That means using the right pronouns (he/him), the right name, and treating him as the expert on his gender.Īs for how other people might treat you as his partner, it's true that some might assume you're straight. Treating a trans guys as a guy is just respectful. Heterosexuality is when someone is attracted only to people whose gender is different than their own (like men being attracted only to women). It's not heterosexual to treat a trans guy as a guy. If you identify as bi, your feelings for him don't have to change that, since attraction to men falls within the usual definition of bisexuality.
How that fits into your sexual orientation depends on who else you're attracted to. If you like a trans guy, then you like guys, because a trans guy is a guy. Let's tackle the question with the simplest answer first. By that, I mean you're viewing things as only having two possible options, when really there are more than that. There are a lot of binary ideas and definitions happening in your questions.