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It’s trans woman not transwoman
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Anonymous 1w

THANK YOU

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Anonymous 1w

can i ask genuinely what the difference is and why it matters? i want to understand and use the right term i just… don’t get the difference?

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Anonymous 1w

could also be that they’re trying to emphasize trans woman

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

“transwoman” (or in my case man) feels like it’s putting the “trans” part before the “woman” part and can exacerbate feelings of otherness for some? is what I’d say.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

ah okay that makes sense thank you!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

ofc thank you for asking

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