tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post8835487423848148718..comments2024-01-25T12:15:23.886+00:00Comments on aaru tuesday: 1s, 0s, Xs, Ysthenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851538869806389235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-6826802158227936352008-10-03T02:10:00.000+01:002008-10-03T02:10:00.000+01:00transgender = Someone, somewhere, will tell you th...transgender = Someone, somewhere, will tell you that your gender is invalid and false.<BR/><BR/>cisgender = Your gender is generally considered valid and true by society<BR/><BR/>transsexual = someone whose subconscious sex differs from hir apparent sex.<BR/><BR/>cissexual = someone whose subconscious sex is the same as hir apparent sexMaddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-65253821502050101582008-09-30T23:44:00.000+01:002008-09-30T23:44:00.000+01:00Also, guys pretending to be women do sometimes (ra...Also, guys pretending to be women do sometimes (rarely) target straight men in some arenas - like MMORPGs.Maddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-67329828174927911042008-09-30T23:43:00.000+01:002008-09-30T23:43:00.000+01:00Oh, yeah, I was trying not to comment specifically...Oh, yeah, I was trying not to comment specifically on this particular person that you're writing about. I haven't read up on what's happened there and the stuff people are saying about hir* are just inexcusable and disgusting.<BR/><BR/>* don't know this person's actual preferenceMaddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-28806277203185463702008-09-30T22:27:00.000+01:002008-09-30T22:27:00.000+01:00Thanks for your thoughts, esp. about the 'ever...Thanks for your thoughts, esp. about the 'everyone should be cis!' thing. >< <BR/><BR/>I might add, there is some evidence that this person is not a straightforwardly cis man; they are known to have used transvestite boutique services IRL and given the age - 52 - is perhaps more likely to be a closeted person on the M2F spectrum than someone younger doing the same things might be.thenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851538869806389235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-25485530712101671482008-09-30T22:03:00.000+01:002008-09-30T22:03:00.000+01:00I hear you. I fear I may have been using 'gender ...I hear you. I fear I may have been using 'gender variant' as a synonym for 'not cisgendered', which is kinda dumb of me. :/<BR/><BR/>One of the problems I have with the way such incidents are framed is that people who are simply men trolling for sex by presenting as women (and they do seem to largely target queer women - the Wikipedia case is an exception in that regard) are lumped in with thenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851538869806389235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-8408232256704942082008-09-30T21:46:00.000+01:002008-09-30T21:46:00.000+01:00I'm kinda uncomfortable with all trans people bein...I'm kinda uncomfortable with all trans people being labeled as "gender variant". My gender is about as variant as any cisgender woman's.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am bothered by men who assume identities as women online. Not just because of deception (although I did have an epically bad experience with a cis man who presented himself to me as a cis woman as a means to opening flirtation - and yes, it Maddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.com