Transgender Definition - True Or False

[Juliet]

TRUE or FALSE?

A Transgendered Individual is:
Either a male who identifies as a woman or a female who identifies as a man.

(Feel free to explain your answer)

[LordKAT]

False, transgender covers a lot of territory. Your definition fits a transsexual more than transgender.

[angiejuly]

false

[Cindy]

False, transgender is far broader than that. Have a look in the Wiki section. As it has been largely written by Susan's people it is very good.

Also I think a lot us really don't like labels they tend to be inaccurate and even hurtful. I'm not trans anything. I'm a woman with a birth defect that is being medically corrected.

Cindy

[Sarah B]

Absolutely False, I'm not Trans* anything, never have been and never will be.  Regardless of what definition is given or my past history is.

Kind regards
Sarah B

[angiejuly]

 I must be a very confused woman if I am really trans.  jking

noun: I am a woman or old girl or fiberglasser, or Busters Buddies mommy, my kids parent
verb: Trans   - what I`m doing about a birth problem

[Sandy]

False:

Gender is not a binary.  It is a spectrum.

-Sandy

[elliekins]

Transgendered is an umbrella term that covers all people whom would be considered "gender variant" (which are loaded words by themselves), but it does include males who identify as women and females who identify as men. I personally prefer to use it to describe myself as opposed to "transsexual", not only because it's more vague, but also sounds less clinical.

Ultimately, I'm going to agree and say gender is a spectrum, everybody experiences it differently, and transgender as a word is a catch all for those that don't fit the majority's characteristics.

[Nygeel]

False a transgender person is anybody who identifies as transgender. I say this because some people that typically fall under the transgender umbrella don't identify as transgender.

Transgender can include people who are intersex, transsexual, androgyne, agender, bigender, genderqueer, drag kings, drag queens, genderfluid, gender ->-bleeped-<-, two spirit, queer sex, pangender, two-spirit, third gender, hijra, trigender...and that's all I can think of.

Also false that gender is a spectrum. A spectrum is very much point A to point B where gender is multi dimensional.

[Sandy]

Also false that gender is a spectrum. A spectrum is very much point A to point B where gender is multi dimensional.

But neither is it a binary which is what the question implied.

-Sandy

[Nygeel]

But neither is it a binary which is what the question implied.

-Sandy

Yes, but a spectrum still isn't right.

[Juliet]

In your opinion.

Yes, but a spectrum still isn't right.

[Nygeel]

In your opinion.

Not an opinion. Gender is multidemensional.

[RabbitsOfTheWorldUnite]

I'll just say TRUE because no one else has said it yet and I like to be different!

And actually.... if over half the world population believes something to be true, doesn't that justifiably make it true? ;-)

[Cindy]

I'll just say TRUE because no one else has said it yet and I like to be different!

And actually.... if over half the world population believes something to be true, doesn't that justifiably make it true? ;-)

No. Most of the people in the world thought the earth was flat, that the earth was the centre of the universe, that the earth and all of its creatures was created in seven days ( some people still do ) that there is an inferiority between people of different skin colour.
Belief is rubbish. Proof is the only truth.

Cindy

[RabbitsOfTheWorldUnite]

No. Most of the people in the world thought the earth was flat, that the earth was the centre of the universe, that the earth and all of its creatures was created in seven days ( some people still do.

Cindy

Perhaps my sarcasm was a bit too subtle tonight!
:-)
You said exactly what I was thinking, which needn't've been said if you got the sarcasm!

[Cindy]

Sorry Doll

Can I put it down to not enough wine

Hugs

Cindy

[RabbitsOfTheWorldUnite]

Don't tempt me! You know how everything changes after some time on hrt, well, now I'm getting an urge for wine and I used to hate the stuff. In fact, ikll go now and make that a new thread... "what food preferences, if any, have changed while on hrt?" Well, I'll post it if you say its a good topic, I've not seen anything about this on this site yet...
Thanks for chatting with me cindy!

[Cindy]

Don't tempt me! You know how everything changes after some time on hrt, well, now I'm getting an urge for wine and I used to hate the stuff. In fact, ikll go now and make that a new thread... "what food preferences, if any, have changed while on hrt?" Well, I'll post it if you say its a good topic, I've not seen anything about this on this site yet...
Thanks for chatting with me cindy!

Sounds a great topic,  go for it.

I use to like drinking beer, I can't stand the stuff now. I hated spicy food, I'm totally into spice. I can't drink coffee but I love tea, use to be the other way around . Yea sounds a fun thread.

Happy to chat at any time.
Oh and Welcome to a new Sister.
Hope you are comfortable and happy with the gang

Cindy

[Sandy]

Yes, but a spectrum still isn't right.

Ok, so it's multi-dimensional...

-Sandy