^ - Not to be a scold, @Freddie53, but the word is "transgender", not "transgendered". It is a common, mistaken use of terms to describe a person who identifies as transgender, especially among us of older generations. The added "ed" makes it an adjective, but also indicates past tense. As if they are dead and gone. Or that their transformation into being the whole self that they identify as being is complete.
Please read this, from formerly, stodgy old Time Magazine from, (gasp!), 2014:
Why It's Best to Avoid The Word 'Transgendered'
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For instance, if you meet a trans person—someone who identifies with a gender other than the sex they were assigned at birth—it’s generally a good idea to ask which pronouns (he or she, him or her) they prefer and to use whatever that is. If you meet a trans person, you should not ask about the particulars of their body, much as you would likely prefer strangers not to inquire about yours. And if you meet a transgender person, you should not refer to them as “a transgender” or “transgendered.”
Referring to someone as “a transgender” can sound about as odd as saying, “Look, a gay!” It turns a descriptive adjective into a defining noun and can make the subject sound distant and foreign, like they’re something else first and a person second. This guidance is part of GLAAD’s media reference guide, under the heading “Terms to Avoid”: “Do not say, ‘Tony is a transgender,’ or ‘The parade included many transgenders.’ Instead say, ‘Tony is a transgender man,’ or ‘The parade included many transgender people.’” These key language nuances haven’t been consistently adopted by the media... [Including, up tli 2014, Time Magazine itself.]
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Here's more on that topic, if interest:
Why you should always use "transgender" instead of "transgendered"
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It never ceases to amaze me how such a tiny percentage of our planet's population can get so many Right-wingers' panties in a bunch, faster than a speeding bullet, when transgender men and woman claim their right to "self identity"... What could be MORE "American" than that?
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Thanks for the information. I used
transgendered because this is the term that I have read in print media.
On reflection there is another reason that the ed should not be used. Transgendered can be an indication that the person became a trans person sometime after birth. As in "Tom is transgendered." indicating that Tom was born female and was changed into a man sometime after birth.
This promotes the idea that Tom was once a female and decided at some point to become as a man.
It is my understanding that in this case I give concerning Tom. Tom is a man who was born with a different set of sex organs as Tom is as a person: mentally, emotionally, and any other relevant adjectives.
In other words, Tom has always been male in every way except for his sex organs which he may or may not have had the surgery to change the sex organs from enlarged breast and vagina to smaller breasts and penis with enough testosterone treatments to have Tom's voice changed to being a bit deeper, more muscle development, and perhaps more hair.
So yes, transgendered would be an affront. Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention, but particularly me.
