(August 27, 2012 at 1:15 pm)greneknight Wrote: I didn't know what trans meant but I've finally figured out that it's short for transvestite which is a word I know.
Whoooo, golly. Close, but not exact. Transsexual is someone who identifies as a gender different from the sex they were born with. A transvestite is someone who dresses up as the opposite sex, usually for a sexual thrill. Calling a transsexual a transvestite is about the fastest way I know of to have a herd of angry trannies pissed at you; me, I'm more understanding and laid back about that. Transsexuals are a minority and as a result, not everyone really 'gets' us yet.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
