No problem! It’s a valid question. There are labels for what gender you’re attracted to, but they’re less clear in the case of trans and intersex folks. And it’s better to ask than assume!

It’s perfectly valid to have preferences on both presented gender and genitalia. Some people only prefer masculine or feminine presentation but are good with whatever hardware; others care less about presentation but have strong preferences on what a partner is packing. Others care about both, others are good with whatever.

Where someone might need to be tactful is if they prefer someone whose genetalia is opposite of that typically possessed by that gender. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that preference, but trans folks have been fetishized and objectivized in the past, and anyone with those preferences would need to be particularly sensitive to that.

Dropping phone in toilet

“Trump fires a cannon directly through the hull of his own ship in an attempt to hit the Canadian’s ship”

foods that a lot of people dislike

mayonnaise

The entire state of Minnesota would like a word with you.

You’re right, they’re much more palatable these days. But even decades ago, roasting them with a liberal amount of salt, and maybe a bit of lemon juice on top, they were still decent. Boiled to mush with a single-digit number of grains of salt tastes bad regardless of the decade.

My theory is that back when most people smoked regularly, adults couldn’t taste anything and were generally not great in the kitchen because of it.

There are a lot of vegetables people don’t like because they are often prepared poorly. Brocolli, brussel sprouts, etc - seasoned and roasted, they’re great. Boiled to mush, not so much.