An Inclusive Litany

12/18/00

From a reader survey in the spring issue of Transgender Tapestry magazine:
I am:

male
female
male to female
female to male
helping professional
other

And I consider myself a:

man
woman
third (4th, etc.) gendered
nongendered person
intersexed person
cross-dresser
transvestite
transgenderist
I do not consider myself transgendered
I'm not sure whether I'm transgendered
pre-operative transsexual
postoperative transsexual
nonoperative transsexual
androgyne
butch
femme
other

My sexual orientation is:

heterosexual
bisexual
gay man
lesbian
asexual
pansexual

I am attracted to (check all that apply):

women when I present myself as a woman
men when I present myself as a woman
men when I present myself as a man
women when I present myself as a man
transpeople
the individual, regardless of their gender