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[quote=Gaia][quote=Anonymous]OK, dumb side question: why do people write trans*, with the apostrophe?

OP, how do you respond to people who say there are other ways to treat transgender issues, with therapy and medication, and that these are the only "right" ways, that you shouldn't be accommodated, the "lipstick on a pig" poster, etc. Did you attempt any of those before transitioning? Do you see it as a body dysmorphic disorder, or something completely separate?[/quote]

Trans* is used by some to be more inclusive, as the * could stand for gender, sexual, or other identities. Read more about it here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/01/10/trans_what_does_it_mean_and_where_did_it_come_from.html

I think that people with those opinions are entitled to the, and perhaps are not not fully informed. I had to have therapy before I started HRT, and I continue to be in therapy to help me as my life is changing. I don't understand why others do not wish trans people to be accommodated, or why some people are scared of me.

I have some degree of body dysmorphia, though not as much as other trans people I know.[/quote]

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