Sunday, March 8, 2015

adjectives - Confused using the word 'Transgendered'


If we go by the dictionaries like OALD and MacMillan, the word is adjective and used for a person who is in between male and female.


But, I often read 'transgender man' or 'woman'. Here, transgender is again an adjective. MM dictionary says transgender=transgendered.


My question is: How this word takes men and women because the word means someone between two genders. Does it mean that 'transgender woman' has more features of a woman?



Answer



Interesting question! "transgender man" or "transgender woman" has nothing to do with how similar your features are to male or female.



A transgender man is a person who was born a female, but identifies as a male. A transgender woman is a person who was born a male, but identifies as a female.


This is actually entirely separate from what genitalia you currently have. However, these things are often on a spectrum in reality, and so there are many other terms that are sometimes used.


This is a topic that is currently evolving, but the general definitions I gave will likely stay the same.


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