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What gender does being transsexual make you?
They are what they are physically born as, not what they think they are in their heads.
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They are who they say or feel they are.
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Depends on if they are pre-op post op, or transitioning.
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Honestly I don't know, I haven't thought about it.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:53 pm


I have to agree with this:
Taeryyn
If you are a male-to-female transsexual, then you are female. If you are a female-to-male transsexual, then you are male. Or you may identify as both or neither.


But to add just a bit. It's who you feel you are. Take me for instance. I was born with female as my biological sex but I feel like I am a man. Yes, I look like a female but in my mind, I am male and always will be.

It's that "Don't judge a book by its cover" thing. I feel that represents Transsexuals the best because we may look like one thing on the outside, but on the inside, we are something different.

This is all coming from my standpoint as being a FTM, so if you don't agree, that's fine. Just remember its from MY standpoint.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:33 am


I personally love when people call me sir, or refer to me as a male. It's the way I like to be seen.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:40 pm


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I was simply going off information that was given by other transgender individuals at a lecture at my college and what my transgender friends have told me.
But i still ask them what pronoun they prefer and some of them want to be referred to as hir.
But if you don't like the term hir then take it up with the transgender community because i didn't come up with it.

My point is that a group within the Transgendered community doesn't get to dictate to everyone what they will be called- I still get pissed off that I'm considered Trans even though I'm not transitioning to anything from anything.

It's like saying that because the Music Industry uses the term ****** then all Blacks can and should be called that- it's presumptuous, arrogant and disrespectful to treat us like some kind of sheep instead of individuals.

That comes across as harsher than I want it to- and I'm sorry about that. Please understand that this isn't an attack on you- or your friends, but "my X friend says this- therefore I call people what they said" is a major tool of cross-marginalization- it hurts people more than it helps.


i have to agree with you on that. technicly i guess i could be considered a transperson since i kind of identify as bigender, but i would much prefer someone ask me what i want to be called or assume i want to be called by what my body looks like than use a made up work like hir when talking about me
PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:42 pm


You are whatever gender you identify as.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:45 pm


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I just feel the need to stress, on behalf of my community. . .

Taeryyn
If you are a male-to-female transsexual, then you are female. If you are a female-to-male transsexual, then you are male. Or you may identify as both or neither.


Winner.
I call this guy a my school a she because he is Male to Female trans. I am just doing what i think is respectable towards him..
If you actually respected her, you would ALWAYS refer to her as "she" and "her"
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a proper way to put that would be "I call this GIRL in my school a she because SHE is mtf. I am just doing what I think is respectable towards HER.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:01 pm


XD I wanna take an alchemy approach and say Androgen.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:30 am


This subject is very close to me. I am not trans myself but a close friend of mine who is FTM trans. We get along fine until I use the wrong pronoun, then I am too ashamed to talk. I have nothing but respect for him. Its just sorta difficult being his friend at times.
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