Lorileah, you are ultimately right about what you are saying as far as be the change you want to see. Since I am one who has decided that it is not in my best interest with the overall life I have to "play in the sandbox", I do not get too bent up over whatever terms, names, laws are being pushed or thwarted. Not that I am without opinion mind you, but it would be hypocritical of me to whine loudly about any misunderstandings, being poorly treated or just plain ignorance and lack of knowledge while not attempting to right any of it. I have to therefor accept the self imposed limitations. Perhaps it was the many mistakes I made early on in not disclosing my gender issues... I have decided to accept the consequences of this. for me that just means my wife is not comfortable enough to view me dressed, and has limited acceptance of it overall. But, I was at least smart enough or perhaps lucky enough to find someone who is willing to at least give it a good shot in opening their mind as my wife has. She actually gives me plenty of time to dress, almost daily for an hour or two, and will listen and be involved in discussions from time to time.
Back to the TG/TS/ T1000 issue. I do think personally that TG is or should be considered a spectrum, within it the variations from casual partial dresser to fully identifying opposite birth sex. That which we call TS. Maybe the media just has too much of a PC hang up on the word SEX, or any variation of it. I really do not care ultimately... I can be "just a CDer"... and there doesn't really have to be a considered spectrum, for the sake of PC. I do think though that it would hamper a better understanding of CDers and that without knowledge of what the difference of a CDer vs TG/TS is, which may be in degrees..... Warm water, hot water.... hot enough it boils and then , but it is still H2O... Same stuff, liquid or gas state... People overall should be able to identify themselves correctly and have something to be able to identify themselves with. A comfortable out CDer who wants no part of transition should be able to express themselves, and have people understand the difference between them and someone who does want to or is/has transitioned. If they are looking for a partner and the partner is ok with CDing, but not ok with someone who is or will transition, accurate knowledge without having to tip toe so crazily due to current PC wording and terminology. Maybe the TG and CDer will accomplish this.... but many CDers, myself included have a range of other feminine expressions, which are not directly clothing. (a big reason why I feel CDers and TS is about degrees) Hopefully with more media exposure there will also be more accurate knowledge being presented as well. I do not care what the terms that are used are so long as it can be done so accurately.
