7 hours ago
I see MtF & FtM as neutral terms that can help cis people to better understand the direction of a transition. I say neutral because I think it side-steps the political debate of what is a woman or what is a man. In a language vacuum, I would say biological male and genetic male would be interchangeable terms. However, as of late, I think "biological male" is used by many transphobes to demean trans women into not being a type of woman. In this regard, I'm glad BN uses "genetic male" instead of biological.
In many contexts, I think sex and gender is used interchangeably in the English language. Obviously, this wouldn't be an issue for cis people. For trans people, I've heard sex described as "what's between the legs" and gender as "what's between the ears." However, I think this gets complicated when one considers the trans people who get SRS and whatnot.
When I started learning about trans people (back in my teen years), the common term I came across was transsexual. Now it seems transsexual has been largely replaced by transgender. I'm not particularly set on using one term or the other, hence why I refer to myself as trans (the prefix for both).
In many contexts, I think sex and gender is used interchangeably in the English language. Obviously, this wouldn't be an issue for cis people. For trans people, I've heard sex described as "what's between the legs" and gender as "what's between the ears." However, I think this gets complicated when one considers the trans people who get SRS and whatnot.
When I started learning about trans people (back in my teen years), the common term I came across was transsexual. Now it seems transsexual has been largely replaced by transgender. I'm not particularly set on using one term or the other, hence why I refer to myself as trans (the prefix for both).