25-09-2014, 08:54 PM
I understand the problem with names like shemale, tranny and chicks with dicks, but what is wrong with transexual?
Transsexual
A term referring to a person who does not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth and wishes, whether successful or not, to realign their gender and their sex through use of medical intervention.
Transgender
An umbrella term that refers to those with identities that cross over, move between, or otherwise challenge the socially constructed border between the genders. While this can include medical or social transition, it may not.
Sexual orientation is typically not relevant. Therefore Transgender and Transsexual people can be straight, gay, lesbian or bisexual.
Denita
Quote:Transsexualism is when an individual identifies with a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their assigned sex, i.e. in which a person's assigned sex at birth conflicts with their psychological gender. A medical diagnosis can be made if a person experiences discomfort as a result of a desire to be a member of the opposite gender, or if a person experiences impaired functioning or distress as a result of that gender identification.wikipedia.org/
Quote:Definition of TRANSSEXUAL: a person who strongly identifies with the opposite sex and may seek to live as a member of this sex especially by undergoing surgery and hormone therapy to obtain the necessary physical appearance (as by changing the external sex organs)merriam-webster.com
Transsexual
A term referring to a person who does not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth and wishes, whether successful or not, to realign their gender and their sex through use of medical intervention.
Transgender
An umbrella term that refers to those with identities that cross over, move between, or otherwise challenge the socially constructed border between the genders. While this can include medical or social transition, it may not.
Sexual orientation is typically not relevant. Therefore Transgender and Transsexual people can be straight, gay, lesbian or bisexual.
Denita