Poll: How do you identify? Ftm, Mtf, or...?

[Jailyn]

I feel myself as a transgender. I don't like the term transsexual. I prefer trans-woman or just plainly woman. I introduce myself as Jailyn and leave it at that. I don't explain myself. Now if I am telling people about myself then I might bring up that I am trans. Otherwise no need to disclose.

[Kylo]

I don't like any of the terms.

In my own head I don't need a term or a name as I know exactly what I am without words.

For the purposes of a forum such as this I'm FTM.

For the purposes of my doctor and strict scientific debate, I'm transsexual: born XX, feels male, lives male, operates on male hormones.

For the purposes of everyday life, just a man.

[Corax]

I'm a man simple as that!
I don't feel any attachment to any other term than 'man' or 'male' because that's what I am.
And I introduce myself by my name like every person does!

Transsexual only refers to the fact that I medically/physically transition for me and I personally see it as a term that describes my medical status and medical history but I don't identify myself over this, just like I don't identify myself over suffering from asthma and allergies.
I don't disclose my medical history to people and it's none of their business anyway.

I don't like the label FtM at all. It implies that I would have been "female" at one point and I never was; females have female brains and I have not and never had. I strongly dislike anything containing the word "female" in regards to me. So I personally never use that label for transmen, I couldn't care less if others do though even though I don't like it.

[Ryuichi13]

How do you identify? Do you consider yourself just a man/woman or do you use the terms transgender, transsexual, trans woman/man, mtf, ftm, non-binary, genderfluid or what...? Which terms do you prefer? Are there some you don't like or don't identify with?

I consider myself "just another guy," but I'm now starting to feel its "okay" for me to refer to myself as "male."  I'm also starting to say "I'm just a man," which I felt I had to work myself up to doing.  Now that I've been on T for a year and am starting to grow real facial hair and other changes, I'm actually starting to look like a man.  It might be some time until I'm comfortable in saying "I'm a man" to others though.

Has this identification changed after transitioning, going on hormones etc.? (I've heard some people were uncomfortable with some terms pre-everything but later felt comfortable referring to themselves as "transgender" or "trans man" for example.)

I'll always be transgender, but I don't have to tell others that I am. I'm not stealth, I simply feel that unless I plan on having sex with someone, its irrelevant for them to know.  Before I started growing facial hair and my voice deepened, I felt like "a guy," but now that my voice had deepened and I have a (light) beard and mustache, I feel more like "a man."  Maybe once I get my top surgery, I'll finally feel comfortable referring to myself as "a man."  Introducing myself to others I usually say "I"m male/a guy," especially on the increasingly rare times I'm misgendered.

How do you introduce yourself to other people? Do you use different terms when describing yourself to others as in your head?

See above answers.

Ryuichi

[DeniseGrace]

Not much into labels, but could be TransGender, Transsexual, MtF... non would bother me or necessarily be more preferable

[Michelle_P]

When I introduce myself, it's "Hi.  I'm Michelle.  She, Her, Hers."

If people want more specifics, "I'm a 64 year old lesbian."

If some fool decides that they're going to save the world, or at least other lesbians, by disclosing my origin, "Of course I'm a transgender person!  That's how I got this way!"

And no, I'm not trying to fool anyone.  I'm generally not planning on stripping naked in public, nor am I planning on hopping into bed with someone I just met.   My disclosing being transgender to someone I just met is about as relevant as announcing that I drive a Prius, or have French Canadian ancestry.  They're all about how I got there, not who I am.


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[Roll]

My disclosing being transgender to someone I just met is about as relevant as announcing that I drive a Prius, or have French Canadian ancestry.

Sadly, it is not uncommon for people to randomly bring up they drive a Prius when you first meet them.

[KathyLauren]

When I introduce myself to someone, I introduce myself as "Hi, I'm Kathy."  That's all they need to know.  If they guess more, I don't particularly care as long as they don't make a big deal of it.

My sexual orientation is relevant only to my wife.  The fact that I have a wife makes it obvious to most people that I am a lesbian.  I don't need to advertise it.  There are few times when it is relevant.

To myself, I consider myself a transgender woman.  I haven't been living the role long enough to drop the adjective and just call myself a woman.  Hopefully, that will come in time.

[Oblivion]

I use the words trans or trans man in places like this or in the medical world.

I don't introduce myself with my gender, people see me and they make an assumption. Being many months on T I'm thankful that this is now male 99.9% of the time. I'm a guy, a '12 year old, not old enough to drink' looking guy, but man nonetheless. I think I've told 5 people in 1.5 years that Im trans that I didn't know pre transition, 2 of them I was drunk and one I was outed. People don't need to know and I dont want to deal with the judgement that comes with the label 'transgender'.