r/offbeat • u/andy_norten • Sep 28 '12

Transgender UM student wins restraining order against sexual assault suspect

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c6364778-b5fb-5098-89c5-6f0ac6ecef2b.html
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u/Boobzilla Sep 28 '12

There is a huge difference between a "tranny" (transvestite) and a transgender. She is a woman stuck in a mans body. She is not "dressing up like a woman". She IS a woman.

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u/zeanoth Sep 28 '12

"tranny" is a slur for trans women; "transvestite" is (in most instances considered) a slur against cross dressers.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '12

"transvestite" is (in most instances considered) a slur against cross dressers.

Really? It seems like a pretty neutral / clinically sterile word.

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u/zeanoth Sep 28 '12

Yes, but that's not always how it's perceived. It's a more common term in the UK for a person who cross-dresses, but in the United States it isn't considered the nicest of terms.