Chapter 19: Myth—Sexuality Doesn’t Matter

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I remember seeing an interview with what appeared to be a gorgeous

woman many years ago. She was the type that could win the Miss Universe contest in a heartbeat. She was the proverbial “knock out” to use some male vernacular with meaning. She was not only beautiful she was physically almost a perfect specimen for the female sex. The only problem was, she

used to be a he. I was fascinated by her story. Here was a case of a female trapped in a male body? Ever wonder how that could happen?

As it turns out, a small segment of the baby population is born with

dual genitalia having characteristics of both male and female. In the past, apparently the doctor just made a decision at birth and “decided the sex.” I understand that today, if such an event occurs, they would watch the child for a while to make a more educated sex decision. However, I would say that getting the sex mixed up is a rare occurrence. Nevertheless, in the tens

of thousands of people I have seen during my life, I remember a handful with such odd characteristics. I remember looking at a shapely body from the rear view thinking “this girl looks hot” only to find out that it was a he instead of a she. I also remember seeing what looked like a husky looking

man only to find out it was a she instead of a he. Yet in all my life, I could count such instances on one hand. They are rare and not the norm!

I once saw a documentary on males having sex change operations and

who and why they were having them. Unlike the “knock out” I mentioned above, every one of the documentary males changing to females were ugly and had no obvious feminine characteristics such as a female shaped body. How do they change a male into a female? They hollow out his penis, cut a

cavity into his body where a vagina would be and invert the penis’ skin for a pretend vagina. Then, they put the man on female hormone therapy to alter other male features. He then dresses and experiences life as a woman???

In a recent study 27, 1% of the surveyed group stated that they were asexual and “have never felt sexually attracted to anyone at all.” They lead a life without sex and have no concerns about this lack of sexual interest. In fact, there is now “The Asexual Visibility and Education Network” with an

online store that supports “asexuality.” In addition to a 1% asexual group, the study cites only a limited 3% homosexual population.