"What is known suggests that trans people may experience both changing gendered embodiment and sexual habitus (one’s psychological, physical, and emotional repertoire of sex acts, fantasies, and attractions) in tandem around transition, leading to unique experiences (Schilt & Windsor, 2014). They may also face navigating normative gender scripts within sexual and romantic encounters, which offers both opportunities and challenges around affirmation (Lindley et al., 2020). Further, trans people may use a range of labels to identify their sexual orientation, which may also shift over time and intersect with generational, cultural, and personal meanings (Doorduin & van Berlo, 2014; Galupo et al., 2016). Research suggests that unique labeling and othering processes may occur as a result of this, as trans people navigate their identity within cisgenderist norms, which can also influence how one perceives oneself, one’s relationships, and how partners perceive them (Pollock & Eyre, 2012; Thurston & Allan, 2018; Yerke & Mitchell, 2011). For some, this offers opportunities and access to communities, while for others, this is constraining (Pipkin et al., 2023)."