anybody going to use the new facebook options for gender

[Kyra553]

My facebook is still male me. I'm really tempted to change it to trans and see if any one notices. 

[Padma]

Still needs a lot of work, but I'm happy to be able to tag myself as a Non-Binary Trans* Female, because that's pretty spot on.

The worst omission, in my opinion, is missing off woman and man from that list, so you can't tag yourself a genderfluid woman, for example. As has been mentioned above, I think very few people choose to self-identify as cis. I'd like to see more of a range of options for pronouns too, so we can say "I'm happy to be called this or this", and then folk know what not to use.

[AdamMLP]

I'm curious to know how this copies over to other languages.  For example, if someone has chosen they/their/them as their pronouns but has friends who speak a language where there isn't anything which is similarly gender-neutral, what do their friends see as they don't have anything similar to "XXX commented on their status."

EDIT:  I've only just noticed this is in the girls' section, I hope no one minds.

[Miranda Catherine]

To me "transgender female" is not a gender, its a gender with a word added to it giving cisgender people a reason to expect that its any of their business whether someone is trans or not. (eg. "Hey you didn't put trans female as your gender on Facebook, stop trying to fool people, they put the option there for a reason")

All due respect to trans people who for whatever reason want to put their gender as trans

Why would you want to out yourself?

I transitioned on Facebook, but most of my friends and family have been lifelong and totally supportive. I have way more cisgirl friends than guy friends, and they just treat me like another one of their girlfriends. I went from Randy to Randi about two years ago, then finally all the way to Miranda about eight months ago. There are quite a few who've known about me being transsexed for decades, but EVERYWHERE ELSE, I am and have been a woman for as long as they've known me. Like many of us, I've been female from the womb, but to the world and living every moment as a woman, for almost 2 1/2 years. Nowhere, anywhere though, would I ever put on something, especially Facebook, 'transgender.' Aren't we supposed to be women? If you pass, don't even give anyone a clue! No, no, no, no, no!!!

[Miranda Catherine]

Yep! I put "genderqueer," but might change it.

I mean this in all sincerity, and I'm not trying to be a snippety old bitch, but what does genderqueer mean? I wanted to be a girl my entire life, but found out what transsexual was at 13 (I'm 59 now) and I don't quite get the rest, other than the LGB and T. I'm lost on the rest. I've wanted to get SRS since 13 and didn't know until I got on Susan's Place that there was any other designation than transsexual or transgender.

[MacG]

I mean this in all sincerity, and I'm not trying to be a snippety old bitch, but what does genderqueer mean? I wanted to be a girl my entire life, but found out what transsexual was at 13 (I'm 59 now) and I don't quite get the rest, other than the LGB and T. I'm lost on the rest. I've wanted to get SRS since 13 and didn't know until I got on Susan's Place that there was any other designation than transsexual or transgender.

To me, genderqueer comes closest to  describing how I feel. I was born with girl parts, which I've always been confused about/despised. I don't feel like a woman. Not even a woman who breaks traditional gender roles. I feel more like... Just me. Except way more male than female. I've been thinking very hard on this for about 15 years and have decided I must transition.
I don't know if I'll always feel sort of genderless, or if I'll come to feel as if I'm just a man.

[DrBobbi]

I've been listed as Female for the past 9 Months.

[stephaniec]

for me whatever the final out come being on HRT it has given me a gift of seeing through the looking glass, even if imperfect  that glimpse  is beautiful.

[Elizabeth1]

I still find Facebook too intrusive and would be uncomfortable posting there.

[Ryan55]

I have two Facebook accounts. The male one and then the one everyone in my family and from high school is on. I never use my female one, unless my mom wants me to upload pics for her. Eventually, once I transition enough that I feel comfortable, I will end up deleting my female one and invite everyone to what I consider my real male Facebook page.

[JaneNicole2013]

My facebook is still male me. I'm really tempted to change it to trans and see if any one notices. 

I thought about doing this as well, or using it as a way to come out--but after I come out to my kids first. I also have to figure out how I'm going to deal with those I know through scouts (although I am no longer involved as a leader--just a parent and sometimes parent volunteer).

I do have a question though and I can't seem to find an answer online, but what is the difference between "trans woman" and "trans female" or between "trans woman" and "trans* woman"?

Jane

[Nicolet J.]

I came out on Facebook already. everybody knows I am transgender. but I still identify as female. So that works just fine for me.

[Rachel Bellefountaine]

No. I'm keeping it female, because that is and always will be my gender. My gender is not trans female. I'm a female who just so happens to be transgendered.

[Miss_Bungle1991]

No. I'm keeping it female, because that is and always will be my gender. My gender is not trans female. I'm a female who just so happens to be transgendered.

I like that.

You have a cute avatar too.