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 Outdated or offensive terms can hurt, so it’s okay to set boundaries about how others address you.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
I HATE labels! I am…well….me! I am fully male when I am male, and feel fully female when I get to dress. I suppose that would make me a crossdresser, and Im fine with that, but it sure doesn’t adequately describe who I am. Im also father, son, brother, husband, and so many other names… I am just proud that I am happy, not hurting anyone, and in a meaningful deep relationship with the woman of my dreams…. Try labeling me now!!! 🙂
-Jules
I call myself t-girl. Although I am just starting my transition, when I am out dressed I am happy when people call me miss. It seems validating to me.
When im out I get called miss or mam. But i enjoy it very much it tells me that i pass off completely as a woman.
I don’t need a label but I am a man who is often a woman
i consider myself a crossdresser.
I would say Female, but to my friends i am a transwoman or T-girl.
Nearly every time I’m out in public, I’m labeled as a woman. I get called “miss” and “ma’am” a lot, even at work, and I thank my height, dainty features, fluidity, and voice for that.
A lot of people don’t even notice that I’m a crossdresser, they just see me as a girl going about her day.
I’m sure I’ll pass much better once I finish laser hair removal by Tria, only 5 more treatments to go.
Love and Lipstick,
<3 Jasmine
Label don´t make idea about personality, feeling and identity. Every person is diferent, and label can´t express clearly all.
I’m with ISIS… I think part of the problem with labels is, they only designate those neat little boxes people like to push other people into. Less lables means more authentic people.
But then again we seem to need them ourselves… too bad!
If women are from venus, and men are from mars, I guess I’m from jupiter ;-P
The nice thing about being from Jupiter is, you have a great view on venus and mars, and you can see all the martians and venusians messing on earth, trying to tell everyone there’s no other planets in the solar system 😉
Problem is what % from venus and mars there´r into jupiter, it´s unpossible to determinate,so label is no correct,because labels are expressing people think, not how each person one is feeling.
Agree totally. I guess I’m also from Jupiter, or maybe Pluto which isn’t even a planet anymore. LOL