A Person's SEX :

This is the person's physical body.

Male or Female.

I am Male.

Sexual-Partner preferences:

This is the heterosexual / straight, or Gay / Lesbian or BI-Sexual aspect of a person.

I am straight or heterosexual in that I am a male that is only attracted to Women... However as Jackie... When I am being Jackie and Look like Jackie... I still am attracted to Women. Therefore some call that being a Trans-Lesbian ( gets very very confusing... even in the TG World ;) lol

A Person's Gender:

This is considered totally a mental state of mind. This is totally separate from one ' s  body also separate from one's sexual preference... All independent factors of a person.

One may mentally feel they have a mainly Feminine Gender ( Barbie doll ; ) . . .

Or one may mentally feel they have a mainly Masculine gender ( Rambo ; ) . . .

Or one may be very neutral ( all the time ) and this could be called Androgyny gender . . .

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Androgyne and Androgyny and Androgynous all used by Many TG persons as the same, but actually somewhat different meanings . .. and most often confused . . .

This Gender type could mean being almost all the time mainly NON-masculine and NON-Feminine . . .

Or mean balanced with both characteristics . . .

I am Androgyne a.k.a. Whole Gendered or Bi-Gendered or Balanced Gendered.

Yet best recognized by only those very TG involved and the rather educated types who study the subject . . .

OMG how confusing can this get ; ) lol

This means I believe I am, and test out, as having;

A small percentage ( 10% ) of gender in the extreme masculine as well ( 10% ) as extreme Feminine . . .

And 40% in the Androgyny (Center) Gender . . .

My presented gender would show as ( and BE as ) the situation merited and allowed...

Can you see how this spread of expression could happen?

Here is a Simplification of the Range of those often said to be in the TG World . . .

A ) A person who just likes to dress to some degree in the other sex's clothes . . . Most likely for a sexual gratification . . . This in itself has nothing to do with gender . . . Some, would call this a Transvestite . . . However most would refer to being a Transvestite as Gender related. This is what most called a CrossDresser in the past.

B ) A  CD  or CrossDresser.

I am a CrossDresser.

This is a very complete Emulated Expression of the opposite sex in matter of dress and appearance.

This can be MTF ( Male To Female ) . . . (Me)

Or can be FTM ( Female To Male )... Yes those expressions exist as well... but the FTM can go about a 'normal' life with really nothing said ( to their face ) . . .   This may only reflect their sexual preference and style, and / or may   simply be a genuine Gender Expression with the person . . .

This term, CD ( MTF ) or CrossDresser is what persons like me are usually called and call themselves . . . And that's OK . . .

In jest I have self-coined the term 'Happy-Dresser' ; ) Seems better than 'Cross-Dresser . . . Because it is So Much FUN ; ) But most people miss my joke there...

C )  A TS or Transsexual

 ( pre-op and post-op ) . . .

This is where the person feels like their Gender is very much the opposite from their body, and therefore feel 'trapped' in the wrong body . . . Many, but not all, aspire to have a sex change operation ( SRS ), even major surgery to their face as well ( FFS ), and have breast enhancement, and usually have life long hormone treatment ( HRT) . . .

These TS Transsexual persons have the biggest challenges I believe, and are courageous almost beyond belief. http://www.transsexual.org/

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