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LGBTQIA+ 1w

Transsexual is not a negative term

Anonymous 1w

Its definitely dated though

Anonymous 1w

It's not negative and ppl need to stop associating a negative connotation to it. I identify as transsexual bc I'm medically transitioning, I'm changing my SEX through hormones and surgery, not just my gender. I totally respect ppl who don't medically transition and I understand why some wouldn't though.

Anonymous 1w

i’ll be honest i feel like it is still negative as someone grew up in florida and just finally moved to california i get this perspective though. but i feel like saying its not negative is a very blue/safe state type of take. in florida, the south, red states in general, i still hear it used all the time in very negative contexts. hearing it now in california gives me whiplash unironically since it’s mostly just queer people saying it positively. but im used to it not being so

Anonymous 1w

I see people say transsexual now mean medically transitioning and transgender is like just socially. Idrk if everyone agrees on that but transsexual just sounds cooler soo

Anonymous

#1 1w

so is queer 🤷‍♀️

Anonymous

#2 1w

Yeah we use queer and it used to be on the same boat as transsexual

Anonymous

#3 1w

I live in Louisiana and I’m familiar with friends of mine who also heavily identify with transsexual I find it fits my life better and I’d like to see it fully reclaimed one day

Anonymous

#4 1w

Exactly

Anonymous

#4 1w

i'm get what your saying but is this not a trans-medicalist take (which transmedicalism is inherently transphobic)? i feel like it more so tries to separate fell trans people who aren't / don't want to go on hrt. almost like suggesting transsexual is more/above/higher than other trans people? that's why i feel like regardless of intention, the term transsexual still has subtle negative connotation

Anonymous

#3 1w

you’re (accidentally) conflating distinction with hierarchy. #4 is distinguishing themself with a label, which is something almost everyone in this community has done. if they said they were more trans bc of it, that’s transmedicalist bs. the term is also used by non-transgender people (aka cis people) who are medically transitioning but not socially transitioning. I know a cisgender femboy who identifies as transsexual because he’s getting bottom surgery, but he has no issues with being a man

Anonymous

#3 1w

agreed, I see it like the label queer. plenty of people openly label themselves as queer, but calling someone else (who you don’t know) “queer” is wrong since it’s still a slur to many people

Anonymous

#3 1w

I think its fair to acknowledge we have different problems. Cissexual transgender folks experience invalidation due to not physically transitioning therefore not being “trans enough” and transsexuals are losing our right to physically transition in many places

Anonymous

#7 1w

It does sound cooler too

Anonymous

#3 1w

Identifying with a label doesn't make someone a trans medicalist. Like I said originally I understand why ppl don't medically transition. It's a label I feel more comfortable with, distinction ≠ hierarchy and that's on you for assuming that after I already said there's nothing wrong with ppl who don't want to/can't medically transition.

Anonymous

#6 1w

“Cissexual” is a bit weird to call a trans person ngl. You can just say non medically transitioning. No part about them is cis. This is coming from someone who is medically transitioning and understands the need for a distinction

Anonymous

#8 1w

Also it mostly comes down to personal preference. Everyone should call themselves what they feel most comfortable calling themselves. There are plenty of medically transitioning transgender people who do not identify as transsexual