Excuse My ignorance - Am I Transexual or Transgendered?

[Davina]

My desire is to fully transition to a woman oneday. Am I then a transexual or am I transgendered? Or am I not considered neither until I begin transitioning?

[shanetastic]

if you want to go with the whole label thing then transsexual. 

Transgender is the umbrella term for covering transvestites, CDs, adrogyne(? maybe?), transsexuals. 

don't hold me to it though I'm not some super expert at this stuff hehe

[rejennyrated]

I agree with Shane. TG is a term like Human, which then subdivides into a variety of sub-categories.

From what you say most people would assume you to be TS but, at the end of the day it's only a label.

So I would say that you are whatever you feel most comfortable being.

[Davina]

You both right its just a label. I would prefer to be known as a woman.

[rejennyrated]

You both right its just a label. I would prefer to be known as a woman.

Well that's what you are then. I certainly won't quarrel with that.

[CypherEnigma]

if you want to go with the whole label thing then transsexual. 

Transgender is the umbrella term for covering transvestites, CDs, adrogyne(? maybe?), transsexuals.

There are also other things under the Transgender umbrella such as Genderqueer(sometimes referred to as genderfuck) although these tend to get lumped under the Adrogyne label, they aren't necessarily noted by a lack of specific gender but a blend of genders.