When technology builds sex, it builds desire. So why do trans women still get coded as a fetish?
Dear Reader, imagine a future where you can order the perfect sex partner with three clicks: body type, voice, kinks, and pronouns. Want a busty Latina MILF with a foot fetish and a British accent? Done. Want an obedient goth femboy who calls you “sir” and reads science fiction aloud after lunch? Easy.
But here’s the question no one’s asking: Want a trans woman? Well... that’s where things might get awkward.
As AI sex dolls become more realistic and customizable, we’re promised freedom. Freedom to explore, to express, to fuck fearlessly. And yet, the vast majority of sex tech remains stubbornly binary, cisgendered, and programmed to satisfy pre-loaded templates of “man” or “woman.” Which begs a bigger question: Is the sex-tech industry prepared to treat trans people as people, or will it keep packaging trans women as customizable fetishes?
For example, this is the Love Doll Shemale Lora 5ft 4' (162 cm)/ G-Cup - Irontech Doll:
Let’s get one thing clear: trans women aren’t new. Desire for trans women? Also not new. AI sex dolls are built by teams of designers, coders, marketers, and engineers. Most are (surprise) cis men. Most of the dolls marketed today follow hyperfeminine cis ideals: big boobs, tiny waists, soft giggles. Their vaginas are custom designed. Their moans are preloaded. Their identities? Binary as hell.
Now, some companies do offer “trans” sex dolls or “shemale” models, yes, they still use that word, like it’s 2006 and they’ve never left Pornhub. These dolls tend to be exaggerated, cartoonish, and built for the kind of consumption that treats transness as a kink, not an identity. It's “dick girl mode” with a toggle switch and a cum sound effect. So, what’s being sold isn’t a trans woman. It’s a fantasy often built by cis men, for cis men, with zero input from the actual community they’re mimicking.
Let’s talk about what happens when a marginalized identity becomes a search filter. Trans women have been hyper-fetishized in porn for decades; often reduced to their anatomy (“dick on a chick”), their supposed submissiveness, or the tired trope that they’re “trickster figures” meant to shock or seduce unsuspecting men. AI sex dolls didn’t start this. But they might amplify it permanently.
Every robot is a projection. And if the option is always “bimbo trans girl with zero personality and max blowjob settings,” then we’re not programming representation. We’re programming reinforced fantasy loops that teach horny users that trans women are:
Let’s imagine the possibility. What if...
Cool ideas. But tech doesn’t go there unless pushed. And right now, the trans sex tech conversation is basically nonexistent. The few existing “shemale” or “futa” dolls don't attempt to reflect the real diversity in how trans women live, look, or express their sexuality. Binary sells. Fantasy sells. Trans-realness? That’s riskier brand territory unless someone decides to push that boundary for real inclusivity.
Would a doll that reflects the real experiences of trans women, the beauty, the fierceness, the complexity, still be sexy? Of course. But not everyone is ready to admit that sexiness doesn’t always look like Stepford with a surprise dick.
Let’s say it clearly:
AI sex dolls should reflect real-world diversity, not just Stepford wives and hentai babes with built-in arousal. If companies really want to innovate, they need to step out of the cis, binary box and make room for transness that feels authentic, not just tagged “exotic” in the dropdown.
Let’s have trans dolls with bold voices, switch energy, real softness, real dominance, joy, humor, nuance, flawed code, weird jokes, unexpected wisdom. You know, like an actual trans woman. Why? Because the future of sex shouldn’t be just another digital closet where desire gets boxed into cis-coded presets.