tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915151505262551141.post3880043267506261503..comments2022-03-26T20:56:27.393-05:00Comments on Transient: Infighting, Part 1: Transsexual vs. TransgenderLDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749431141806133937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915151505262551141.post-84429517635126363532011-07-05T10:43:53.387-05:002011-07-05T10:43:53.387-05:00Hi Michi - thanks for dropping by. I do have to a...Hi Michi - thanks for dropping by. I do have to ask one question: if your employer had decided to fire you because you were living in a mixed role, would you have been okay with that?LDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749431141806133937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915151505262551141.post-35176424788552478852011-07-01T19:26:53.774-05:002011-07-01T19:26:53.774-05:00Let me make one thing clear.. I did live in a mix...Let me make one thing clear.. I did live in a mixed role for a period of time but during that time, my identity documents were still my old name, the birth gender marker and I did not use sex segregated public accommodations. Once I got my diagnosis, I changed my name and gender marker and started to use segregated accommodations. If I can do it, anyone can do it.Michi-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942418520930045512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915151505262551141.post-1591541344750441162011-06-16T11:47:58.242-05:002011-06-16T11:47:58.242-05:00Hi Paula
I agree that "transgender" is ...Hi Paula<br /><br />I agree that "transgender" is a very broad term, and it's certainly acceptable for people to use some other label if it feels right to them. But attacking people who use a different label is just . . . I don't understand what it accomplishes. Like you say, it's counterproductive. We should stick together (which doesn't mean that we all have to do everything the same way.)LDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749431141806133937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915151505262551141.post-31040631910398480582011-06-15T22:31:13.198-05:002011-06-15T22:31:13.198-05:00Nice post.
Personally I don't object to a br...Nice post. <br /><br />Personally I don't object to a broad use of the word transgender. I believe that we tend to do way too much splitting in the categorization of people based on gender. That said I do safe space training at my college and am always careful to note that transgender in the broad sense includes a range of people some of whom may not identify as transgender.<br /><br />As for myself I identify as an m to f transgender since I am not planning on transitioning. Yup I have encountered anti transgender attitudes from some transsexuals; one said my self identification as transgender is a cop out and that I must be either a transsexual or a crossdresser and there is no other option. By the way, I view cross dressing as a behavior and not an identity-there are after many motivations for crossdressing and, at the risk of ruffling transsexual feathers, I suspect people undergo SRS for lots of motivations as well. So splitting hairs may be counter productive and divisive.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953732969449148957noreply@blogger.com