You are the one who insists on calling me names, in contravention of the site posting rules. Every time you do that, your comment will be removed. If you do that repetitively, your account will be frozen.

[Asker]

You're ignoring (yet again) the fact you've left a bunch of insulting (and bigoted) comments that GAG has refused to remove, but you won't have to take my word for it; when it ends up underneath a whole slew of their Twitter posts, we'll let other people judge how appropriate your comments were.

[OlderAndWiser]

If you think I care about your judgment, you delude yourself.

[Asker]

I think you're missing the point entirely.

[OlderAndWiser]

Okay. That's what you think. I don't care about what you think, either.

[Leavesbound]

Yes. A surprising number of them are now runway models strutting in women's couture fashions.

[ralphphilip83]

There’s nothing beautiful about transsexuals. It is all ugly, sordid, indecent, unclean.

[NorthwestRider]

Depends if they are sexy or not

[Asker]

I was really referring to the general perception of transgender women among people.

[Nachowedgie]

Not at all

[Asker]

To be clear, the question is more about the attitude of the general public than individual opinion. I'm only replying to tell you this because I kind of failed at making this clear; I worded the question kind of poorly.

[Nachowedgie]

I appreciate the clarification though my answer remains the same

[Asker]

You're entitled to your opinion; while I disagree with you, I do appreciate you not acting like a total douchebag.