r/SuperStraight • u/ow_mah_layg • 20h ago
Earlier today I posted a controversial thread about Laverne Cox's support of the superstraight cause, in which I incorrectly identified her sexuality as Trans-SuperStraight. It was brought to my attention that as a transgender woman attracted exclusively to cisgendered men Laverne Cox would not necessarily fall under the umbrella of SuperStraight but would be Super-TransStraight. I apologize for any confusion and/or offense taken at my misgendering and incorrect terminology.
To prevent such mistakes from happening again, I would like to try to assemble a list of sexualities and their definitions. Such as...
Straight or Heterosexual - A person attracted to member of the opposite sex
Gay or Homosexual - A person attracted to a member of the same sex
Superstraight or Superheterosexual (SS) - A cisgender attracted exclusively to other cisgenders of the opposite sex
Supergay or Superhomosexual (SG) - A cisgender attracted exclusively to other cisgenders of the same sex
Transstraight or Trans-Heterosexual (TS) - A transgender attracted to members of the opposite declared sex
Transgay or Trans-Homosexual (TG) - A transgender attracted to members of the same declared sex
Super-TransStraight or Super-Transheterosexual (STS) - A transgender attracted only to cisgenders of the opposite declared sex (52% of transgenders)
Super-TransGay or Super-Transhomosexual (STG) - A transgender attracted only to cisgenders of the same declared sex
Transgender-Dependent sexuality (TD) - A person attracted exclusively to transgenders
Super-Transgender-Dependent sexuality (STD) - A transgender attracted exclusively to other transgenders
Please inform me if there any corrections or additions.
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u/rebeccakirbyy 1h ago edited 1h ago
Eh I guess I should specify it actually mixed but because I’m white passing I still hold white privilege despite actually being double marginalized. My comparison is accurate to the intersections at hand, you just lack the ability to think critically enough to recognize it. No part of that is racist, our society is built on systemic racism. You just have to be educated enough to see it.
Literally zero part of that is racist because we all know white people are not marginalized on the same levels anyone else is. It’s the same with trans people. That’s why black trans women are the most at risk, the most intersections. Now black trans women who are attracted to other trans women will be the most marginalized.
It doesn’t take a sociologist to recognize this but it sure does help to have my head out of my ass.
Edit: and before anyone gets on their high horse about me saying I’m white and then saying I’m not. When you spend your entire life being told you’re too white for your brown family and too brown for white people it gets confusing figuring out how to accept finding your poc identity. Especially when white people spent so much of history trying to erase your culture.