Dear Parents of Trans kids,
In recent weeks, I've been schooled, as it were, on terminology. If you're wondering, "Is it transgender or transgendered? Or transsexual?" Or if you're wondering if differentiating is even important...consider clicking on the link below to read an intellectual discourse on the topic.
Like all important issues, there will always be dissension among the ranks regarding how to best define the issue, or describe the individuals who comprise a given group. It turns out that there are many layers to this issue but the author, Julia, makes a valid point about not getting too mired up in the terminology. Her perspective is refreshingly objective and illuminating. Give it a read...
http://juliaserano.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/regarding-trans-and-transgenderism.html#more
The Author
In recent weeks, I've been schooled, as it were, on terminology. If you're wondering, "Is it transgender or transgendered? Or transsexual?" Or if you're wondering if differentiating is even important...consider clicking on the link below to read an intellectual discourse on the topic.
Like all important issues, there will always be dissension among the ranks regarding how to best define the issue, or describe the individuals who comprise a given group. It turns out that there are many layers to this issue but the author, Julia, makes a valid point about not getting too mired up in the terminology. Her perspective is refreshingly objective and illuminating. Give it a read...
http://juliaserano.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/regarding-trans-and-transgenderism.html#more
The Author
