Why do tras hate the word Transsexual?

submitted by scrantonstranglr from self.GenderCritical

(mini-rant!) The trans army loves correcting anyone they can on what words are okay to use to talk about them. Transwoman vs trans woman vs transgendered, who knows. But they definitely try to separate themselves as much as possible from being "transsexuals". However, that's so strange to me because if they don't want to be transsexuals, then why are they desperate to invade women's SEX SEGREGATED SPACES?? If being trans has nothing to do with sex then why push to be in women's sports and prisons, and make pap smear appointments when they have no freaking cervix?! Is it honestly pure delusion? Sinisterly planned ignorance? I'm pulling my hair out but I shouldn't because I have PCOS (which btw they've made r/PCOS a home for men now, just check out their mod announcement).

They're all over the place and are such hypocrites. If they "just wanted to pee" or "just wanted to play sports" then they can do that with their own SEX. This is why I hate when people conflate sex and gender. Sex is real, unchangeable, and physical. Gender is abstract, and not something that can be measured or changed for that matter.

I am basically having shower thoughts about this crap every time I bathe lol.

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[–]censorshipment 5 insightful - 6 fun5 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 6 fun -  (3 children)

They're not monolithic, ya know, so there are still some older folks who (want to) use transsexual. Maybe the "truscum"/"transmedicalist" side.

[–]MarkTwainiac 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They're not monolithic, ya know, so there are still some older folks who (want to) use transsexual. Maybe the "truscum"/"transmedicalist" side.

But those people are mostly not TRAs, on the contrary many are appalled by the TRAs, and the OP specifically asked why do TRAs hate the word.

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

Do you think someone who identifies as transsexual would respect sex-segregated spaces? I do appreciate people who acknowledge their sex so they get a point haha.

[–]censorshipment 7 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

At this point, probably not.

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

'Transexual' is a legacy nomenclature underpinned by decades of research and established typologies (see Ray Blanchard's work). Transgenderism is an ideological movement aimed at tearing all that down in an attempt to align 'trans' with the gay rights movement. This is why you see certain public trans figures like Rose of Dawn and Buck Angel still proclaiming themselves 'transexual', and being attacked by the transgender movement for doing so.

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

I assume TRAs hate that word because it implies people with gender dysphoria transition.

Based on what I have seen on Twitter and YouTube, some trans identified males have no desire to transition: take hormones and get surgery.

Some are indeed quite happy with the body they were born with.