It’s time for our series of posts here at Jessica Who?, titled “Word of the Week”. In these short articles, from here on out published each Friday, I will explore the various labels and umbrella terms used to label us. By doing this, I hope to educate not only myself, but also anyone who may not be familiar with these terms. Feel free to add your own knowledge to each post by leaving a comment 
. The label that we will be examining is: Transgender
Standard Definition
Of, relating to, or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth
Derogatory?
No.
What’s It Really Mean?
The definition is pretty straightforward.
My Take
In honor of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, I chose transgender as the word of the week for today. A few weeks back I wrote about my own struggle with identifying as a transgender, you can read it here.
What does it mean to me? Well, being transgendered means being special, able to feel things and look at life from both ends of the gender spectrum. I will always be trans rather than fully male or female, and I am ecstatic with where I am with my gender identity.
I am proud.
Your Take
What does being trans mean to you?
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Jessica, the choice of your word of the week is very appropriate on this special Friday. I am special and always felt special. I have a perspective on life from two points of view. I look at fashion from a womans point of view and yet I am a protective male of my family. I was the bread winner but, my wife said I would of been better at home taking care of the kids. I am right handed and yet do many things with my left.
Feeling different is good as long as you accept who you are. I am trans and very proud of it.Love you,
Louise
Thank you for sharing your feelings Louise, I really appreciate it
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Special.
You got it in a single word. Perfect. Bulls-eye. Amen, Bravo, Cool and everything all the way to Zounds.
Special does not make it all a bed of roses, but that is clearly what we are and what we have, and I am glad to share that with you and your many fans.
xoxox – Petra
Thank You Petra
I think many of us are part male in thought and part female.
I think I’m 80 % male, 20 % female. I like it that way
Warren
That’s so true.
I have yet to walk into a clothing store and ever look at mens cloths first.They are totally boring. Yes I do look at things from both genders but I do prefer the female aspect better. I like to work on old cars and remodeling houses but having a transgender outlook makes me look at things from different angles. Some call it a curse but Ive learned to embrace it. My only regret is that I surpressed it for years thinking it would go away.Yes, Im proud of who I am.
Well said, Leslee, I’ll toast to that
Very well said Leslee. Ditto to those repressed feelings. I have been married for 38 years to my best friend that has learned to accept and support me. She helps me very much with my crossdressing and I will love her forever for that. My feelings never went away and I to feel terrible for trying to make it go away. I thank you and others for being there,
Louise
Excellent comment Louise, thank you
I so desperately want to say “whom”. Not “that”! She’s not an object. She’s a person: a whom, a who.
But I won’t.
Oddly, I think “transgender” adequate. Inaccurate, so much of the time, but reasonably descriptive.
For instance, I’d hesitate (translation: wouldn’t) to describe myself as “cisgender”, but am I transgendered? What, exactly makes me transgendered? Is it …
I should probably leave it at that.
Suffice to say, transgender can never be as offensive as “cisgender”. Simply because it covers a plethora of whatever it covers.
Carolyn Ann