Transgender Personals

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One problem with traditional dating sites, such as eHarmony and Match.com, is that they don’t contain a category for transgender personals. People who are part of the transgender community may become frustrated by sites that try to fit people into boxes of male or female because it can make it difficult for them to meet the type of life partner or friend they are seeking.

Meet transgendered people online!

Transgender Dating Sites

The following are some sites you can visit for transgender personals:

TG Personals - The biggest and most prominent site is TG Personals. TG Personals allows people to look for potential partners who are transgendered males, transgendered females, cross dressers, androgynous or inter sexed. They can also find people who are simply seeking a transgendered partner even though they are not transgendered themselves. The site is free to join, browse, and respond to ads.
TransgenderDate – This free transgender personals site is community based with blogs, forums and chat rooms. It has a separate section for pre-op transgendered persons, post-op transgendered persons and non-op transgendered persons.
TransGender Friend Finder – This site is a place to meet transgendered friends for dating, traveling and chatting. Note that this site has a good amount of adult oriented pictures and videos.
SexyAds – This site has a very active forum and chat room with its own transgender section. It also allows people to search the ads without setting up their own profiles. This can be good for people who are apprehensive about joining transgender dating sites and want to see what type of people use the site. It’s important to note that the content can be mature in nature.
LVTG.com – This site is specifically targeted to transgendered singles in the Las Vegas area. The ads tend to feature people that are transgendered male to female. People can browse featured ads before signing up. One drawback of this site is there is only one transgendered category that encompasses all classes of transgendered persons to make for less specific searches.

Responding to Transgender Personals

The process of replying to a transgender personal ad is pretty much the same no matter what site a person uses. All you have to do is click on someone's profile and send a brief note or a link to your profile. Don't include a lot of detail, such as an address or phone number in the initial contact for safety reasons.

Safety Concerns with Personal Sites

Unfortunately, many personal sites are the target of people with ulterior motives. These motives usually come in the form of wanting to dupe people out of their money. People using these personals should watch out for anyone who:

Says they need help transferring funds overseas
Asks for personal information, such as a Social Security of credit card number
Is not okay with meeting in a public place for a first date
Requests money to help with travel costs to get to an initial meeting
Gives you a suspicious phone number

Alternatives To Personal Ads

Other places to meet transgendered people online besides the transgender personals sites include Meetup.com, ExperienceProject.com, MySpace and Facebook. People looking for friendships and pen pal relationships may want to check out these options first. There is less pressure to find someone to hook up with since these sites do not focus on dating but rather on community.

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