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I wasn't aware that some folks don't like the word "intact". What is the preferred way of referring to a trans-woman with a penis?
by MyHypatia 5y ago
I wasn't aware that some folks don't like the word "intact". What is the preferred way of referring to a trans-woman with a penis?
- jolux 5y agoIn this context “trans woman with a penis” or “woman with a penis” is fine. You can’t go wrong with scientific language. Pretty much nobody who is trans uses the word “intact,” I would go so far as to say it’s offensive and that you should avoid using it in the future if you don’t want to offend people. I find it offensive, certainly. It’s reminiscent of transphobic people describing trans women who have had vaginoplasties as mutilated.
- eropple 5y agoI mean, I'm not trans, I'm not in a place to note "preferred" nomenclature, but I moderate spaces where there are trans folks and "pre-operative", or perhaps "without bottom surgery", seems to be a neutral description. With that said, the focus on genitalia strikes me as odd and really unfounded in the first place for a productive conversation.
- MyHypatia 5y agoI do agree that focus on genitalia is generally unnecessary and unwelcome. In this case though we are discussing trans-women fearing people with penises raping them in men's prisons, and cis-women fearing people with penises raping them in women's prisons. In this context, if a trans-woman doesn't have a penis then this fear is unfounded and they should be housed with cis-women. If a trans-woman does have a penis, then I think this fear is reasonable (after all, that is what trans-women are escaping when they leave men's prisons). Basically, this is one of the few cases where discussing genitalia is relevant.
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