(20-04-2014, 07:01 PM)Samantha Rogers Wrote: Well put, Flame, but I would add one caveat...just a pet peave of mine really. Once you begin adding herbal or chemical supps to alter your hormonal system you are in fact "transitioning". I think what you meant was that some members have gone on the full transition in the form of moving to a 24/7 female experience and possible SRS. There is a great deal of ambiguity in how people throw the word "transitioning" around. Though at one time, it was certainly accurate to use the word exclusively to describe those on a course to SRS, that is no longer the case by any means. Many remain on some form of HRT or another forever, without "going all the way". But from the first supp taken, we are all "transitioning" in one form or another.
I understood what you meant, but I just wanted to clarify that, as it sometimes causes confusion.
Hugs
I think that by using the word 'transitioning' there is an implication that the final destination is living and presenting as the opposite sex full-time, i.e. as a transsexual. I don't like that implication, because many of us transgendered are not sure how far we are going. I consider myself to be 'transitioning' to a female gender expression to some degree, that is still up in the air. In the beginning, I didn't expect to go as far as I have to date, and I know that I am going further still. How far? I don't know, but I don't know how to describe the process any other way. When one alters their sexual hormone balance to affect feminization with the development of breasts, a more feminine shape, facial and body hair removal, etc., that is transitioning in my book even if the process stops short of SRS or life as a transsexual.
Having said that, I'm not against adopting less ambiguous terminology, so if the word 'transitioning' causes too much confusion, what word should be used instead? Partial transitioning? Crossgendering?
Clara
