Cultural Status
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Sexual behavior and gender roles vary by culture, which has an effect on the place of gender variant people in that culture. In most cultures, transsexual people are stigmatized, and sexual activity involving transgender people is considered shameful, especially in cultures with rigid sex roles or strictures against non-heterosexual sex.
In African-American and Latino cultures, a distinction is sometimes made between active and passive sexual activity, where the passive or receiving partner is not considered masculine or straight, but the active partner is.
Some observers question the racist assumptions behind clinical literature on transgender sexuality in various ethnic groups.
Asian countries, notably Thailand, have a more socially tolerant view of transgender sexuality.
Read more about this topic: Transgender Sexuality
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