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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Transexual is bad metrics. It has the word sex in it and a historical association with porn so it seems seedy or prurient. When you are trying to convince the world you deserve human rights when many think you don’t metrics are important.

[–]worried19 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don't think transsexual sounds any worse than homosexual. They're both perfectly good words.

Is "transsexual" used in porn a lot? Granted, I never saw that type of porn, but I would expect them to use the other t-word or other derogatory terms like "shemale."

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Shemale had a heavy porn presence but so did transexual or TS as an a deviation as I understand it.

[–]worried19 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Not doubting that. Still, I think it's a useful word. To me, it sounds more serious than "transgender."

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don’t object to it in theory but it just sounds seedy and awkward. Maybe it’s the Puritan culture rubbing off but trans just sounds better than transexual. Same as gay sounds better than homosexual. And hell straight sounds better than heterosexual.

They just sound bad to me.

[–]worried19 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's fair enough. I don't mind the "sex" part being included because I think it's integral to the issues at hand. I get that it may seem too clinical to others, though.