Critique and correct my understanding of transgender ideology & vocabulary.

[hakarlman]

This is for a porn game.

He = biological male, dick, XY chromosome

She = biological female, vagina, XX chromosome

Xi (or other pronoun?) = biological female, XX chromosome, vagina, trans male, gender expresses as male. this person will look like a guy, despite having a vagina

Xhe (or other pronoun?) = biological male, XY chromosome, penis, trans female, gender expresses as a female. this person will look like a girl, despite having a penis

Non-Binary = born without dick or vagina, an anomaly, this won't be in the game, because it's a porn game. OR does non-binary mean futanari, like you have both genitals?

Does the above sound right? If not, please correct, thank you. I tried researching it from various articles, but they seem influenced by politics. I don't care about politics, I just need to understand the ideology & vocab for porn game purposes, so I trust f95 community more than other sources. I'd rather make mistakes in this forum post, rather than release the game and get backlash then.

 

[Müptezel Emo]

 

[Hagatagar]

I trust f95 community more than other sources.

 

[Pretentious Goblin]

I don't know about the fruity x-pronouns, but from what I can tell non-binary has more to do with identity than genitalia or chromosomes. If you don't identify as man or woman, you're NB. Not sure if identifying as the "opposite" gender makes you NB or just trans.

Futas (hermaphrodites) are intersex. And the intersex term probably also includes other genetic anomalies.

 

[redknight00]

He for boys, she for girls, they if you're in doubt or the other person prefers it.

No one uses those made-up pronouns like xhe or zhe outside of very niche communities you're better off avoiding.

 

[Icarus Media]

Hello, I identify as cybernetic Michael Jackson, my pronouns are He/He.

But as a cybernetic individual your use of none binary has triggered me.

 

[dexter111]

Xi for POTUS
Futanari are untermensch

 

[dexter111]

on a more serious note, just use he/they instead of xi and she/they instead of xhe.
and whatever that's more applicable visually for NB.
no need to overcomplicate this.

 

[Rafster]

Xi (or other pronoun?) = biological female, XX chromosome, vagina, trans male, gender expresses as male. this person will look like a guy, despite having a vagina

Xhe (or other pronoun?) = biological male, XY chromosome, penis, trans female, gender expresses as a female. this person will look like a girl, despite having a penis

Forget this shit, trans people will be happy if you referred to the correct pronoun.

For MtF (doesn't matter if they went with the operation or not): SHE
For FtM (Doesn't matter if they went with the opration or not): HE

Everything else is a waste of time. Now, non-binary and all that... I dunno, never met them. I guess if you just use "They/them" will be enough.

 

[Meaning Less]

Neopronouns will most likely stay in fantasyland, don't bother.

The only thing you should consider is that pronouns are not necessarily tied to gender. Some traps might want to be called 'she', some tomboys might want to be called 'he', and so on.

 

[The Rogue Trader]

You already received good answers, but I'll reiterate and expand some concepts:

"Male": one of the two possible sexes assigned at birth. XY chromosomes, penis, balls, hairy butts, that kind of stuff.
"Female": one of the two possible sexes assigned at birth. XX chromosomes, vagina, boobs, wider hips, that kind of stuff.
Humans have no other options at birth, but can alter their body later ("transitioning").

"He": the person identifies himself as male (regardless of sex assigned at birth)
"She": the person identifies himself as female (regardless of sex assigned at birth)
"They": the person doesn't identify as male nor as female (nonbinary/gender fluid). Quite rare. Also: how you address someone when you're not sure about their gender.
"Xhe, Zhe, S/He, *" et similia: not usually found in the wild. As the others said: ignore this.
"Non-Binary": they don't identify with the sex assigned at birth, but they aren't too comfortable with adopting the other gender, either. Sometimes they just need some more time to think this over, but some remain non-binary for all their lives. See: "They" above. "Gender-Fluid" can overlap.

"Trangender": the person doesn't identify with the sex assigned at birth.
"Transex": the person is actually physically transitioning toward the opposite sex. In the last couple of decades I saw this term gradually phasing out of existence, as "transgender" is considered more polite (while technically someone could be transex without being transgender, I don't think there are enough cases to split hairs this way). They can be MtF (a male transitioning toward a female) or FtM (a female transitioning toward a male). After surgical operation they might complete the transition, becoming a cis-sex of the opposite sex.
"Cisgender": the opposite of trangender, as the person does identify with the sex assigend at birth. In the old times they were called "normal". Might be hetero, bi, pan or homosexual: sexual identity is not really linked to sexual orientation.
"Queer": they don't fit the previous categories (or any category at all). A heterosexual crossdresser would be a classic case of Queer.
"Asex": they think we're all pervies and don't care about this shit.

