That is not bad logic. Being an infertile female isn't the same as a man who cannot bear children...those things are not remotely the same. My anatomy is different from a woman's, so I cannot see how you can compare hiding infertility with hiding that you were born male, as men don't pick women for their child-bearing as much as they simply want women.
The reason why a transwoman can't bear kids is becasue he's not a female, not because he's infertile. That's a whole different ball game.
They are different causes of the inability to have children biologically, but the result is exactly the same. The argument is it's not right/moral/ethical to hide that you can't have kids from your partner. It doesn't matter if the reason is because you were born a man, you are biologically unable to have kids from birth because of a medical reason, you had a surgery to remove part/all of your reproductive organs, or just refuse to have kids. In all of these cases, it is not fair to your partner to hide that you cannot/will not have a child. Being trans or not is irrelevant to that argument.
I cannot fathom how you are asking me this with a straight face. I am not gay, and being with a man dressed like a woman is the same with being with a man to me.
And this is where we will have to agree to disagree. Personally I think that a post-op trans woman is no different from a biological woman in my opinion. I would view a passable post-op trans woman as a woman, and if I wanted to date her I would. Being born a male doesn't matter in my world view. I understand to others that is not the case.
Well, I am glad that they are up-front because I think part of the reason why some people would get violent is becasue they feel deceived by their "lover".
Correct. A "surprise I was born a man!" situation can result in the trans person being hurt physically. They face that risk just in general public if they are "outed" in the wrong crowd. That's why any of the ones I have talked to, know, or met will put it out there early on.
But you have to disclose what sex you were born as (if differen't from your current gender you ID with), as other things like sexual assault are things that aren't your date's business, but what he's actually dating is his business...and immediately should be told to him.
That's the difference.
On a first date? No that doesn't need disclosed. I don't think being trans needs disclosed on the first date. They can be, but they don't have to be. The reason I don't think trans people need to disclose from the start is because things could turn very bad for the trans person (violence, or a public outing that could cause them to get fired, etc).
However I think both being trans and things like being sexually assaulted should be disclosed. Because those things are part of who a person is. And a previous sexual assault could have PTSD, other mental issues resulting from it, or have triggers that could happen. And a partner should be aware of things like that so they understand how the person with the past needs things to work in the relationship.