Kandie,
Julie's comments do raise some thoughts .
Considering where the line is drawn and stepping over it doesn't just relate to the TG community , I can see parallels with problems women live with , the lack of confidence in how they look . It's really more about social pressures , from comments on the forum it's sometimes obvious how different social pressures are between the UK and the US . Many of the labels Julie mentions are partly needed in an attempt to explain ourselves to society , " I do this because I'm ....... " . We also live with often false fears of what the public might think , so at time we do overthink our situation , it's more of a problem in our heads than it is to the general public .
I find I only use labels in conversation with other members of the TG communtiy , I can't remember the last time I had to explain myself to the outside World .
At the end of the day we need to consider who sets the line we fear to tread over , is it society in general or the trans community we come from ?
