Choosing the right words to describe your gender identity can feel tricky. For transgender and non-binary people, finding a label that fits is personal and important.
Using respectful language matters. Outdated or offensive terms can hurt, so it’s okay to set boundaries about how others address you.
At the same time, you are more than a label. What matters most is how you choose to define yourself, no matter where you are on the gender spectrum.
Do you have a label that feels right – like crossdresser, transgender woman, non-binary, or something else?
I’d love to hear your thoughts, so let’s continue the conversation in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
Hi. So, I’m not especially into labels, but I do not have any particular aversion to them either. I consider myself a woman who is trans and live and work as any other woman.
Sarah
I am a woman thats it labels are given so others can feel better about themselves If they don’t like me don’t talk with me , if you’re selling something & I wish to purchase Sell it to me Or close your doors! We are American women Treat us as we present ourselves be it male or female
mmm in descending order : Tg, Ts, gurl, Cd .. being that i’am a permanent Cd gurl at home, on ‘mones, slowly progressing to Ts /Tg status, with intention of going full_time when leave work within next couple of years – easier to wait than cause work problems for them and me. Already often get called “Love” “Dear” even “Ma-am” by male customers due my longer hair and (I believe) the estro pheromone “scent” – funny to watch their confusion when their brains say “female” but their eyes question “male” or “female” ?
Hi I prefer the label female as soon as you tell people( the one’s I work with in particular) your transgender they start give you dirty looks or run a mile, and treat me like a lepar . On the other hand I have some wonderful friends who are very supportive.generally I don’t like to use labels due to idiots who are narrow minded. Xx
At this point I see myself as a cross dresser.
I view “trans-” as someone who has started down a path to alter their body image to conform to what they feel inside.
Hopefully one day I can join those brave souls.
Hi Steph, tho almost never to late to start down the path, the earlier you CAN start the better especially with all the online resources like Lucilles now available, rather than like the many – me included, saying wish we had started Years ago. If married does your wife accept and/or support your Cd status, if so maybe easier to talk to her about you going to the Next_Level ??.
Tina,
What is the saying… “if I knew back then what I know now”…
I agree that one is never too old. My wife, who for years was supportive of my needs/desires, no longer accepts this part of me – makes it a bit harder.
But I will keep moving forward – thanks for caring.
I feel like I am right in the middle of the gender identification scale, if there is such a thing. If forced to label myself I would say crossdresser, since I have enjoyed wearing women’s clothes since I was about six years old, and still do 🙂
It doesn’t matter what body I was born into, I’m a woman. If I absolutely had to put a label on my feminine self, it would be: transgender woman. When I came out, my family completely disowned me and went so far to disassociate themselves with me as to change their phone numbers.
I cannot pretend to be someone I’m not. I am a woman, not a man. I hate having to hang my feminine persona in the closet and be a man, that’s why I’m moving toward living as a woman 24/7/365.
labels are not important to me but it is how you feel. We are all feminine and desire the world of being that way. I consider myself a sissy but it doesn’t matter. My feelings in servitude to women is wonderful and rewarding. All of us live our own lives the way we wish to and I have chosen mine. Labels are not important and I am proud of who I am.