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'''Sexuality'''

Sexual orientation is seperate from gender identity, and there are straight and gay and bisexual mtfs and ftms, just like there are straight and gay and bisexual cisgender people. ~~but~~ Traditional labels, like "heterosexual," "[[Homosexual]]" and "[[Bisexual]]", are based on the gender binary, and break down when confronted with nonbinary identities, although many nonbinary people use them for themselves nonetheless. Without getting too philosophical, however, they are like everyone in this respect -- they may have a sexual preference for males, females, both or neither (or for wider or narrower sections of the gender spectrum), regardless of the direction of their identity. There are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynephilia_and_androphilia proposed terms] for sexual orientation that would help resolve the ambiguities, but they are yet to meet universal recognition.

Sexual orientation is seperate from gender identity, and there are straight and gay and bisexual mtfs and ftms, just like there are straight and gay and bisexual cisgender people. But Traditional labels, like "heterosexual," "[[Homosexual]]" and "[[Bisexual]]", are based on the gender binary, and break down when confronted with nonbinary identities, although many nonbinary people use them for themselves nonetheless. Without getting too philosophical, however, they are like everyone in this respect -- they may have a sexual preference for males, females, both or neither (or for wider or narrower sections of the gender spectrum), regardless of the direction of their identity. There are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynephilia_and_androphilia proposed terms] for sexual orientation that would help resolve the ambiguities, but they are yet to meet universal recognition.

It is worth noting, however, that for some trans people, their sexual preferences change as they go through transition. Sometimes this is the result of exploring the nature of gender and sexuality; sometimes this is due to resolving discomfort with one's own sexuality; sometimes this is just one of the strange things that hormones will do. And sometimes, none of this happens, and they maintain the same sexual identity no matter what alteration might occur to their body.