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Originally Posted by lily.
I agree with most of this. The only part I question is : "But she is not a man".
Can it be said that "she is not a woman"?
And, if so, what is she? How would one actually categorize her?
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I don't know about others, but I would personally say 'trans-woman' or MTF (Male to female) transsexual.
I think that the term 'woman' is often perceived to mean 'born woman'. She's not a 'born woman', we know that much. But she is a trans-woman.
I'd say that trans-woman is a sub-category of 'woman' as a whole. So, with that in mind yes, she is a woman. But was born physically male. It's a very intricate issue, with layers of ambiguity and subjectivity (different people have very different attitude to what is and what's not!!) but that's my two cense for now. Lol.