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Trans and Stealth

I used to be pretty arrogant about the whole stealth vs. out thing.  Today reading Dyssonance’s To Stealth Or Not To Stealth, I had to reflect on how my perspective has changed, and not. I’ve worked jobs where no one knew I was transgender/transsexual and I’ve worked at places where my entire story was posted on page one of the Indianapolis Star.

The bottom line for me is this: I am a woman, but I am not  female (Gender=social construction, sex=biological function). Technically, I am no longer male either. I have sexual characteristics of both sexes. But most people that I interact with on a daily basis don’t need to know my genital history.

That being said, I don’t hide the fact that I’m trans, either. So I’m not stealth, but sometimes I wear camouflage. ;)

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avatarTransadvocate contributor: Marti Abernathey  (1924 Posts)

Marti Abernathey is Transadvocate.com's blog editor. She's also a podcaster, activist, and radiologic technologist in Madison, Wisconsin. She's been a part of various internet radio ventures such as TSR Live!, The T-Party, and The Radical Trannies, to name a few. As an advocate she's previously been involved with the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance, Rock Indiana Campaign for Equality, and the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition. She's taken vital roles as a grass roots community organizer in The Indianapolis Tax Day Protest (2003), The Indy Pride HRC Protest (2004), Transgender Day of Remembrance (2004), Indiana's Witch Hunt (2005), and the Rally At The Statehouse (the largest ever GLBT protest in Indiana - 3/2005). She was a delegate from Indiana to the Democratic National Convention and a member of Barack Obama's LGBT Steering and Policy Committee.


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  • http://ariablue.wordpress.com Ariablue

    The definition of transsexual is plain. I’m not sure why you feel the need to change it to suit you. You are either born with it or your aren’t. Those of us who were can spot phonies a mile away.

    • http://www.dyssonance.com Dyssonance

      Interestingly enough, the definition of a transsexual *is* plain, and is provided in the ICD-10 and, under the name of “Gender Identity Disorder”, in the DSM-IV.

      Any other assertions that do not fall in line with those criteria are going to be matters of speculative opinion and emotional politics.

      As for those who can spot phonies a mile away, that is strictly an emotive argument without any substantiative merit.

  • http://www.dyssonance.com/ Dyssonance

    Unrelated and personal to aria blue:

    You will note that wile I am commenting, I am not arguing on your blog. Nor will I — You already perceive me as being an inciter, and I have no wish to incite at your your space.

    If you would like me to not comment, ask me nicely and I shall not.

  • http://www.dyssonance.com Dyssonance

    Unrelated and personal to aria blue:

    You will note that wile I am commenting, I am not arguing on your blog. Nor will I — You already perceive me as being an inciter, and I have no wish to incite at your your space.

    If you would like me to not comment, ask me nicely and I shall not.

  • Marti Abernathey

    This post reminds me of a usenet thread, so I’m going to close it. No one here is hearing each other, it’s just a chance to punk each other. There’s plenty of other places to do that on the internet.

  • Marti Abernathey

    This post reminds me of a usenet thread, so I’m going to close it. No one here is hearing each other, it’s just a chance to punk each other. There’s plenty of other places to do that on the internet.

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