In a different society, I don't think it would be an issue with me at all to be with a trans woman. Most people when I grew up didn't even have cable.' He felt he had a lot to lose-not the least of which was an attachment to his identity as a heterosexual man. 'There was nowhere to go, no LGBT Center. 'The stigma that went along with being gay at that time in my youth was horrible,' Matt said. In the 1980s, it was particularly daunting for a trans amorous man to confront his sexual identity. Read More: Learning to Dress as a Trans Woman
