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 Outdated or offensive terms can hurt, so it’s okay to set boundaries about how others address you.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
First and foremost I am a woman and I don’t identify with these labels. When asked about my situation, I tell them my testimony and why I chose to change. This earns the respect of the others whom I meet.
Love,
Daelynn
i have been crossdressing for 50 years wow its been fantastic and i have loved every minute of it
First and foremost I am a woman. I don’t identify with any labels but I will explain to others my testimony and why I chose to changed.
Daelynn.
I guess I consider myself to be a cross dresser because like Domannique above, I am not a full time female and have not done any chemical techniques to alter my body physique. Because of my marital status and with a non supportive spouse, I can only hope to be ‘female’ on special occasions.
I love wearing skirts and dresses. I love shopping for them and trying them on. I don’t wear make up to often, or jewelry, so I consider myself a cross dresser. Its funny when you think of a cross dresser you think of a man wearing a dress and not a women in pants and button down shirt, how come?
I have crossdressed for nearly 40 years so I was a CD or tranny,But now I see myself as a Transgender woman as I am about to go down that path
As I feel more woman than man, I tend to identify with transgender or tgirl. I know there are girls who will never go down that road and they are comfortable with the term crossdresser. I’m always willing to talk and help educate those who have no idea.
Medically speaking I am a transsexual female, other than that I am a woman without any qualifiers being necessary.
As at end of today, I will have been living full-time as a woman for five weeks, and am SO happy and content now – many people at work have commented on this positiveness, and everyone I deal with has been really nice and, apart from a few mistakes in the first three days, all address me by my new name and with correct pronouns.
Why the world has to use labels for people is upsetting for all who are victims of them, whether it be due to race, religion, gender, sexuality, size or shape, etc. Everyone is unique, and everyone has the right to be so.