When I tell people about my work with the TG/CD community, I occasionally get responses like:
“Oh, you mean drag queens?”
Or…
“You work with transvestites?”
There’s a lot of ignorance out there and I get annoyed when people mislabel “my girls”.
The fact that there are so many identities under the transgender umbrella only adds to the confusion.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this and would love to hear YOUR thoughts on the topic:
Which “label” do you identify with?
- Transgender woman
- Crossdresser
- Transwoman
- T-girl
- Something else?
Or do you not identify with ANY of these labels?
How do you feel about labels, anyway? Do you hate being labeled or do you wear your chosen label with pride?
I’d love to know, so let’s continue the conversation below!
Love,
Lucille
I don’t like labels, except for Human. However, liked or disliked, they do help others attempt to relate to us. Attempt being the key word. Maybe the real question is: If we had to label ourselves for the sake of others, what would we call ourselves?
For me, currently, it’s Crossdresser. I wear panties 24/7, and love how they feel. I’ve come out to a very small handful of people, at the Victoria Secret at the local mall, and Payless Shoes. At work, during the 10 months school is in session, I’m known by my male side. At home, I’m usually in comfortable feminine lounge clothes. (Don’t live alone.) So, this is how I currently choose to present myself. Will this label change over time? Hopefully. However, right now, it’s the one that I think currently fits.
I am unsure where I fit in as so many others also. I am preparing thru my Endo. to switch from T to E & P. My gonads are already useless and my breast are almost a C already. I feel sure if given the chance I would have an orchiectomy. After an adjustment period I love having breasts and always think about CD, applying makeup, and wearing skirts dresses and corsets. I hate body hair and every 3 days rotate to shave my entire body due to body dysphoria. In shoe stores I love dreaming of high top high heeled boots but can never find big enough sizes. It is hard to decide to step into the abyss if you can only pull together 80% of the resources. Would you reach out and help me see my way thru a couple of things.