Attraction to transgender people

Attraction to transgender people is something that has been studied by scientists and talked about by media. Psychologists have studied sexual attraction toward trans women, trans men, cross-dressers, non-binary people, and any combination of these. Research papers that talk about transgender studies have looked at the attraction transgender people can feel for each other. The people who feel this attraction to transgender people name their attraction in different ways.

When cisgender people are attracted to transgender people

Words and phrases (or terminology)

Some words or phrases can talk about people who are attracted to transgender people. Some of those words are: trans-attracted,[1] transamorous,[2][3] trans-oriented,[1] transfan,[4] trans admirer,[1] and trans catcher.[4] The words transromantic, transamorous and transsensual exist, but are not used much.[5]

The phrases tranny chaser[5][4] (often shortened to chaser)[1] and tranny hawk[4] have been used, however, tranny is considered a bad word or a slur by many.[6][7] The word chaser is often used to describe cisgender men who are only sexually interested in trans women.[1] However, the word is sometimes used about others, such as cisgender women and/or those interested in trans men.[5][1][5][8][5]

Other information

Cisgender men attracted to trans women mainly have a sexual orientation that is heterosexual if they are only attracted to girls and/or femininity.


  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Milloy, Christin Scarlett (2 October 2014). "Meet the Chasers, "Admirers" Who Really, Really Want to Date Trans People". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Nicholson, Geoffrey H. (2020-05-01). "On Being a Transamorous Man". TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. 7 (2): 268–271. doi:10.1215/23289252-8143449. ISSN 2328-9252.
  3. ↑ Friedler, Delilah (August 2, 2019). "Dating While Trans Is Complicated. HBO's "Euphoria" Pushed Me to Unpack My Online Romances". Mother Jones. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Baker, Paul (2004). Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-8264-7343-1
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Tompkins, Avery Brooks (4 May 2014). "'There's No Chasing Involved': Cis/Trans Relationships, 'Tranny Chasers,' and the Future of a Sex-Positive Trans Politics". Journal of Homosexuality. 61 (5): 766–780. doi:10.1080/00918369.2014.870448. PMID 24294827. S2CID 9316028.
  6. ↑ Staff report (4 January 2010). Paper guilty of transsexual slur. BBC News
  7. ↑ Lennard, Natasha (7 April 2010). Transgender Film Draws Protests at Festival Site. The New York Times
  8. ↑ Green, Eli; Eric Peterson. "LGBTTSQI Terminology & Definitions" (PDF). Trans academics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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