Transgender vs. Transgendered: which do you prefer?

Contributor: TransGuy14 TransGuy14
I like trans* because I feel it's more inclusive. "Transgendered" bothers me.
11/22/2012
Contributor: nsavetheworld nsavetheworld
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Originally posted by Lucifer the Cat
Which spelling do you prefer?

I either use "transgender", or trans*. The asterisk, in a nutshell, is an acknowledgment that there are many types of trans identities, and aims to group them under the same non-cis umbrella (for certain ... more
I think grammar is not what should be looked at. the tranphobic people are what scare me. it is 2012 folks we are all the same underneath the skin.
11/25/2012
Contributor: nopenobody nopenobody
Quote:
Originally posted by Lucifer the Cat
Which spelling do you prefer?

I either use "transgender", or trans*. The asterisk, in a nutshell, is an acknowledgment that there are many types of trans identities, and aims to group them under the same non-cis umbrella (for certain ... more
Transgendered just sounds goofy, as if it suddenly happened. "Help! I've been transgendered!"
11/26/2012
Contributor: Mediumsizedman Mediumsizedman
Transsexual.
12/10/2012
Contributor: Ly-Ra Ly-Ra
I don't mind either transgender or transgendered.
12/10/2012
Contributor: butts butts
I don't care what people use for me, trans, trans*, transgender, transgendered, I'm not picky. For others, I just use whatever the person I'm talking to prefers.
12/11/2012
Contributor: Soup Soup
Trans*
01/13/2013
Contributor: Kyle Hunter Kyle Hunter
Transsexual
01/15/2013
Contributor: LoganAshlee. LoganAshlee.
Trans is usually the norm for me!
01/23/2013
Contributor: ginnyluvspotter ginnyluvspotter
All are fine with me
02/07/2013
Contributor: Rivers Rivers
I don't really care either way, but I do think people should stop picking on others who use the word 'transgendered'. The fact of the matter is that the English language changes, and the use of 'transgender' wasn't acceptable at one point either. Being transgender is part of who I am, and it is also something that happened to me.

(And the fact is, in the English language, we REALLY like adding a past-sound to our words.)
03/12/2013
Contributor: Twelve Twelve
I identify myself in the community as trans*, and that's how I explain to strangers that the pronouns they're trying to use are WRONG. C:

However, really I think the only term that properly encompasses my identity would be trans*folk. Because the gender binary is an exhausting bit, and the technicalities of sexual/gender/gendered get sketchy and complicated.

Honestly, I'll probably only actively identify even as trans* while I'm still transitioning. Afterward, it becomes a background piece in my life, and though I'd still advocate for others in similar situations, my genitalia and the struggles I've been through are personal, and I don't need to subject everyone I know to them. I am what I love and am passionate about first and foremost, and the minute details, such as gender, birth sex, eye color, or where I live, are all follow-up questions meant to build those passions, not define them. In my opinion, anyway.
03/12/2013
Contributor: bratcat bratcat
Quote:
Originally posted by TransGuy14
I like trans* because I feel it's more inclusive. "Transgendered" bothers me.
this. although Gold Lion is way more on point by saying "I really don't care. I'm more concerned with people being transphobic assholes than grammatically incorrect."
03/14/2013