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oh, then i am very sorri. i as genuinely not aware and assumed that it was an old-timey word. i apologize.
Even if it were an old timey word what's the issue?
It implies a sex change op which is quite invasive of people's privacy. It's also inaccurate for a lot of trans folks who may only change their gender expression and avoid the operation altogether, hence the adoption of transgender that has the right emphasis.
Not what I asked, but understood
It seems quite literally what you asked? If not then you should rephrase.
Sorry, I wasn't clear!
~It~ ~also~ ~sounds~ ~lewd~ ~but~ ~there's~ ~a~ ~similar~ ~debate~ ~about~ ~"queer"~ ~even~ ~though~ ~that~ ~one~ ~has~ ~been~ ~mostly~ ~reclaimed.~
Not op, but I was taught by one of my trans friends it was an old term and not very correct nowadays as it inferred being trans was something sexual and not just yknow, bring trans ig