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Title: Must We Fight Over Labels?
Post by: Butterfly on April 04, 2009, 05:12:27 AM
Post by: Butterfly on April 04, 2009, 05:12:27 AM
Must We Fight Over Labels?
Camp - Kansas City Voice
By Jamie Tyroler
April 3, 2009
http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=1217 (http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=1217)
The transgender community constantly struggles over what terms are appropriate, correct, or acceptable. And not everyone whom most people consider transgender likes that term. I can be labeled transgender, transsexual, gender queer, gender f__k, androgyne, non-op transsexual, woman, woman born male, woman with a transsexual history, woman with transsexual experience, queer, pre-op transsexual, gender variant, and more.
Ridiculously enough, in some online discussion groups, much of the discussion involves someone taking offense at one of these terms.
Camp - Kansas City Voice
By Jamie Tyroler
April 3, 2009
http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=1217 (http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=1217)
The transgender community constantly struggles over what terms are appropriate, correct, or acceptable. And not everyone whom most people consider transgender likes that term. I can be labeled transgender, transsexual, gender queer, gender f__k, androgyne, non-op transsexual, woman, woman born male, woman with a transsexual history, woman with transsexual experience, queer, pre-op transsexual, gender variant, and more.
Ridiculously enough, in some online discussion groups, much of the discussion involves someone taking offense at one of these terms.
Title: Re: Must We Fight Over Labels?
Post by: FairyGirl on April 18, 2009, 03:10:20 PM
Post by: FairyGirl on April 18, 2009, 03:10:20 PM
this is a great article- I must admit I get pretty riled when people start categorizing, especially when it seems to be just for status or whatever. Thanks for posting this! ;)