Martin Seligman

Sexual performance problems, such as impotence and frigidity, are 70 to 90 percent changeable. But a homosexual who wants to be a heterosexual - that's close to unchangeable. And a transsexual - say a man who believes he's really a woman in a man's body - is completely unchangeable; you'd have to change the body to conform to the psyche.

American Psychologist

Zoey Tur

If someone asks about sexual reassignment surgery, you are supposed to say, 'Why are we talking about that?' But I am a post-op transsexual. And I am a reporter. If you can explain and talk about it, you demystify it. And if you demystify it, it's not an issue.

American Journalist

Jai Rodriguez

At the beginning of each year, we have conceptual meetings. How are we going to challenge ourselves this year? So we suggested a transsexual or transgender. And to be honest, I am shocked they let us do it.

American Actor

Marsha P. Johnson

A drag queen is one that usually goes to a ball and that's the only time she gets dressed up. Transvestites live in drag. A transsexual spends most of her life in drag.

American Celebrity

Lee Pace

Not even my excellent training at Juilliard prepared me for my first movie role, where I played a transsexual who falls in love with a military guy in 'Soldier's Girl.

Jordan Peterson

If the standard transsexual person wants to be regarded as he or she, my sense is I'll address you according to the part that you appear to be playing.

Canadian Psychologist

Conchita Wurst

If people really want to know whether I am a woman or transsexual, I take it as a compliment. It means I'm doing my job well.

Austrian Musician

Fallon Fox

I think when kids are younger, they don't have these preconceived notions of what a transsexual person is.

American Athlete

Katherine Moennig

The characters I've played that people have noticed included a cross-dresser and a transsexual.

American Actress

Laura Jane Grace

Society doesn't portray transsexual people in a very positive light.

American Musician

Shows how someone experiences themselves, beyond physical attributes.

Personal Identity

Be respectful and sensitive, as it involves deeply personal aspects of someone's life.

Sensitive Topic

Understand 'transsexual' and 'transgender' have nuanced differences. 'Transsexual' often implies undergoing transition.

Not Interchangeable

Used to describe those seeking or having undergone medical transitioning procedures.

Medical Context

Acknowledges an ongoing process rather than a one-time event or decision.

Journey Recognition

Highlights the specific medical steps taken in the transition process.

Medical Specificity

Not tied to biological gender; relates to identity and community.

Beyond Gender

Often used to express pride and connection to their gender identity.

Identity Pride

Commonly associated with advocacy for equal rights and recognition.

Rights Advocacy

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