Hi everyone

I thought it might be interesting to see how the people who use this forum would describe themselves so I've added a poll.

The results should let us all know what percentage of each group visit the site.

I've put in as many options as I can think of but if there is an option I've missed that you feel describes you then please add a response to say what that is.

It would also be interesting if you can add a response to say why you identify the way you do.

Many of us will identify with more than one of these options, I know I do, but just put the one which you think describes you best.

This isn't meant to be too serious, I'm not trying to put people in boxes!

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Kelly
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Right now I'd say I'm intersexed but after some surgical rearranging I don't think I'd pick any of the options .

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Looking at the options, they are all the branding thats used by the medical profession, and well, I suppose the only way I see myself is female........though if I were forced to use the medical branding then I would use the "Transsexual MtF"

I'm not keeping the fact I am a MtF transsexual a secret, I'm not shouting about it on top of the rooftops either, lol. I think unfortunately most people can see some masculinity in my appearance and guess most people would guess I am a transsexual. I don't feel ashamed of being trans in anyway or proud of being trans for that matter, it is simply just a fact.

I wish someday I could be at a point where people could not tell that I am trans. I dream of being seen as just another woman. In that situation I wouldn't probably get asked if I were trans so I would have no need to tell. I guess if friends I meet in the future ask me then I doubt I would lie to them especially if they are good friends.

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Well I clicked the Transsexual FTM one. Although I wouldnt refer to myself as transsexual cus I dont like that word. I chose it just cus it had FTM in it which is what I would call myself if I was in a situation were I needed to explain etc.

I agree with u there Mike, I don't like the word Transsexual either. It was the only definitive term I could think of.
I guess most people prefer the term Transgender now but that covers a lot more options.
I tried to include an option for 'Other' but it got missed off somehow. Maybe I put in too many options...

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Kelly
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I would still describe myself as 'transgender', or, to avoid confusing people, 'tomboy', or I'm 'kind of like an extreme tomboy'.

Even if I choose not to undergo transition or be called by a male name, etc., the fact that I am transgender cannot be completely ignored - that is who - or what - I am.

That's kind of what I feel about myself.

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*nods*, yeah I see where you're coming from.

I selected 'genderqueer' 'cause there wasn't a 'questioning' category which is probably what I fit into. Thought genderqueer was the closest I could get.

I mean.. I wouldn't say I'm confused or anything.. I'd just say 'I'm me' and I'm not in a hurry to work anything out/transition because I'm me regardless or whether I have breasts or a dick..

I'm just questioning because I'm not sure if I want hormones etc when I'm older.

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Girl/ boy/ butch/ femme.. I'm just ME!

i usually describe myself by using my first name. if you want to know my gender i'll call myself a woman. if you want to know a bit more about my gender and it's history i'll call myself a transsexual woman or, a little bit more casually, a transwoman. i have to admit, i *hate* the term MtF with a passion and everytime somebody uses it i cringe. i simply can't stand being reduced to an acronym. it feels so impersonal. on the other hand, i don't really have a great deal of bother with being called a transsexual woman, because i'm not somebody who thinks the two terms are mutually exclusive.

i'll also admit.... i get annoyed with other transsexual folk who, when speaking to them, continually ask me, 'oh, so-and-so is MtF / FtM then' and won't simply accept that i'm giving them *all* the information they need by saying 'so-and-so is a transwoman / transman'. plus, hello, even if you're transsexual i feel awkward outing people to you. it's not any of our business, tranniehood or no.

however, nowadays i do my best to not use gender to describe myself or other people at all.

At the moment I call myself a 'transgender tomboy'. It's the easiest way lol

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i personally prefer the term female bodied man to female to male ts as i was never female and never will be.

IMO everyone is intersexed to a certain extent. and gender is not black and white in the first place but a sliding scale.

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Kelly
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a boy. i'm 18 so i could technically be called a man but i don't feel (or look) quite grown up enough for that yet

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I picked 'androgyne', but there's not really a word that I know that fits me. Guys and women's behaviour, attitudes etc are interpreted in very different ways, and I'm very uncomfortable being seen as a woman, and looking like a guy is the closest approximation I have to having people interpret who I am in the right way. Being trans is as much about what you are uncomfortable being seen as as it is about how you are comfortable being seen as.

I'd like a totally 'male' body, and look like a guy, so I get classed as an FTM by many. I really enjoy looking 'like a guy', but for me that appearance doesn't have a connotation of being a 'man'. Its just what I like!

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