Guy-jin
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As someone who is actually transgender, I am never surprised at how some people don't seem to be able to separate physiology from identity. My born sex is male. My gender (which is not the same thing as my sex) is female. This, in and of itself, has absolutely nothing to do with sexual preference. I am not a man, I am a transgender woman. That is the most succinct way I have found to explain it. For someone to repeatedly insist that my assessment of my own identity is incorrect is simply preposterous. I understand that there are some people who, for whatever reason, either refuse to get it or simply have a difficult time wrapping their minds around the concept.
Also, the reassignment surgery is not "cutting the penis off", but instead inverting it and using existing tissue to create the vagina. I'm sure everyone has had enough with the lesson now. LOL
At any rate, my only point is that insisting that a trans person is their born sex is often construed to be rude and is taken offensively. There is no reason to willfully be rude. I appreciate those who do understand this.
If you don't mind me asking, how do you deal with that kind of reaction? I mean, it's extremely offensive, but a lot of people seem indignant about it like they don't even care that it offends you.