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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Actually, your original post told me the only pieces I haven't been sure about: terminology. I've never really know how to refer to transsexuals in a way that is appropriate and sensitive, but your post gave me all that. Thanks!
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Most of the time the best way is as their desired sex. Sissy prefers to be called a girl (or woman), she, her. The use of MTF or transwoman should be reserved for when you need to distiguish between a transsexual woman and a natal (natural born) woman.
This does bring up an interesting point, though. Most transsexuals I know refer to themselves when first transitioning as girls regardless of age. And without exception they tend to call their female voice their "girl voice". I think it's because most of the time they never got to be a girl, so, linguisticallly anyway, they go through a period of being a girl before they become a woman.