Study on Respectful Language We (James Green and Dallas Denny) are doing a paper about the use of descriptive terminology in the professional literature of gender identity issues. Basically, we are interested in reforming the literature so it speaks respectfully about transsexual and transgendered persons. To do that, we must determine what transsexual and transgendered people like, and what they don't like. We are asking community members to give us their opinions of certain terms which have been used in the literature, and some of the terms put forth by the community itself, so we can communicate the community's opinions to the readers of our paper. Responses to the following questionnaire can be e-mailed to: TSTGMen@aol.com or aegis@gender.org, or sent via mail to AEGIS, P.O. Box 33724, Decatur, GA 30033. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the paper which will eventually come from this, be sure to indicate on your form. Survey of Language Usage 1. Do you want a copy of our final paper (if so, give your name and address or e-mail address. We consider this information personal and will use it only for distribution of the paper. 2. What is your year of birth? 3. What sex were you assigned at birth: Male Female Intersexed 4. What word or words would you preferentially to use to describe yourself (e.g., male, female, transsexual, transgenderist, crossdresser, androgyne, intersexed, new woman, new man, etc.). 5. Which of the following terms do you think best elaborates the description of you that you provided in 4 above: androgyne crossdresser intersexed transgenderist transsexed transsexual nontransgendered/nontranssexual 6. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate these terms below which have been used in the psychomedical literature (and/or in the community): 1 = I hate it 2 = I dislike it 3 = I'm so-so about it 4 = I like it 5 = I'm enthusiastic about it (love it) Note: Some of these terms will of necessity not describe YOU. Please rate all terms 1-5. androgyne bi-gendered crossdresser female transsexual (to refer to someone born female who becomes a man) former transsexual (to refer to someone who has had sex reassignment surgery) FTM gender bender gender blender gender challenged gender dysphoria gender euphoria gender fuck gender gifted gender identity disorder male transsexual (to refer to someone born male who becomes a woman) MTF new woman/new man non-op nonoperative transsexual post-op postoperative transsexual pre-op preoperative transsexual sex change sex reassignment third sex tranny transgender transgenderist transie transman transsexual transsexual man (to refer to an FTM transsexual person) transsexed man (to refer to an FTM person who has completed his transition) transsexual woman (to refer to an MTF transsexual person) transsexed woman (to refer to an MTF person who has completed her transition) transpeople transwoman transvestic fetishist transvestite two-spirit 7. For someone who lives full time as a woman after SRS, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who lives full time as a man after SRS, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who lives full time as a woman without any surgery, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who lives full time as a man without any surgery, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who lives full time as a woman without hormones, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who lives full time as a woman without hormones, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who identifies as woman but has not begun transition, which pronouns should be used? Male Female For someone who identifies as a man but has not begun transition, which pronouns should be used? Male Female Which pronouns should be used to identify a crossdressed male crossdresser? Male Female Which pronouns should be used to identify a crossdressed female crossdresser? Male Female Which pronouns should be used to identify a noncrossdressed male crossdresser? Male Female Which pronouns should be used to identify a noncrossdressed female crossdresser? Male Female 8. How do you regard the use of quotation marks in the following sentences: 1 = I hate it 2 = I dislike it 3 = I'm so-so about it 5 = I like it 6 = I'm enthusiastic about it (love it) Mary was happy in "her" new role as a woman. Mario was happy in "his" new role as a man. "Mary" was happy to take on the role of a woman. "Mario" was happy to take on the role of a man. Mary was pleased with her new "vagina." Mario enjoyed the appearance of his "penis." Thank you for participating in this study.
	Provided by Dallas Denny (aegis@gender.org)
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