A more inclusive way to consider sexuality

I'll add that transgender is an umbrella term for all kinds of people. Gender-queer people, transmen, transwomen, agender individuals (people who don't identify as any gender), gender non-confirming people, gender non-binary people, to name a few. People who are trans* may or may not want to take hormones or undergo gender confirmation surgery (previously known as sexual reassignment surgery). People who are transitioning may identify as MtF (some transwomen) or FtM (some transmen). But not everyone who is trans* feels the need to change their body.
 
reflections said:
People who are transitioning may identify as MtF (some transwomen) or FtM (some transmen). But not everyone who is trans* feels the need to change their body.
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Some transpeople also prefer to not ID as trans at all. Just "man" or "woman," and not have the gender they were assigned at birth known at all. Just to be accepted as the gender they are. Full stop. (It sucks when people of this mindset are outed by friends or acquaintances.)

Others are activists and proudly out and vocal as trans. It all depends on people's personalities and agendas! Each one is an individual, after all.
 
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Magdlyn said:
Some transpeople also prefer to not ID as trans at all. Just "man" or "woman," and not have the gender they were assigned at birth known at all. Just to be accepted as the gender they are. Full stop.
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I feel the same way about being labeled "cis." I don't want that label slapped on me. I am simply a woman. Whether I am "cis" or "trans" is nobody's business but mine.
 
nycindie said:
I feel the same way about being labeled "cis." I don't want that label slapped on me. I am simply a woman. Whether I am "cis" or "trans" is nobody's business but mine.
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I don't mind it in the last, saying I am cis gendered. I think it helps since I have so many trans friends, for them to know while I am cisgendered, I am an ally. Of course, everyone can make their own choice. I don't tell everyone I am cis-- some of them might assume I am trans!

It is common in queer friendly circles, workshops, etc., to ask at the start which pronoun people prefer to use, and just go from there. A teacher I know who just started working at a public middle school here in Mass reported that all the teachers included asking each student which pronoun they wished to use, the first day of school. How awesome!
 
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