24-07-2015, 12:56 AM
Fully agree with WAP. A man wishing to have a female characteristic or wear clothing does not make that man transgendered (and more on the "ed" in a minute) Those things do not mean that their gender identity does not match their physical sex. Would you say that guy who intentionally grows his hair long or gets his ears pierced as transgendered? Of course not. And what about all the metrosexuals?
Now, about the whole "ed" of transgendered. Merriam-Webster's dictionary does recognize "transgendered" as an acceptable variant of the word transgender (they also recognize transgenderism.) They are far more of an expert on the english language than you or I or even GLAAD. (I'd post Oxford's stance but I'm not paying $30 a month for a freaking online dictionary. And for us Americans, Webster's is our go to source.)
It is true the English language in constantly evolving, and maybe someday "transgendered" will be removed from Webster's. But until then, don't take it as an attack or insult if someone uses that word. And even if Webster's does someday remove it, still be prepared to use it with no ill intent as it's simply what they're used to and removing a word from Webster's does not automatically remove it from everyone's vocabulary. This is just one of those times where the TG community needs to show some tolerance.
Now, about the whole "ed" of transgendered. Merriam-Webster's dictionary does recognize "transgendered" as an acceptable variant of the word transgender (they also recognize transgenderism.) They are far more of an expert on the english language than you or I or even GLAAD. (I'd post Oxford's stance but I'm not paying $30 a month for a freaking online dictionary. And for us Americans, Webster's is our go to source.)
It is true the English language in constantly evolving, and maybe someday "transgendered" will be removed from Webster's. But until then, don't take it as an attack or insult if someone uses that word. And even if Webster's does someday remove it, still be prepared to use it with no ill intent as it's simply what they're used to and removing a word from Webster's does not automatically remove it from everyone's vocabulary. This is just one of those times where the TG community needs to show some tolerance.