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Title: Transgender Issues 101: transgender or transgendered?
Post by: Butterfly on July 25, 2009, 07:32:23 PM
Transgender Issues 101: transgender or transgendered?
Examiner.com
By Matt Kailey
July 25, 2009


http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Transgender-Issues-101-transgender-or-transgendered (http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Transgender-Issues-101-transgender-or-transgendered)


We have already discussed the meaning of transgender(ed) and the difference between transgender(ed) and transsexual.

Today's 101 deals more with word usage than word meaning — but usage can be just as important, if not more so.

One of the best things about the trans community is that it is not a monolith. Our community is incredibly diverse, and because of this — surprise — we don't always agree.