Trans and genderqueer autistics and sexuality

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I'm curious after reading a related topic over on the adult autism board, but also after speaking to someone else like me who is genderqueer, trans and autistic, what the preferences of others are.
So - if you're trans, genderqueer or both, how do you classify your sexual orientation, if at all? I have heard a lot of transwomen say they're straight if they are attracted to men, lesbian if attracted to women, and obviously bi if attracted to both. Same goes for transmen - many identify as straight guys if they're interest is in women. The few genderqueer people I've spoken to tend to be pansexual - they're as gender-blind toward other people as they are toward themselves, and it's more about the actual person, not that person's body.
I'm casually interested in women, I suspect because I dislike penetration whether my partner be male or female or a greyscale of both, and it's more feasible to avoid being penetrated with a female partner than a male one. However, I don't see that as making me straight, gay, bi or anything else, because such sexual orientation tags require the person wearing them to claim a gender of their own, and I don't.
Others?

Can I ask why it matters? To quote Popeye..."I am what I am"...and I like what and whom I like. I am not sure what I am or who I like has anything to do with anyone outside of those that I am friends with, or those I may have sex with.

I'm a genderqueer aspie. I used to identify as bisexual, but now I consider myself pansexual. If you would prefer to avoid the gender-restrictive label, you could always go with 'I like girls' or 'I mostly find women attractive', something like that.

I really like the terms "androphilic" and "gynephilic", to describe attraction to typically masculine and feminine characteristics, respectively, because they're independent of the person's gender identity. But, unfortunately, these terms are not widely known.

I often feel that being completely androgynous and asexual would be an awesome way to be but we are basically talking monkeys so it's more messy. There are so many labels we can use to identify ourselves but as I push forty I realize that all these are, are labels. These can be helpful among our peers to communicate our exact identity and needs but then we put ourselves in a box. I was married to a man does that make me bi? hetero romantic ( cause I am certainly homosexual) or am I sapiosexual? See we never really know what we want until the actual attraction happens. BTW I am very publicly gender nonconforming and work with kids in a small town so I have given this much thought. Worry about being the best messy monkey you can be and not so much about labeling yourself.

I'm agender and bisexual. :] I've known I'm attracted to multiple genders since I was 13 or 14, but I just figured out my gender in the last year.

Hey all,

I am Genderqueer and Panromantic. I have had a hard time finding other Genderqueer Autistics like me. It's good to know that they do exist and there is a forum for us. You asked who I was attracted to, well seeing as I am Panromantic which means I am romantically attracted to others but is not limited by the other's sex or gender. I have tried dating lesbians but honestly all of them didn't understand or accept that I was Genderqueer so it's been very hard for me to find someone that will accept me for me. Have any of you had any problems with dating? I want to get married and have children someday but it's looking pretty dim at the moment unfortunately.

Riley

I consider myself a gay transman. I identify as male, I appear male, and I like men. So naturally; I'm gay. It's a simple label that gets the general idea across.

That's a really good question, Seagull. I'm personally not fond of labels--as I used to say to a guy who was in love with me but thought of himself as straight (I am male everywhere but between the legs), "the heart goes where the heart goes"--but if I need a label, as you sometimes do when communicating with others, I'm a gay man. My gay/straight label depends on my gender as I feel it and present it to the general world,as well as who I'm [i]usually attracted to.
Naturally life is sometimes more complicated than that. When I was female I sometimes thought I was a lesbian because I have sometimes been attracted to girls. When I realized to my shock that most lesbians didn't want to be men--I didn't know how to define myself. It wasnt' until my 30's I was able to label myself as trans and pursue that.

I'm androgynous. I exhibit traits both feminine and masculine, but I hate fitting in a gender stereotype. I'm heterosexual, I'm attracted to girls, l like company of girls and when I very happy, I tend to elevate feminine traits. Sometimes I imagine myself like a girl.