If someone is making a transition to one gender from another, what does their sexuality relate to - their original gender, or their new one?
For instance, if a man is transitioning to become a woman, and is attracted to women, would that make them 'straight' or 'gay'?
If a woman is transitioning to become a man, and is attracted to women, would he then be 'straight' or 'gay'?
I'm likely to have to explain 'gender change' to my children, but it occurred to me that I really don't understand the 'gender' part of it at all.
I understand the physical processes and the medical timeline, etc. (ie. live as new gender for x period, medication, initial reassignment surgery, final reassignment surgery), but I don't understand how someone who has had gender reassignment would identify their sexuality.
I hope I haven't offended anyone - I may not have used the right terminology and may have been clumsy in the way I've asked the question.