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The word transgender does not have the same meaning as transsexual, and it cannot be used interchangeably with the word transsexual. 1/7
The word transsexual has become a dirty word for unclear reasons. The word transgender has supplanted it as partly a matter of fashion, partly as a signifier of the speaker’s youth or wokeness, & partly from the preference of trans activists for blurring all distinctions. 2/7
I have continued to use the word transsexualism in my tweets, along with gender dysphoria and transgenderism, according to the following definitions: 3/7
Gender dysphoria – discontent with one’s biological sex, the desire to possess some or all of the physical characteristics of the opposite sex, and also to be regarded by others as a member of the opposite sex. 4/7
Transsexualism – extreme gender dysphoria that has persisted without fluctuations for a considerable time. 5/7
Transgenderism – an umbrella term that includes transsexualism as well as less intense or less sustained forms of gender dysphoria, or a dissatisfaction with some but not all features of one’s physical sexual characteristics. 6/7
I refer to the surgical status of transsexuals as preoperative or postoperative. I differentiate them by sex as male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM), because many people find that less confusing than trans woman or trans man. 7/7
