There's no basis for it at all. Transitioning just generally helps people realize things about themselves they may not have before. Some people get very weird and defensive though when it's pointed out that HRT doesn't do that
to be fair, this may feel like one's sexuality being changed by HRT, especially for the more extreme cases where someone's sexuality fully flips after they come to terms with their gender. and then when you mix in the average redditor level of self-awareness...
for instance, it took me accepting myself as nonbinary and opening up to my own emotions via HRT to also accept myself as a lesbian who could aesthetically appreciate the male form, rather than a bisexual man.
I haven't heard anyone say that HRT doesn't change sexuality before but I sure hope it doesn't. Suddenly being no longer attracted to women might be the one of the few things that would make me detransition.
i think maybe its more that they need a rationalisation for why they were seemingly unengaged with their sexuality previously - also that a lot of people generally lack self-awareness of their sexuality, especially if you spend your time pre-transition trying your hardest to fit the mold
There's no basis for it at all. Transitioning just generally helps people realize things about themselves they may not have before. Some people get very weird and defensive though when it's pointed out that HRT doesn't do that
to be fair, this may feel like one's sexuality being changed by HRT, especially for the more extreme cases where someone's sexuality fully flips after they come to terms with their gender. and then when you mix in the average redditor level of self-awareness...
for instance, it took me accepting myself as nonbinary and opening up to my own emotions via HRT to also accept myself as a lesbian who could aesthetically appreciate the male form, rather than a bisexual man.
I haven't heard anyone say that HRT doesn't change sexuality before but I sure hope it doesn't. Suddenly being no longer attracted to women might be the one of the few things that would make me detransition.
That makes a hell of a lot more sense =) Idk why the defensiveness, do they desire a biological explainer for their sexuality???
i think maybe its more that they need a rationalisation for why they were seemingly unengaged with their sexuality previously - also that a lot of people generally lack self-awareness of their sexuality, especially if you spend your time pre-transition trying your hardest to fit the mold