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The main issue I have with this is that, especially considering the nature of language when it comes to personal identity, you're going to run into a lot of weird semantic confusion if we try to be hyper-specific on defining these words, especially nowadays. I don't think the term "transsexual" is inherently bad to use, but I'm also scared of having a distinction between "transsexual" and "transgender" because that distinction is sometimes used as a form of truscummy behavior. I find that they promote a false dichotomy with these terms. For example, they'll say speak of non-binary people as if being non-binary and a "transsexual" are mutually exclusive, but they'll define a "transsexual" as someone who seeks medical transition, especially surgery, which is something that I and many other non-binary people do. Ultimately, I don't think there should be extremely precise definitions of these words any more than I think that people should just learn how to respect how others identify themselves. I always go back to the "labels are descriptive and not prescriptive" outlook.