I'm talking about the one behind trans*. Some people use it for including everyone i don't because i think trans should be the general term *or not but that's not the point here. I read somewhere that it was originally used to discriminate trans women in some way.However google denies me information.Could someone bring a little bit light into this and explain the history behind it?
Well I guess if it is an official record or something it may of originally been used as in this kind of manner: Roger Peterson: Male Frankie Peterson: Female Garreth Petterson: Male Patricia Peterson: Female* Brian Peterson: Male *Trans. As in to indicate who is trans in a long list of something simmilar to the aforemeniones example, but that's just my little theory.
Actually, the asterisk in trans is controversial. I'm not sure if it's a majority view, but enough academics I respect have said it's transphobic that I have learned not to use it. Instead, if I'm being inclusive, I try to use the expression "trans, genderqueer, and agender" rather than saying something like "trans*." More and more though, I have been trying to stop using trans terminology at all and simple refer to people as the gender they are.
