# About transgenders (transexuals?) and sexual orientation. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 7, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-transgenders-transexuals-and-sexual-orientation/660352 "2013-06-07T03:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-transgenders-transexuals-and-sexual-orientation/660352/5 "2013-06-07T06:00:55Z")
From Una’s post in the other thread in IMHO: > [@LGBT - Do all of these different groups really want to be lumped together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-do-all-of-these-different-groups-really-want-to-be-lumped-together/538728/66): > > […]Another was same sex marriage, which greatly impacts the transgendered due to most states (at the time) not fully legally recognizing sex changes as changing sex for the purpose of marriage. Due to the fact that about 50-75% of transwomen are lesbian or bisexual (and about 25-50% of transmen are gay or bisexual), there is also that strong connection as well.[…] I’m not sure of the exact breakdown of homo- vs bi-, if such a statistic exists, but it appears that a large number of MTF are attracted to women and a significant-but-not-majority number of FTM are attracted to men. I’m fairly sure that in both cases the number is not even close to the proportion of homo/bisexual:straight for cis individuals. (I’m not sure of the exact number, or if my statistic is accurate, but I’ve heard figures around 10% for rates of cis homo/bisexuality). --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-transgenders-transexuals-and-sexual-orientation/660352)._