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[Davita]

Out of idol curiosity, how come no one bothers to refer to the international organizations that have estalished various standards including terminology and definitions. My w**k within their policies and guidance uses a couple of the organizations so that they are able to create more concise direction for staff and managers. BTW the DSM is not referenced.

My w**k refers to http://www.wpath.org/ and darned if I didn't get brain dead just now and forgot the other. I'll look it up when i go back to w**k.

[Virginia]

Awesome points Davita! My bad!

What some of us fail to acknowledge is that someone somewhere has to "define"us. It is simply human nature to want to know and to have some frame of reference with which to relate.

Unfortunately ................................. well, I am not in the mood to be drug off to the woodshed this morning so I will leave well enough alone for now!

Ya done good though!

V

[Davita]

Virginia, it's not just you, it's a good portion of the girls that all complain about the labels yet they don't seem to know them. OOps now I'm being picky. Sorry y'all. It's my nature; I used to belong to several standards bodies in my w**k career.

[Davita]

As promised, here are the international organizations my work guidance used:

• http://www.who.int/gender/whatisgender/en/ the World Health Org
  
  http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/2 ... entity.pdf USA Dept of Labor
  
  http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversigh ... -guidance/ USA Office of Personnel Management
  
  http://www.wpath.org/

[Ms. Erin]

Thank you dear, I will copy and paste in my TG folder and check them out right now.

[Eileen (SO)]

I just I'd like to think TG covers everyone on this site (except SOs) but I recognise that some CDs are happy to sit under the umbrella while others are not.

I have come to understand, and may be wrong, that the average cross dresser enjoys his male side as well. A TG is never as ease with their own body, regardless of the clothing worn.
This may explain why a CD over dresses as female, rarely in casual clothing, to get the girly side out. While a TG dresses more androgynous, because they feel more feminine inside, all the time.

I know, oversimplified, that's never true for everybody.

Eileen

[Rikki]

Eileen,

You nailed it as the subject pertains to my inner feelings.

Rikki