Transgendered Labels

Transgendered Labels
I am not a big believer in using labels to classify people. However, one of my goals is to educate. To that end, I offer this little dictionary of terms to describe people who cross traditional gender roles (if you're interested in a more geplete glossary, write to me).
Sex is an anatomical distinction which is governed by one's chromosomes. Because of the occasional genetic abnormalities, doctors do not always correctly assign this at birth. The preferred terms are: male and female.
Gender is a psychological distinction. For the purposes of this site, we pretty much limit its sub-definition to one's preferred social presentation (i.e. the way someone wants society to perceive them). Gender can also be defined in many other ways, such as sex partner choice or sex role preference. The preferred terms are masculine and feminine or, less so (as explained below), man and woman. You might often hear the catch-phrase of gender: "Gender is not between the legs, it's between the ears."
Transvestite (TV) - This is generally someone who wears clothes of the opposite sex. According to the medical gemunity, this applies only to males. It also typically includes sexual gratification as an underlying reason.
Transsexual (TS) - This label is used of someone who desires to live as a member of the opposite gender. There are both males who want to live as women and females who want to live as men. (Obviously, the latter is more accepted at the present time.) You may see the abbreviations "M2F" (or "MtF" for Male to Female) or F2M (for Female to Male).
Many TSs will argue that you are not a TS unless you have Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS). The pioneer of TS research, Dr. Harry Benjamin, disagrees with this and even defines two types of TSs: Type 6 is the traditional TS who usually pursues GRS; and Type 5 for whom GRS is not necessarily indicated.
Cross Dresser, Crossdresser, Cross-Dresser (CD) - This term is a little more vague because it is used in so many ways. In a basic form, it can be used of someone (again, a male) who likes to wear clothes of the opposite sex, but not for sexual gratification (like the TV). On our site, we use it as a more generic term for any male who, for any reason, prefers wearing what are traditionally considered women's clothes.
Drag Queen (DQ) - Generally, this term is used of a gay (homosexual) male who dresses up to gain attention or perform. They have little or no interest in having surgery to correct their physical structure, other than possibly breast augmentation.
Transgendered (TG) - This is a more generic term used of anyone who exhibits traits generally accepted as belonging to the opposite sex (although these lines are blurring).
Intergendered (IG) - Often used as a synonym for transgendered, in my opinion this is more of a physical, or anatomical, description for someone who has some physical traits of both sexes.
Androgyne - This refers to someone who prefers to look and act "in between" the sexes. Many women enter this category unknowingly because they have the mistaken notion that men run the world.
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As I mentioned above, I sense our Western society as using the terms man and woman differently than male and female. This is particularly true for "man," which I see us using more to describe a behavior - often characterized by macho behavior, or exaggerated masculinity. A "man" is typically into sports, physical activity, and generally being ignorant of what it takes to please a woman. He will often be said to have "too much testosterone."
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A little soap box time here: when one adds "'s" to a word, it is supposed to indicate: 1) contraction (e.g. she's for she is) or 2) possession (e.g. Nancy's for something that belongs to Nancy).
So how do we treat "women's clothes?" Contraction is clearly not the point. Most CDs own their own clothes, so they don't belong to "women." So why do we pervert the English language with this improper term?