Is Akshay Kumar wooing the transgender community ? - Page 5

Originally posted by: Mahisa22

This definition of GOI is faulty. The dictionary meaning of transgender clashes with the definition that GOI has set. The world over, "transgender" is used to mean people trapped in opposite sex bodies.

Transgender 'umbrella' isn't just limited to GOI.
And, what do you mean by, "world over" ?

When United Nations talks about 'transgender' rights, they do not mean transsexuals only.
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is a 'transgender' rights activist and has been a United Nations member FOR GOD's sake. That means, by your logic, she is an activist only for transsexuals, which is ironic when she herself isn't transsexual.
Please, re-check some facts before calling an entire govt "wrong".
Many governments across the world do not EVEN recognize alternate sexualites, and some of them even criminalizes them, let alone having a definition for Transgender or gay or whatever.

This all confusion is due to pop culture, where the world "Trans" only reminds people of like Caitlyn Jenner, which is unfortunate because everyone should be aware of these basic definitions of alternate sexualites.

Again, ideally the identities should not be bracketed together.
But they were probably bracketed to let awareness takes precedence over definition, considering so many countries still have a long way to go.

Originally posted by: diasingh2

Transgender 'umbrella' isn't just limited to GOI.
And, what do you mean by, "world over" ?

When United Nations talks about 'transgender' rights, they do not mean transsexuals only.
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is a 'transgender' rights activist and has been a United Nations member FOR GOD's sake. That means, by your logic, she is an activist only for transsexuals, which is ironic when she herself isn't transsexual.
Please, re-check some facts before calling an entire govt "wrong".
Many governments across the world do not EVEN recognize alternate sexualites, and some of them even criminalizes them, let alone having a definition for Transgender or gay or whatever.

This all confusion is due to pop culture, where the world "Trans" only reminds people of like Caitlyn Jenner, which is unfortunate because everyone should be aware of these basic definitions of alternate sexualites.

Again, ideally the identities should not be bracketed together.
But they were probably bracketed to let awareness takes precedence over definition, considering so many countries still have a long way to go.

How is Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi not transsexual?

Originally posted by: Mahisa22

Non-binary and other people are not called transgender by anyone AFAIK. This 'umbrella' term is only by Indian govt's definition.

Yes they generally don’t but transgender is an umbrella term and transgender shouldn’t be the term used for transsexual .. cos as I said there’s difference between sexuality and gender

Originally posted by: Mahisa22

How is Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi not transsexual?

shes transgender !

Educate yourself and learn the difference between two terms

just because someone says they are transgender doesn’t mean they are transsexual ..

Originally posted by: Stella_001

shes transgender !

Educate yourself and learn the difference between two terms

just because someone says they are transgender doesn’t mean they are transsexual ..

Lol no. There's a difference between "transgender" and "transsexual" only for those who believe transgender is an umbrella term. Otherwise they basically mean the same thing.

Originally posted by: Stella_001

Yes they generally don’t but transgender is an umbrella term and transgender shouldn’t be the term used for transsexual .. cos as I said there’s difference between sexuality and gender

It's like "all transsexuals are transgenders but all transgenders are not transsexuals". 😆

E.g., if transgender is "cheese", then transsexuals can be called feta or mozarella which is a TYPE of cheese. Something like that you mean, right? But that's not correct dictionary-wise. Also some people find the term "transsexuals" offensive.

Sexuality doesn't enter into the discussion at all. Because this whole spectrum is based on gender identity.

Originally posted by: Mahisa22

Lol no. There's a difference between "transgender" and "transsexual" only for those who believe transgender is an umbrella term. Otherwise they basically mean the same thing.

when someone says they are transgender it can mean they can be transsexual

Or intersex or non binary or agender or anything

by saying transgender means transsexual you’re basically invalidating someone’s sexuality

Originally posted by: Stella_001

when someone says they are transgender it can mean they can be transsexual

Or intersex or non binary or agender or anything

by saying transgender means transsexual you’re basically invalidating someone’s sexuality

You are well aware that transsexual is an offensive term, right?

Originally posted by: Mahisa22

You are well aware that transsexual is an offensive term, right?

that really depends on person to person . There are people who identify themselves as transsexual and there are some people who don’t and would use other terms ..

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