Gender Identity Disorder? I don't think so! :D

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Yeah, context is where it's important to me, too. I mean, I do webcam modeling earn money while I'm in school and the guys in there have no ill intent when they use the term 'shemale.' They simply don't know better. On the other hand, Janice Raymond calls us 'transsexual' and is extremely hostile towards us. I'd rather be called 'shemale' in good will than 'transsexual' with hostility.

Complete agreement How is that going for you? I pondered making money in a similar job a while back, but ultimately didn't since I wouldn't want the additional pressure when I was but half a year on HRT.

Yeah, actually, when I started my transition, I was way surprised to find so many homosexuals in the trans community. I even held my self back for years because I thought my attraction to women meant I couldn't be trans.

I'm thinking that, with our own personal experiences with the fluidity of gender, trans people are more likely to identify as bisexual.

I was kinda lucky to realize my transsexuality at the tender age of 13. Having sex with guys probably helped with that

I am bisexual, flopped from mostly interested in men to mostly interested in women.

That varies from person to person. Some guys (and girls) can get quite comfortable with their birth genitas; some can't. Still, I'm glad to see someone with a little sympathy for trans guys. I've been in way too many trans circles where the girls are all stuck on the 'trans men have it easier' meme; it really pisses off my FtM boyfriend.

Oh I know... but I know that for many of them it blows goats. Most of the trans circles around here have a 1.5:1 ratio of transmen and transwomen. Is there any sort of argument they use suggesting transmen have it easier? Who gives a shit anyway: we're all a bunch of miserable dysphoric individuals looking for support. And some half of us leave the community completely once we're done with it -_-

As for me... if I didn't need the skin off this thing, I'd have removed it years ago. Waiting's a killer. I'd trade with your boyfriend, I was unfortunately 'well-endowed' -_-

I do think most people place way too much importance on labels, though. Honestly, the only way I've been able to get where I am in life is to just give up worrying about things like that. I mean, I watch other trans people (or other generally queer people) struggle over whether the label 'straight' or 'gay' applies to them and I watch other people consider how black they have to be to call themselves black and I'm watching political debates where people are so entrenched in their political label that they'll follow that label off a cliff into insanity. Me, I date who I'm attracted to, I vote for whoever makes sense and my race is 'human.' The rest is just details. The only title that really matters to me is "Tara."

I wonder why it matters if we're straight or gay or whatever.

Gay man: Hey, I'm gay.
Straight man: Hey, I'm a woman fucker.

I'm very apathetic. I'd ponder if that's a good thing, but I find I don't care Pass the chips!

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What brought this on, pad?

The new labels,which seemed to cause you distress. Sorry if I misunderstood.

'Twas the old label I particularly disliked. I wouldn't mind nearly so much if my HRT-readiness letter wasn't worded with about 15 million 'he', 'him', 'his', and a couple legal name uses as well. *twitch*

So I griped on "Gender Identity Disorder" because I was busy griping on the rest of it

Yes by all means replace 'scientific' with 'shrink' . Having seen a few shrinks in my life,my perception is that some at least are even more arrogant than surgeons,and with far less justification. Freudian wankers annoy the crap out of me.

Especially a few trans-specific shrinks. Anne Lawrence... *shudders*

OF COURSE labels effect the way others treat us. However I do not believe we should allow labels to define us.

Even purple?!