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Corkey · 03-08-2011, 04:40 PM

[QUOTE=EnderD_503;297518]Also have a question to other male/trans identities whether male id butch, FTM, transguy etc. Do you find or have you found that your identity shifts at all? No. The way you perceive yourself versus the way you explain yourself to people depending on the environment? If you don't id specifically as a FTM or transguy but present as male id'd butch or a related identity, do you find yourself partially adopting a trans identity in order to better explain yourself to others in ways they might find easier to understand? [COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"]No, I don't adopt FTM for myself because I'm not transitioning.[/COLOR] Or perhaps as you go through your transition? Or maybe you find it more and more of a convenience or necessity from an activist perspective? [COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"]I explain I am male ID TG Butch, I'm not FTM and the two are separate identities.[/COLOR]

Or on the other hand: if you do or have identified as FTM or transguy specifically, do you find yourself letting go of the FTM/transguy labels as you go through your transition and no longer need access to certain resources? Distance yourself from a common trans pursuit for equality? Desire to simply melt away from a trans/ftm id?

In general, no matter your male/trans id, how has your relationship with the word "trans" changed over time (if it has at all)? If so, how and why do you think that is? [COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"]My ID remains the same, I don't co-opt others ID's as that is not how I ID.

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03-08-2011, 04:40 PM	#10
Corkey Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Very Married Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Where I want to be Posts: 8,155 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 47,491 Thanked 29,268 Times in 6,637 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	[QUOTE=EnderD_503;297518]Also have a question to other male/trans identities whether male id butch, FTM, transguy etc. Do you find or have you found that your identity shifts at all? No. The way you perceive yourself versus the way you explain yourself to people depending on the environment? If you don't id specifically as a FTM or transguy but present as male id'd butch or a related identity, do you find yourself partially adopting a trans identity in order to better explain yourself to others in ways they might find easier to understand? [COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"]No, I don't adopt FTM for myself because I'm not transitioning.[/COLOR] Or perhaps as you go through your transition? Or maybe you find it more and more of a convenience or necessity from an activist perspective? [COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"]I explain I am male ID TG Butch, I'm not FTM and the two are separate identities.[/COLOR] Or on the other hand: if you do or have identified as FTM or transguy specifically, do you find yourself letting go of the FTM/transguy labels as you go through your transition and no longer need access to certain resources? Distance yourself from a common trans pursuit for equality? Desire to simply melt away from a trans/ftm id? In general, no matter your male/trans id, how has your relationship with the word "trans" changed over time (if it has at all)? If so, how and why do you think that is? [COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"]My ID remains the same, I don't co-opt others ID's as that is not how I ID. [/COLOR] __________________ "Many proposals have been made to us to adopt your laws, your religion, your manners and your customs. We would be better pleased with beholding the good effects of these doctrines in your own practices, than with hearing you talk about them". ~Old Tassel, Chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee)