When it comes to expressing your gender identity, navigating labels can be tricky. For those identifying as transgender or non-binary, finding the right words is essential.
Obviously, it’s important for people to use language that respects and reflects your identity. Outdated or offensive terms can be hurtful.
However, it’s important to remember that you’re more than just a label!
Ultimately, what matters most is how you personally want to be addressed, regardless of where you fall on the gender spectrum.
So, let’s talk about it!
Do you have a particular term or label that resonates with you – such as crossdresser, transgender woman, non-binary person, or something else?
I’m eager to hear your thoughts, so let’s continue the conversation in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
I am intergendered, but now identify as female, and always will. So what would that make me? I am not TS, TG, or the other designations. My “equipment” is more female than male, so at this stage in my life, to be honest, I am female. I cannot be otherwise. If you saw me in the nude, you would guess that I am female.
I am MTF preop and I would like be in the future one the thousands ordinary woman after my transition.
I can identify with a lot that goes on here… This one in particular… I am, and was born, and always will be a man… But the woman inside of me comes out daily, and tha face that I just wanna grow my own brests doesn’t change anything about me in any way, except physical appearance…
Now to get where I’m coming from, I grew up around change, n here is a lil bit of my back ground… I was adopted into a family of 8, and we have expanded to a family of 21. I was adopted into a white family, and also I was born in the middle of the 80’s, around the time that blacks would have nothing to worry about.
My own grandfather, on my mom’s side, even had a problem with me at first, but then he became ok with the fact that there was a difference in his family. But then he became ok with it all, n gave my first stuffed animal to start my collection.
Now lets fast forward to teen years… In middle school, I got made fun of, I got called a lot of things, I got in a few fights over things that were said, n I went to my mom to ask her wut I should do… Wut type of advice can I take from her to make the situation better. Then she sat me down and told me something that changed the course of my life for me…
She said, “Son, nothing in this world is right in other people’s eyes. People still to this day, are not ready to accept certain things fully. All they do is tolerate them. But the way to get them to accept u and see u as equal, is to show them that there is nothing wrong with the changes of society and there is nothing for them to fear about u. As long as u show them u are like them, then u will be accepted. But it is up to them if they accept u or not. U cant make, or force anyone to accept u.”
Then I asked wut to do about the ones that do just tolerate me. She said to just ignor them… They aren’t hurting anyone but themselves…
Now, I self-identify with TG/TS/SG, but that doesn’t change me. I am who I am regardless of appearance. That is like with Weed, it is not a drug, its a plant. But u have to understand tho, that it only matters for wut/how u want to bee seen. How u view yourself is not how people see u… All people do is see the surface, and the judge the book by its cover and say wut they say…
Over all, the best thing to do tho, is to RYSE above all and shine like the star u are…
A quote to help understand: Nothing in this world is the way it oughta be. Its harsh, n cruel. Thats y there’s us. It doesn’t matter where we come from. Wut we’ve done, or suffered. Or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it wit it can be.
And another: U have to make the Choice, to take the Chance, if YOU want anything to Change.
Fight hard for wut u believe in and love. Compassion is always in your heart, make it your life…
But the first time I had sumone come up to me as Katie and called me a “fag-slut” n called my first x-wife a “fag-hag”, I looked at him n said, “first off, choice words, u dont kno us from Adam, n secondly(I quoted RENT) I’m more of a man than you’ll ever be, and more of a woman than you’ll ever get.” Needless to say, he walked off after saying, “I can respect that. Keep doing your thing man.” Stand as a firm foundation, and no one will tear u down.
N this can be posted publically, or privately.. I dont mind… But if anyone else has these problems, remember girls, we are strong, we are invincible, we are woman!!!!
I love that phrase, “I’m more of a man than you’ll ever be, and more of a woman than you’ll ever get.” 🙂
I consider me as a transgender woman. I don’t mind if at my back I heard comments like, gay, transvestite, inverted, etc. I feel so confortable to dress as a woman every time I can.
Many years ago out of fear I toyed with the label Drag Queen.
I quickly dropped it for crossdresser.
I used that as a cover for anyone catching me.
Today I am coming to the end of my journey as a Trans Woman that began since I was born and just didn’t know what to call it.
When surgery is complete in July my label will be woman or female.
The Trans part is done and no longer applies. At least that is how I see it.
If the world doesn’t know they don’t need to know and life is good.
I dress and curl my hair, therefore I am femme and a lady at times.
I am a sissy . . . I am neither a male (in my mind and behavior) nor a female. I try to emulate a female as best I can. I love my feminine side and always cultivate it throughout my everyday life.
I have to revert to my male persona for my daily job, survival, but as soon as I am done with my responsibilities at the job I can wear my big sissy smile and go home to Mistress and do chores for her. Her sissy.
I like “girl inside”