Originally Posted by
vnda22
This stuff is confusing. :confused: As I've understood it, the term "trade" refers to down-low-type gay dudes, as opposed to the more flamboyant femme guys, whose look and swag make it pretty obvious that they're gay. The trades are totally masculine, and as mentioned earlier, are NOT(at least openly)into Transsexuals or femme guys, 'cause they're mostly attracted to other trades. They also tend to avoid femme dudes because they're trying to be on the DL, and the flamboyant guys draw attention they don't want. Maybe it has a different meaning in the TS scene.
There is no good reason why the LGBT community should be any less complex than the "straight" community, but it still amazes me how many permutations there are in the different parts of the LGBT community, and how much negativity can sometimes result from them.
Chalk it up to the human condition, eh. :cool: