tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post2890500942872840618..comments2023-04-29T05:42:51.520-07:00Comments on Transsexualism: A Congenital Disorder: Addendum: Trans-Sagebrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11210724540507720167noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-27631003129864496322020-01-17T15:05:48.800-08:002020-01-17T15:05:48.800-08:00Again... you are referring to those who are NOT tr...Again... you are referring to those who are NOT transsexual.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696670919817140802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-7108404656398498982012-06-30T00:46:43.141-07:002012-06-30T00:46:43.141-07:00to me, it does have meaning. Sometimes it's us...to me, it does have meaning. Sometimes it's used just meaning transsexual, in which case yes, it's better to just say transsexual to make it clear.<br />Otherwise, and more commonly it's used meaning transgender as the umbrella term for "people with gender variance (either in their sex/gender identity or gender expression)". So anyone whose gender identity and/or expression Brenda Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899491378818269770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-14047387692634789932012-06-25T10:57:05.555-07:002012-06-25T10:57:05.555-07:00@Brenda
I have less issue with "trans" ...@Brenda<br /><br />I have less issue with "trans" being inclusive than with its lack of meaning. It's not analogous to "dog." Even though "dog" doesn't tell you what breed of dog you're referring to, it does convey a meaning that we can probably all agree on. "Trans," not so much.Sagebrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210724540507720167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-40477309524665965392012-06-24T23:39:21.908-07:002012-06-24T23:39:21.908-07:00Really girl, I don't get what's the issue ...Really girl, I don't get what's the issue with using a less specific word. It happens everywhere. Saying we shouldn't use trans as an inclusive word because it's "obfuscating" sounds to me like saying we shouldn't talk about dogs but about German shepherds and cokcers and bulldogs etc. To me that's nonsense. I use trans* as an inclusive word and I'm perfectlyBrenda Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899491378818269770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-25065897115992158612012-02-19T14:01:20.679-08:002012-02-19T14:01:20.679-08:00"When your purpose is to baffle people with b..."When your purpose is to baffle people with bullshit, to deconstruct reality, to destroy the ability of words to convey specific meaning, then the last thing you want is anyone knowing what you are actually talking about." ~Sagebrush<br /><br />B R I L L I A N T !Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696670919817140802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-61633309131057884742012-02-19T11:22:12.119-08:002012-02-19T11:22:12.119-08:00On the one hand, I imagine young children will ada...On the one hand, I imagine young children will adapt better than older ones. On the other hand, they call you things like "Daddy" in public! I wouldn't want to make my kid appear dumb in front of other people, but I might be tempted simply to shrug as if to indicate that "Daddy" is obviously wrong.<br /><br />It's really never any good for us whenever we have to out Sagebrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210724540507720167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103161817861988237.post-48346578284228615112012-02-18T14:00:57.196-08:002012-02-18T14:00:57.196-08:00I remember a few months back when my son referred ...I remember a few months back when my son referred to me as "Daddy" in front of someone, who gave me quite the odd look. I said, "oh, I'm trans," and while it seemed to mitigate things, I didn't like saying it. I wondered what he thought... did this guy now think I was a crossdresser? One thing for certain, he didn't think I was a woman.<br /><br />Happened again Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com