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Ridiculous · 12th Dec 2010, 11:53 PM

I've been wondering what the difference between these terms is (I think I have a rough idea, sort of):

-transgender
-transexual
-transvestite
-intersex

I don't want to use the wrong term, considering that I'm not particularly pleased when someone mislabels me. So if anyone can tell me, that'd be great.

British Lad · 13th Dec 2010, 03:59 AM

-transgender = is somebody who feels like there male when there female or the other way around.
-transexual = kind of the same thing as above.
-transvestite = Male who mostly dresses female or female who mostly dresses male.
-intersex = Born both male and female.

MusicIsLife · 13th Dec 2010, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by British Lad

-transgender = is somebody who feels like there male when there female or the other way around.
-transexual = kind of the same thing as above.
-transvestite = Male who mostly dresses female or female who mostly dresses male.
-intersex = Born both male and female.

wrong. A transsexual is someone who actually transitions. Transgender is how you feel, prior to the physical transition and/or for those trans folk who choose not to trasition.

Stuie · 13th Dec 2010, 04:22 AM

Intersex is when you have both male and female sexual characteristics. Normally only one set of these genitalia will be functioning to some extent. More people would probably be familiar with hermaphrodite as a synonym for intersex, but hermaphodite is a little too medical and loaded with negative connotations.

Ridiculous · 13th Dec 2010, 01:34 PM

Cool thanks. I was pretty certain on the last two but the first two I wasn't.

Quid Est · 13th Dec 2010, 02:01 PM

Transgender- An umbrella terms for anyone who does not fit the usual gender binary. Those included are but not limited to: transsexuals, cross dressers, gender queers, androgynes, intersex, agender and many more.

Transexual- A person who's gender identity does not match their birth sex. This includes those who feel they have no gender or something between the binary of male and female. Many seek hormonal treatments to match their gender identity as well as surgery to change their looks to match their gender.

Darkwing65 · 13th Dec 2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by British Lad

= Male who mostly dresses female or female who mostly dresses male.

What you described here is more along the lines of Genderqueer. Moreover, people who identify as genderqueer may think of themselves as being both man and woman, as being neither man nor woman, or as falling completely outside the gender spectrum.

12th Dec 2010, 11:53 PM	#1
Ridiculous EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Friends Location: New Zealand Age: 20 Posts: 934 Join Date: Dec 2010	Transgender terms I've been wondering what the difference between these terms is (I think I have a rough idea, sort of): -transgender -transexual -transvestite -intersex I don't want to use the wrong term, considering that I'm not particularly pleased when someone mislabels me. So if anyone can tell me, that'd be great.

13th Dec 2010, 03:59 AM	#2
British Lad EC Biggest Tarantino fan Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: As bent as a roundabout Out Status: What Closet Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,275 Join Date: Apr 2010	Re: Transgender terms -transgender = is somebody who feels like there male when there female or the other way around. -transexual = kind of the same thing as above. -transvestite = Male who mostly dresses female or female who mostly dresses male. -intersex = Born both male and female. __________________ Who ever sayed "Ignorance is bliss" was a moron.

13th Dec 2010, 04:22 AM	#4
Stuie Hugs - $POA Full Member Gender: e^(πi) +1 = 0 Orientation: Schnoo Out Status: Moo Cow Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,463 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: Transgender terms Intersex is when you have both male and female sexual characteristics. Normally only one set of these genitalia will be functioning to some extent. More people would probably be familiar with hermaphrodite as a synonym for intersex, but hermaphodite is a little too medical and loaded with negative connotations.

13th Dec 2010, 01:34 PM	#5
Ridiculous EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Friends Location: New Zealand Age: 20 Posts: 934 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Transgender terms Cool thanks. I was pretty certain on the last two but the first two I wasn't.

13th Dec 2010, 02:01 PM	#6
Quid Est Woof woof! Grrr! Regular Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: I like men Out Status: Some people Location: North Carolina Age: 19 Posts: 403 Join Date: Oct 2010	Re: Transgender terms Transgender- An umbrella terms for anyone who does not fit the usual gender binary. Those included are but not limited to: transsexuals, cross dressers, gender queers, androgynes, intersex, agender and many more. Transexual- A person who's gender identity does not match their birth sex. This includes those who feel they have no gender or something between the binary of male and female. Many seek hormonal treatments to match their gender identity as well as surgery to change their looks to match their gender. __________________ It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it.

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