by Catherine » August 1st, 2006, 8:48 am
Please Kingpenguin....we're not "trannies" A tranny is what goes in your car....ie, my car has a 5-speed tranny.
I don't mind being referred to as "transgendered", but properly the term for my situation is transsexual. There are also people who are crossdressers and transvestites, depending on whose labeling you use and their definitions depends on how people like being called. Shemales or transgenderists (those who don't want the final surgery) are another branch of the group. Tranny though is very derogatory toward us...transgendered people. Please, if you want a short form, go with the initials that seem to be so prevalent...TG, TS, CD, TV. Easy to type and well enough known to have people knowing what you mean.
If you want to label me, however...I just prefer woman :)
Thanks....
Catherine