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 Outdated or offensive terms can be hurtful.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 don’t particularly like labels but usually I proudly identify myself as a “part-time girl”.
Candice
Hi I consider myself a cross dresser. I don’t at this point in my life want to become a woman full time. I do however like to feel beautiful and when I dress I always try to represent they ladies in the community that are upscale. I don’t like wearing skimpy outfits that belong on a 18 year old LOL I’m 54 and try to look my age when I dress. I like to be treated as a woman when I’m dressed by all Men and women alike and quick to correct those that don’t. Dressing and going out has opened my eye’s more than I can explain but has showed my how loving the other ladies like me truly are.
Tracie
Tracie, I can very much relate to you. I try to dress age appropriate (48) and want to be a classy lady. I love being treated as such.
I don’t particularly like labels but when nessisary I would prefer “transgender woman” for now…
Jill
When I first started in my transition, I was full of fear. So I tended to hold a silly label as a defense. I figure letting a person know who I was, at least I felt comforting a possible shock. So I had a chance to engage in casual conversations and what not.
People saw an old, dying Marine, and then they saw me begin my transition. So I was honest with all. Even to the point that my life had an attempted assisination on me.
I became fearful of all. I began to try to at least keep baby stepping forwards and to come to terms with myself. Either I continue this road. Or I dont.
Why go through all of this Hell? Many? Why should I even consider to live as a person who I am today.
I am pre-OP SRS/GRS. Six months is my surgery date. And no. Not all transgender men and women need SRS/GRS. I’m not them, and I am a woman now.
I fight everyday now by a new type of warfare. A new attack. A new battle plan. Change the war.
So far much that I have written, may not make much sense to many or most.
When you have people that want you dead and are willing to do not nice things. To those who are just like me or even you.
I’m fighting for acceptance in churches. Supporting those who are fighting for LBGTQIA rights in the military. Or friends running for congress and other US political offices.
Currently, I am an outreach worker and advocate for the disadvantaged and the homeless. And also Connie (my wife) and myself, we are ordained. So we will be doing mobile ministries.
We are also currently creating industry to employ. And more later on that.
I’m selling my quarter of a million dollar house and also everything in it. My vehicles. Band and recording studio. And the list goes on.
I’m the very last of my generation. I’m the very last leaf of my family name.
I’m an only child. No one before or after me. I was all mom and dad felt that they needed.
Born dead, mom died. All in my childbirth. Brought back to life both of us. Complete blood transfusion on mom. And I’m a c-sec baby.
I was listed then as unknown gender, due to the emergency of treatment. Baby ICU and other factors. 14 days later, mom got to see me and everyone else also.
Then I was gender I.D. Incorrectly.
Until mom looked. Well that’s personal and I’m a lady.
I look back at that time of my life. It was a big story for mom to tell me. And proud of her story about how we both were truly given a second chance at life. From the very beginning.
We both wanted to stay. So we both fought.
Mom just died about 7-8months ago. So I’m still a bit raw.
I’m still alive today.
I fought to change my chemical. HRT
I fought to change my gender. SRS/GRS. And legal
I fought to change my name legally, and I have.
I fought to vote. I fought to be who I am
I am a woman. Female. Lady. Miss. Ma’am. Babe. Sexy. Bitch. And other names.
But how I tell people who I am.
Hi! I’m MiaTanya.
Just a common woman living in the good old U.S.A.
Be who you are
Not what you are not.
Be a girl. Be a guy. Be young. Be old. Be rich, although, I’ve heard that Rich has left the building. And he even closed the closet door behind him.
Bye Rich. Have a nice day.
I will always be calm knowing the truth.
I am me! And you are not!
To all with love.
MiaTanya Bininfia Curran
I myself do not like to buy lables
I just to be seen as I am
But if you must I guess cross dresser would fit me.
though I would love to be and seen as a female
I have posted a picture of me on my last posting
At this time I do not have a picture to up load but will on my next posting
samantha
As long as I’m still on this path (understood as: until I’m about to reach the end) I’m identifying myself as transgender, because I cannot deny what I am, but I also cannot deny I’m still fighting my body (as it’s too masculine).
Little by little I’m getting more and more feminine, but It’s a slow process, and meanwhile I still look masculine, I dont feel like calling myself a full woman yet. But as I change, I’m feeling more confortable.
When the moment is due, I’m goig to stop calling myself transgender, and use woman instead, but it will be some time beroe that.
Jamies post says it all………. If you are born a women you will have the chromosomes and associated body parts period. When is this community going to understand WOMEN-MAN? Again, Jamie post explains it as an expert would including a scientist. By the way I consider myself a crossdresser. I have no desire to be a women due to my age, career and limitations placed upon me by nature. I am 58 years old and educated. I know who I am. I have fun with it.
I see my gender identity as a trans woman most to the feminine side. My goal as a trans woman is to blend into society on an equal footing with bilogoiske women without being spotted as different.