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Originally Posted by smudgie

I think we have the same point, but a crossing of wires.
If you have transitioned to a women then I don’t feel the need to make a distinction.
If Fred became Freda I wouldn’t refer to her as Trans or woman, just Freda.

That's not the point. We're discussing terms which distinguish when it's needed. Not in everyday use, but in a specific debate/discussion.

I'm sure you wouldn't refer to Fred/Freda as "human" in everyday parlance, and yet the word is there when it is useful in certain discussions.