Comments on: Word of the Week: T-Girl

By: Jackie Star

Jackie Star — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:47:26 +0000

I have no problem with the term T-Girl but I have a BIG!!! problem with the term T-Gurl and I have told people, I am a “GIRL” so do not try and degrade me. I find the term T-Gurl offensive and degrading.

By: Rianna Humble

Rianna Humble — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:15:42 +0000

Like you, I have only recently come across the term, but I do useT-Gurl to describe myself when I am Rianna.

As others have said, it is an easily understood term and seems to me to describe the journey that I am on to discover my transgender self.

By: Syndirella Heart

Syndirella Heart — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:02:25 +0000

Yes. The TGIRL is a use full word to explain things.

I use it in my taglines too. AND I use it to share with the world that I am one of the ONLY TGIRL drummers on the planet that is actually playing in an ALL TGIRL rock band in San Francisco.

We, Lipstick Conspiracy, are also politically and socially active in gaining equal rights for us and all transpeople.

Have a great Halloween Holiday…

Syndirella Heart
TGIRL DRUMMER

By: Jessica De Leon

Jessica De Leon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:34:21 +0000

Interesting take, thanks for your input Gaven. I will have to check out those craigs list ads

By: Gaven

Gaven — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:42:38 +0000

My take on the term T-Girl is that it like any word based on the context of the sentence around it could be offensive. Mostly I have seen it used by transitioning MTF transsexuals or on Craigs list for gay guys that do not want to come out and are looking for sex with a guy in drag. Read the ads they are sometimes funny and you will understand what I mean. I do not use the word to describe my self as I am happy being male but enjoy and prefer the clothing most often associated with woman. I say it that way because once I buy something it is no longer woman’s clothes it is my clothes.

By: Jessica De Leon

Jessica De Leon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:03:37 +0000

I wonder that as well. I hear many of the women in my life refer to themselves as girls, women and ladies.

By: Lynn Jones

Lynn Jones — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:02:30 +0000

I don’t mind the term t-girl (I know some folk don’t like it) and it does figure in my blog title. I don’t feel much like a ‘girl’ per say, but t-lady makes me think of a woman with a refreshment trolley

It’s funny that my lovely wife is a lady, yet can still have a girl’s night out. At what age does a person of the female persuasion stop being a girl and shifts to being a woman or lady?

By: Jessica De Leon

Jessica De Leon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:37:23 +0000

And thank you TGBarbie, for contributing to the discussion. Much appreciated

By: TGBarbie

TGBarbie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:21:47 +0000

Interesting,
I had always thought of the term a little unsavory becouse i dont feel anybody has the right to label us as people ,now i understand the need for a label (obviously how we find one another online or whatever ) but in general i find the term undesirable as i don’t feel i was born in the wrong body and should have been born t-gurl but instead i think we all feel it is a girl we should have been born and we feel the need to “correct” this mistake! So i guess what im trying to explain here is i think using these titles were somehow settling & exepting the LABEL put on each one of us to describe our “mental disorder” , while i dont mind other girlz using using this tag on me i refuse to accept it from main stream society!
ok ive rambled 2 long (i do this alot) just wanted to say hmmm, definatly makes you think and great to hear other opinions on this
Barbie

By: Jessica De Leon

Jessica De Leon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:47:03 +0000

The first time I heard the word it was used in a bad way, putting down someone. That’s why I thought it was offensive

By: t-girl stacy

t-girl stacy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:45:30 +0000

it’s just a word, a shorter word of the term transsexual girl or transvestite girl. T-girl much shorter, see simple… how could you think it was a forbidden and or offensive terms?

By: Jessica De Leon

Jessica De Leon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:41:08 +0000

Hi Julie,

Thanks for the wonderful comment, thanks for adding your insight. I am glad that you have found it to be such a great word .

By: Amorous Eyes

Amorous Eyes — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:28:17 +0000

I call myself a T-Girl and even use it in the tagline for my blog. I’ve found that out of all the terms I could use it suits me the most and doesn’t feel offensive or derogatory.

My reasoning is that I don’t like the “sexual” part in Transsexual as it gives too many people the wrong impression. Transgender is too vague and already mainly used as the umbrella term for any of us in any phase, and the biggest factor is the fact that it isn’t immediately clear what gender I am with either of those terms. MTF I wouldn’t even consider because it is rarely understood outside the T-community.

T-Girl is a short and to the point term that most people ‘get’ pretty quick. It seems to be catching on too. I like that it immediately shows that I am a girl (let there be no doubt), and when I do get people who don’t know and ask me about it I simply say the T stands for Trans or Transsexual.

I am a girl, I always will be, and I like that to be clear to all, so T-Girl it is.

Love! <3