tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196115489075690296.post6489868397147618996..comments2023-10-05T14:21:06.714+01:00Comments on Paula's Place: LabelsPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577631984995202146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196115489075690296.post-24240341175533899802012-07-01T09:55:23.750+01:002012-07-01T09:55:23.750+01:00i agree with Dani in that i have become verrry com...i agree with Dani in that i have become verrry comfortable with the term "transgendered" even though i am not transitioning. mainly because when i am out as diana i feel i really am diana.<br />i too never really liked transvestite and yet... when one thinks about it the word "trans " is in both transvestite and transsexual. so transgendered really is a umbrella term for both. especially when it is not used in a fetish form.<br />i asked my neighbor, who is in the psychology field, if there was any chance of schizophrenia and he said "no because you know who your male self is even when out as diana" <br />the interesting thing is though as i have come out to soooo many people once i have opened up the conversation about being transgendered but not transitioning after that i don't mind saying i am a cd or even a transvestite.<br />i usually tell a little joke about the 3 forms of the word cd.<br />in the usa there is the band money cd (certificate of deposit)next there is the music cd disk and 3rd and finally there is me a cd. LOL<br />i say use what ever description you feel comfortable with.Diana Nicole Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319421620972867830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196115489075690296.post-4228216917106123322012-06-27T11:10:28.384+01:002012-06-27T11:10:28.384+01:00I always think of "transgender" as being...I always think of "transgender" as being an umbrella term for all of the various parts of the spectrum, from cross-dresser to transsexual. As to the differences between cross-dresser and transvestite: I think they're synonymous, but like you, I prefer cross-dresser. Transvestite simply sounds too clinical and people don't get the difference from transsexual.Pretty Sissy Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649369360851086155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196115489075690296.post-13724678005554658062012-06-27T10:17:12.804+01:002012-06-27T10:17:12.804+01:00Thanks for this post. :) Labels are so hard but so...Thanks for this post. :) Labels are so hard but sometimes necessary because we often need to define ourselves. <br /><br />I call myself transgender because I read up on the subject I found that the definition of a transgender person appeared to fit me perfectly. I have many other labels too and I'm happy to use them if they come from me but not if someone else gives me one. <br /><br />If you don't fit into "normal" gender boxes it's important to find a label to define yourself. Sometimes more for us than anything else. It helps for example when I don't pass, I can rationalise it in my mind, "well okay that's because I'm a transman" not a "fill in your own word". In a sense it's a coping mechanism for me too.LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.com