[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Dia.

It means presenting as a woman full time, leaving your past identity behind, and it's not as simple as putting on a dress and changing your name, there is dozens of tiny little things you have to change about yourself before you even start on hormones. Presenting as female in some degree is expected before you can start on the hormones, it's not as easy as people like to make out, its long, difficult and lonely road.

But that's what I meant. Before any of that, how do you live as a woman.

That denotes wearing "female clothes" or growing your hair out or wearing makeup, which is not the definition of "woman". This was precisely that woman's point I feel.

But, the point I was making was India couldn't answer. You might have just answered what you feel it means to you, but India couldn't give that answer in this debate and therefore most likely attaches "living as a woman" to "wearing dresses full time".