"Sex": biological meaning. Humans can only be male or female (hermafrodites exist in other species but no case has ever been confirmed among humans).
"Gender": social/personal meaning. Most people believe that only gender is meaningful and "sex" is a bad word in this context.

EDIT:
I modified the parts where SwitchLaid corrected me. Sorry about Intersex, I wasn't aware of it being a medical condition: I removed it from the Transex entry as I don't know enough to speak about it. Cissex is the opposite of transex like cisgender is the opposite of transgender (i.e. someone that's not transitioning, aka most people), but my entry went on describing cisgender, so I'd better correct it.

 

[Deleted member 440241]

For MtF (doesn't matter if they went with the operation or not): SHE
For FtM (Doesn't matter if they went with the opration or not): HE

And be sure to work on your telepathy, because if you get it wrong with a stranger there's a 70% chance they'll publicly freak out or post about you on Twitter to have you fired.

Does the above sound right?

No, but even if it did the vocabulary around this issue is in near constant flux so you'd be wrong by next year.

If you want to go with minimal controversy

• Refer to characters by the pronouns for the gender they psychologically identify with.
• Avoid fake pronouns like xi, zhe, etc.
• Intersex refers to people with genetic disorders that result in uncommon development of sexual traits. Most commonly it's a duplication of sex chromosomes (XXY or similar) that result in a person of one biological sex sharing some traits of the other biological sex. These people are not trans, or even really related to the trans movement at all, and would just be referred to by the pronouns of their biological sex. Look up Klinefelter Syndrome if you want a more specific example.
• Non-binary refers to people who don't identify with either sex. Gender fluid refers to people who change gender identity. Don't bother touching on either because they're impossible to get right.
• Remember that the most vocal activists have their own terms and definitions, so they'll most likely take issue with any depiction you create. Just ignore them.

 

[SwitchLaid]

The Rogue Trader's explaination is probably the best one ITT.
The only changes I'd suggest are

"Transex/Intersex": the person is actually physically transitioning toward the opposite sex. In the last couple of decades I saw this term gradually phasing out of existence, as "transgender" is considered more polite (while technically someone could be transex without being transgender, I don't think there are enough cases to split hairs this way). They can be MtF (a male transitioning toward a female) or FtM (a female transitioning toward a male). After surgical operation they might complete the transition, becoming a cis-sex of the opposite sex.
"Cissex": the opposite of transex, as the person does identify with the sex assigend at birth. In the old times they were called "normal". Might be hetero, bi, pan or homosexual: sexual identity is not really linked to sexual orientation.

"Cisgender/Cis" is more commonly used nowadays than "Cissex"
"Intersex" refers to genitalia, not identity. If you have a pussy and balls, a dick and a pussy, etc- you're intersex. So futas are intersex. Someone could be intersex and still present as female(she)

The most important takeaway is this:
Sex: Do you have a dick, a pussy, both, or neither?
Gender: Do you wear suits or dresses at weddings?

 

[Deleted member 440241]

So futas are intersex.

Futas are not intersex. Futas are hermaphrodites and there are no human hermaphrodites. That's why the term "intersex" replaced "hermaphrodite" when talking about people while "hermaphrodite" is still used for non-human animals like earthworms.

Gender: Do you wear suits or dresses at weddings?

Which largely boils gender down to a costume people put on. It is ironically the same gender stereotyping that trans activists and their allies openly denounce while simultaneously reinforcing through their behavior.

 

[russianbot]

The rule is that everyone is automatically a he unless they post tits and vagina with timestamp. This is the rule that predates politics.

 

[danarchist_lewd]

"Intersex" refers to genitalia, not identity. If you have a pussy and balls, a dick and a pussy, etc- you're intersex. So futas are intersex. Someone could be intersex and still present as female(she)

Intersex actually refers to having *any* non-standard sexual characteristics. Folks I've met who are intersex have unique sex chromosomes (not XX or XY) but you wouldn't be able to tell from their genitalia (that's what they told me at least).

I would probably not use the term intersex if I were using futa in a game, even if technically it applies. Futa seems more like a sex fantasy thing and not really related to the actual lived experience of intersex folk (I'm not intersex though so maybe they'd feel different).

 

[SwitchLaid]

Intersex actually refers to having *any* non-standard sexual characteristics. Folks I've met who are intersex have unique sex chromosomes (not XX or XY) but you wouldn't be able to tell from their genitalia

I stand corrected