The term "transgendered". Please chime in

[ed_jaxon]

Looking for opinions.

I got into a discussion with a cis woman I have been seeing about the term. Twice she firmly corrected me regarding using the term transgendered as opposed to transgender.

She knows I am active in the community but told me I sound ignorant when I use this term. I want to know what actual ladies who are in the community 24/7 think rather than a professional protester.

I get the reasoning behind the term but the only people I really see upset are activist types rather than the everyday person.

One of the arguments that is used is that one would not use maled or femaled to describe gender, but logically you would if you said male "gendered" or female "gendered" to match the trans "gendered".

Thoughts? Especially from trans individuals.

[Gillian]

Her point may be more grammatical than political. I would have thought it's more correct to describe someone as transgendered than just transgender.

But then again, reflecting on this thread, I would say it was well written, not welled written ...

[nysprod]

Looking for opinions.

I got into a discussion with a cis woman I have been seeing about the term. Twice she firmly corrected me regarding using the term transgendered as opposed to transgender.

She knows I am active in the community but told me I sound ignorant when I use this term. I want to know what actual ladies who are in the community 24/7 think rather than a professional protester.

I get the reasoning behind the term but the only people I really see upset are activist types rather than the everyday person.

One of the arguments that is used is that one would not use maled or femaled to describe gender, but logically you would if you said male "gendered" or female "gendered" to match the trans "gendered".

Thoughts? Especially from trans individuals.

IDK, to me it sounds like it should be ok...I am curious to see what some transgender(ed) people have to say though lol

[Gillian]

Some more Googling reveals that transgender is the more common term. In the eyes of the Grammar Nazis, it may not be 100% correct, but I think it's what you'll hear in everyday use. FWIW, it's what I use ...

[Trapt53]

Probably to ask questions like this on non-porn sites.

http://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender

Problematic: "transgendered"
Preferred: transgender
The adjective transgender should never have an extraneous "-ed" tacked onto the end. An "-ed" suffix adds unnecessary length to the word and can cause tense confusion and grammatical errors. It also brings transgender into alignment with lesbian, gay, and bisexual. You would not say that Elton John is "gayed" or Ellen DeGeneres is "lesbianed," therefore you would not say Chaz Bono is "transgendered."

Here's other discussions you might find interesting.

https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgen...ffensive_when/

https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgen...transgendered/

https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgen..._an_adjective/


Just remember no community is completely monolithic. As you see in some of the discussions not everyone agrees.

[ed_jaxon]

To my friends and aquaintences here, let me hear you're views. Consider yourself a trans activist? Let me know what you think.

[GroobySteven]

Transgender person is the the term.
Transgendered infers that someone has 'became' that or it's a condition.

[giovanni_hotel]

Damn Ed, you've got some uptight friends.!!!lol

I thought calling someone 'transgendered' was like calling a biracial person 'mixed'.

Sometimes I used 'transgender', other times 'transgendered'. Or just 'trans'.

I seriously doubt a TG person really is bothered by it, but I really wouldn't know.

[ed_jaxon]

Gay and lesbian are terms which describe sexual attractions and are different from gender identification.

Male, female and trans are the correct comparisons.

Sometimes dealing with activists pisses me off and often they are the ones driving the labeling.

While one would not say male gendered or female gendered, technically they are correct, colloquial but correct.

Steven you always have to deal with many of these peeps on a variety of issues. That has to be difficult.

[KellyKlaymour]

I get the reasoning behind the term but the only people I really see upset are activist types rather than the everyday person.

That's exactly it.

Especially coming from you, you're good people and it's obvious you mean no ill-will. Don't sweat it, whoever called you out is just looking for a fight.