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| − | + | ''Transsexual'' - A person who identifies psychologically as a gender/sex other than the one to which they were assigned at birth. Transsexuals often wish to transform their bodies hormonally and surgically to match their inner sense of gender/sex. Transsexual with two s's is the official term used by medical establishments and in dictionaries. | |
| − | + | ''Transexual'' - Transexual with one s is most often used by activists to signify a reclaiming of the term transsexual from the medical establishment. | |
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| + | '''Suggested Reading''' | ||
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| + | Jacob Hale's [http://sandystone.com/hale.rules.html Rules for Non-Trans People Writing about Trans People] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 6 May 2008
See also Transexual
Transexual vs. Transsexual
Transsexual - A person who identifies psychologically as a gender/sex other than the one to which they were assigned at birth. Transsexuals often wish to transform their bodies hormonally and surgically to match their inner sense of gender/sex. Transsexual with two s's is the official term used by medical establishments and in dictionaries.
Transexual - Transexual with one s is most often used by activists to signify a reclaiming of the term transsexual from the medical establishment.
Suggested Reading
Jacob Hale's Rules for Non-Trans People Writing about Trans People
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