adjectif (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} adjectif) wrote,@ 2004-10-21 14:00:00 |
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Trans-huh?
I've noticed that when trans-folk talk about themselves they usually use trans-girl or trans-man. More rarely do you see trans-woman and trans-boy seems to be rare. The femanist in me rebells at this. Google seems to back up these observations:
trans-girl: 12000
trans-woman: 4980
trans-man: 12700
trans-boy: 8480
Is this because trans-folk, in an effort to pass, tend to retreat into the most conservative of gender presentations in their new gender? This probably helps when in stealth mode.
[Edit Dec 29th, 2006] The numbers have changed lot, see here.
I've noticed that when trans-folk talk about themselves they usually use trans-girl or trans-man. More rarely do you see trans-woman and trans-boy seems to be rare. The femanist in me rebells at this. Google seems to back up these observations:
trans-girl: 12000
trans-woman: 4980
trans-man: 12700
trans-boy: 8480
Is this because trans-folk, in an effort to pass, tend to retreat into the most conservative of gender presentations in their new gender? This probably helps when in stealth mode.
[Edit Dec 29th, 2006] The numbers have changed lot, see here.
