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@BeHappy another great question! i love how you are exploring this!
Yes you are right, that gender is different to sexuality, so trans people can also be gay, straight, bi or anything else! It is best not to make assumptions, but remember to be gentle with yourself, because we are really engrained with the black & white way of looking at things - that there are boys and girls, and girls like boys and boys like girls. I try to really practice not making assumptions, and practice using gender neutral language such as 'They' - so if someone says 'I have a crush on someone' - you can say 'oh! what is THEIR name?' rather than saying he or she - this opens up the opportuntiy for someone to answer without any assumptions. The more you do this, the easier it gets!
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