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LadyEllen -> The T in LGBT means? (3/4/2007 12:54:35 PM)
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Hi All
This is your chance to assist in resolving a very important question that came up at yesterday's police advisory group meeting. I'm throwing it out here, as what I want is answers from non "T" people as much as from "T" people, since its a question of terminology and whats important is what is understood out there by terms, not what the terms are taken to mean within the specialist "T" world.
What I need to ask, is what do you take the T in LGBT to denote? The choices offered are two;
1) Trans
2) Transgender
The T we need, is the T which is most inclusive and preferably all inclusive, for the purposes of the advisory group's work, as the T aspect for the group includes all cross gender behaviours; crossdressing/transvestism of all types, and gender transitions arising from gender identity disorders of all types.
The problem we have, is that theoretically, Trans can be taken to mean everyone and everything, but doesnt particularly denote anyone or anything, whilst Transgender often specifically denotes a person with gender identity disorder who has changed social gender but has not yet had surgery to alter physical sex or doesnt seek surgery at all, but also seems to be gaining currency as an umbrella term that includes transvestism too.
And of course, if anyone has another idea of what the T in LGBT could stand for apart from Trans or Transgender, then this would be interesting too.
Thanks in advance
E
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