Difference between revisions of "Category:Transsexual"

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''Transexual'' -  Transexual with one s is most often used by activists to signify a reclaiming of the term transsexual from the medical establishment.  
 
''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 [http://sandystone.com/hale.rules.html Rules for Non-Trans People Writing about Trans People]
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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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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 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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