• Tilgare@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It makes me feel icky to type it out… The terms “tranny” and “transvestite” were very common nomenclature in the 90s. In conversation, movies, television. Trans people were often a punchline. And absolutely existed.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Transvestite, I believe, is also a term applied to intersex persons as well, as far as I know… At least historically.

      The condition of being intersex, as far as I’m aware, is a well known condition dating back really far.

      Those people truly have no gender (and/or they’re both genders? IDK), so “trans” doesn’t really apply to them IMO.

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        2 months ago

        People used to use hermaphrodite as a slur not that long ago for intersex people, as well.