Mmm, I have heard of a minority in places like Australia object to the term, so yes. But they are still a minority. And I didn't want to imply that all American transpeople would be adverse to labelling themselves as as such, because I know not all are (although I can see how I gave that impression).
But it's definitely a POV that originated in the US, and it saddens me that the negative interpretation is gaining ground, including that minority in places where "trannie" has a long history. It seems probable that the word was coined by transpeople themselves originally, so it's a shame (to me) that some people have renounced it, and that renunciation of part of their own language is becoming dominant in some places.
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Date: 2009-06-03 02:16 pm (UTC)But it's definitely a POV that originated in the US, and it saddens me that the negative interpretation is gaining ground, including that minority in places where "trannie" has a long history. It seems probable that the word was coined by transpeople themselves originally, so it's a shame (to me) that some people have renounced it, and that renunciation of part of their own language is becoming dominant in some places.