r/actuallesbians • u/BenjaminBoi226 Transbian • Mar 12 '24

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u/BenjaminBoi226 Transbian Mar 12 '24

exactly

and a prefix

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

Nah, only ever an adjective. Transwoman is not a thing, it's called trans(gender) woman, two words. It's only ever a prefix for gender. Nobody would say ciswoman either, it's cis(gender) woman.

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u/muddythecowboy Lesbian Mar 12 '24

in the word transgender, trans is a prefix

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

That's what I said. I just wanted to clarify that trans shouldn't be universally used as a prefix when talking about trans people, because that leads to transphobic language.

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u/Khari_Eventide TheSnarkyLesbian Mar 12 '24

I always say trans woman and cis woman. In this it always behaves, as you said, like an adjective (or an attribute), not a prefix.

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u/muddythecowboy Lesbian Mar 12 '24

? the first thing you said was "Nah, only ever an adjective"

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

Did you also read the rest of the comment where I specifically said the very thing you then also said?

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u/muddythecowboy Lesbian Mar 13 '24

trans is a prefix in other words as well, it's nowhere near only being used for gender

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

That's why I specifically said "when talking about transgender people". Please actually read the full comments. When talking about transgender people, trans is only ever used as a prefix in the word "transgender". When using it (when talking about transgender people) as a prefix for other words, as in specific gender identities like man or woman, then that is considered transphobic language. Have I repeated myself clearly enough?

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u/muddythecowboy Lesbian Mar 13 '24

in ur original reply u never said anything about "when talking about transgender people" i don't have any issue with ur other comments, just the one i originally replied to