I was reading the blog of Liz (http://lizbendalin.blogspot.com/) and was struck by her discussion of the title "transgendered". That is such an important "label" that I feel the need to comment. Liz, you are so right-on. A transexual may also be transgendered but a TG need not be transexual. That is, gender is a mind-set and sex is a set of physical parameters. A friend once told me that : "gender is here (points to head) and sex is here (points to groin)." The distinction is profound. In one sense, a sexual inversion is life-threatening and can only be resolved through surgery. However, a gender inversion is somewhat statistical (75% feminine?) and can be dealt with through counseling and behavior modification to bring a person more or less peace.
Read Liz's blog. It is serious and helpful.
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About Me
- Cathytg
- Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
- I hold a Master's in Biology and am a cradle Catholic, but am trying to recover from that. I am an only child of conservative Ohio parents who would never have understood gender issues. I recently remarried and my wife is totally supportive of me in every significant way and she is my life and my light. The closet? I am somewhat out in that I dress and easily walk in Target and malls. However, there is almost nobody who knows both my personas. I feel very much "at ease" now with my gender and with the dressing, but I do not expect the rest of the world to feel the same way.
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