Let's say I, a middle aged cis man went to my doctor, wanting gender affirming care, and my doctor wanted to provide - what, if anything, would the treatment/care consist of? Just making sure my testosterone level was up to Hegseth-approved standards?

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[–] 7 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Frankly, as a trans person, I'm not a fan of the term. I didn't get treatment to "affirm my gender." I changed my sex. I literally changed my sex. I didn't get "gender affirming treatment" or whatever the new entry on the euphemism treadmill is we're supposed to use this year.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago (3 children)

    My trans kid uses transgender because his body is still female in most ways but he does use T and is a he. I think only when you change genitals that's changing your sex, right?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago (2 children)

    I would argue HRT changes your sex.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

    Does this mean that the older term term "sex change" is more appropriate?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child)

    Frankly I prefer that to the wishy washy language around gender.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 10 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

    Yeah, I think wishy washy "too careful" language is annoying to everyone involved in the conversation. Overly vague language instead of just using the correct syntax serves nobody.

    I don't remember the context or the exact question, but I do remember saying at some point, on the topic of gender and sexuality, something along the lines of "I was born with a penis, I like it that way, and I enjoy inserting it into opposite genitalia". I found that to be the easiest way of clarification. To my defense, this was before I learned what "cisgendered" meant and I just wanted to make sure there was no ambiguity. This was in 2010 or thereabouts.

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