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In reply to the discussion: Do you identify as a man or a woman? [View all]Neoma
(10,039 posts)57. Here's how it goes.
Trans woman was a man but became her true self.
Trans man was a woman but became his true self.
And to quote from the Internet (I hope this info is correct.)
'Transgender' describes a person, male or female, who dresses, behaves or presents themselves in a way that is different from their gender norm. Transgender includes transvestites/crossdressers, Drag Queens/Kings, androgynes and genderqueers. It does NOT include transsexual people.
'Transsexual' describes a person, male or female, born with a congenital neurological intersex condition (Benjamin's syndrome). Although transsexualism almost always requires some form of medical intervention up to and including genital surgery, it is not defined by, nor restricted to, that treatment.
'Transsexual' describes a person, male or female, born with a congenital neurological intersex condition (Benjamin's syndrome). Although transsexualism almost always requires some form of medical intervention up to and including genital surgery, it is not defined by, nor restricted to, that treatment.
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Im going with other though I don't think calling it transgender is correct.
LostOne4Ever
May 2013
#6
I find it amusing how people assume what folks are, simply because their own prejudices "fit"
MADem
May 2013
#28