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Transmen can come from the whole of the female-to-male side of the transgender spectrum, from female-to-male transsexual persons to drag kings (female cross-dressers or transvestites are very rarely used designations) who consider themselves transgendered.
Many transmen however do not use this particular word to describe themselves. Some transmen, who consider their change of gender role to be completed, prefer to be called simply men. Others either do not consider their gender identity to be the same as that of cisgendered men, or have other, individual reasons to prefer another self-identification. The American Boyz, a transmale support organization, lists the following self-descriptions for some transmale-identified people:
Please note that many of these previously listed designations are considered wrong or sometimes offensive to those transmen who identify in with another self-description, and should not be used unless specifically requested.
The sexual orientation of transmen is very varied. Based on observations from many groups, the following applies: One third prefers male partners and identifies as gay, one third prefers female partners and identifies usually as straight, and the last third either identfies as bisexualIn human sexuality, bisexuality describes people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females. In botany, a bisexual flower is one that possesses both male (pollen-producing) and female (seed-producing) parts. Botanists call th, pan- or omnisexual, undecided, or asexual. These are approximations due to the lack of accurate scientific statistics.
People who identify as lesbian and queer transmen who prefer female partners are also known, these are transmen who do indeed changed their gender role, but do not want to leave the lesbian community they were part of for a long time entirely behind them.
A short list of "famous" transmen includes:
See also: List of transgender-related topics