Transsexual
First of all thanks a bunch for your helpful responses to my other question about women and couples. I have such a meeting on my "I must experience this before I die, and preferably loooong before I die" list 
I was contemplating the Pre- vs. Post-Op thing when one of the posts- I think it linked to a review, somewhere or another- mentioned a TS who scheduled a date w/ a new client and then upon meeting brought up that she was post-op. I know the meanings of these terms, but it got me to wondering how that all works. The majority of TS providers are pre-op. The gal's "appendage," if you will, seems to be a central marketing approach and is often boasted of in terms of length, width, functionality, and of course its beautiful-ness... I know it is difficult to generalize about any group of people or identity, and do not wish do that.. However I would be interested in learning how others feel about it personally or insights you have gained from others. Are the majority of TS living in the U.S. (or the world) at any given time pre- or post-? What is common outside of the hobbying world? The wording ("pre" and "post") is phrased as though it were assumed that one would naturally follow the other. However, I wonder if the providers who are pre-op have chosen not to have the surgery for whatever personal reasons, or if it is solely for the business side of things, or if it is a temporary or transitory phase. I understand that it (it being the penis) is most definitely pleasurable, but at the same time it does not necessarily mesh with what society today tends to define as "womanhood." Obviously self-identification is more important than the labels someone else affixes to you, but do you find that it is a part of your sexual identity or that it is a hindrance to it?
And furthermore, if a TS who had previously been, well, penised, decided to undergo the surgery. Would she then start advertising herself as simply a female escort, or is there some sort of market or advertising for post-op TS, or is it for pre-op only? And finally, if a TS woman has a vagina reconstructed, can she orgasm and feel sensation as she did previously?
Sorry for all these random questions- I just get to pondering things sometimes and then there's no stoppin' me 
XoXo,
M
