Transgender.  The word sounds surreal, mysterious and out-of-the-comfort-zone scary. Transylvania, transubstantiation and transmogrification have similar unearthly effects on the hearer.  In a less frightening usage, “trans”, the Latin prefix “across”, evokes thoughts of crossing a border or a change from one type to another.  Consider the words “translate”, “transition”, “transportation”, “transposition” and “transformer.”  The chemical use of … Continue reading A ‘Naturalized’ Woman