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Transexual vs. Transsexual
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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.<ref> http://www.trans-academics.org/trans_and_sexuality_termi</ref> Transsexual with two s's is the term used by medical establishments's
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'''Transexual''': A reclaiming of the term transexual from the medical establishment. Transexual with one s is most often used by activists.
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Suggested Reading - Jacob Hale's [http://sandystone.com/hale.rules.html Rules for Non-Trans People Writing about Trans People]
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Revision as of 14:53, 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.[1] Transsexual with two s's is the term used by medical establishments's

Transexual: A reclaiming of the term transexual from the medical establishment. Transexual with one s is most often used by activists.

Suggested Reading - Jacob Hale's Rules for Non-Trans People Writing about Trans People

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