Omg don't be so picky. Transgender, transgendered, potato, patoto

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veganthology-blog-blog:

Oh man, I pity you for having such a shitty English teacher. Only verbs can be transformed into participles by adding “-ed” to the end of the word, and transgender is an adjective, not a verb. 

Transgender should be used as an adjective, not as a noun or verb. Do not say, ‘Judah is a transgender,’ or ‘The parade included many transgenders.’ Instead say, ‘Judah is a transgender person,’ or ‘The parade included many transgender people.’

There’s your English lesson for the day.

Fri, Oct 25th 2013 at 19 PM