Talk:transsexual

2005
The wiktionary entries for TG, TS, and IS terms are currently abominable. As of writing, there is an archaic entry for "hermaphrodite", but nothing regarding the proper word - "intersexuality". Keeping in mind that wiktionary entries should certainly be more concise than their wikipaedia counterparts, some elaboration would be helpful. Current and appropriate usage should be better reflected.

Regarding the definition of transsexual: The issues of sex and gender involved in transsexuality are complex. Without resorting to long discussions of etiology or taxonomy, I believe there needs to be an improvement of this definition. Transsexuality probably derives from neurological bases which go beyond "feelings", not to mention sometimes involving intersex conditions. Likewise, "desire" to be "the opposite sex" is often a red flag that someone is not transsexual, as transsexuality usually includes a certitude of pre-established identity.

I hope my revision will find acceptance.

RFV discussion
Current definition: One who has undergone hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sex reassignment surgery (SRS). Rfv-sense: Many transsexuals get these treatments, but do they really define a transsexual? --Hekaheka 18:57, 6 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Here's one: . It doesn't support the "medicine" tag, though. —Ruakh TALK 19:47, 6 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Another one: , also not supporting the "medicine" tag. BTW, while it's hard to find cites that clearly support our sense #2, there are a fair number that seem to intend something more than our sense #1 — either living as a (wo)man, or seeking sex reassignment surgery. Indeed, I'd say that our sense #1 is a better definition of "transgender(ed) person" than of "trans(s)exual person". (And even then it would be a bit wrong, in that a person doesn't cease to be transgender or transsexual on undergoing sex reassignment surgery, even though his/her physical sex thenceforth matches his/her gender self-image. I think something like "birth sex" would be a bit more accurate, though that has the complication that with intersex people, these terms are commonly defined relative to the sex that they were assigned after birth, or the gender they were raised in.) —Ruakh TALK 21:02, 6 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Cited IMHO, but I think the "medicine" tag should be removed. —Ruakh TALK 03:15, 7 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Edited both noun definitions to take into account Ruakh's comments. Better? --Hekaheka 16:05, 10 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks! —Ruakh TALK 20:22, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

RFV passed. —Ruakh TALK 20:22, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Swedish translations
One has two S's the other has one S, are both forms correct or is one a typo? Neither have Wiktionary entries. Nicole Sharp (talk) 05:25, 14 April 2013 (UTC)


 * It's spelled transsexuell. (It's a compound of trans + sexuell; you don't drop one s.) I don't think it's ever used as a noun though. A noun that comes close is transperson, but it has a wider meaning. I will remove the incorrect Swedish translations.


 * A Swede might point out that you can say something like "jag såg två transsexuella" ("I saw two transsexuals"). But the word personer (persons) would be implied in that sentence. Jiiimbooh (talk) 09:17, 14 January 2014 (UTC)