Tranny Magnet is the title of a comic strip by cartoonist Lew Stringer that has occasionally appeared in the British adult humour publication Viz. The "tranny magnet" of the title is middle-aged, short, fat, balding no-hoper Willie Virgin who lives with his elderly foul-mouthed Mother. Although desperate to find the woman of his dreams Willie was unfortunately cursed by a radioactive Scotsman for laughing at his kilt, the result of the curse being that Willie attracts only transvestites and transexuals, much to his horror.
The title is a pun based on "fanny magnet", British slang for any object or person that easily attracts women.
First appearance: Viz issue No.111, December 2000.
The character is based on Des Lynam.