• Lemminary@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It implies a sex change op which is quite invasive of people’s privacy. It’s also inaccurate for a lot of trans folks who may only change their gender expression and avoid the operation altogether, hence the adoption of transgender that has the right emphasis.

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        3 days ago

        What’s the issue?
        It has the wrong implications.

        Sorry, I wasn’t clear!

        It also sounds lewd but there’s a similar debate about “queer” even though that one has been mostly reclaimed.