“My Transsexual Date” becomes “My Transgender Date”
In 2021 we decided to rename My Transsexual Date into My Transgender Date. Why the change? Let me explain everything.
A little bit of history
We initially launched our dating site in 2013, under the name My Ladyboy Date. As the name implies, it focused on Asia. In 2014 we launched a second website – My Transsexual Date – in order to cater to a more international audience.
Note that My Ladyboy Date and My Transsexual Date, despite having a different name and URL, are in fact just one website. They share the same database, userbase etc.
Back then, we debated if we should employ “transsexual” or “transgender” in our name. My reasoning was that transgender was very Western centric. In fact in Latin America (which has a pretty big trans population), transexual (Spanish for transsexual, with only one “s”) is still more employed than transgénero (Spanish for transgender). In the end, in order to be more inclusive, we decided to go for transsexual.
Why the change
It’s 2021 now, and things have changed. Trans people have gained a lot more visibility. We’ve had trans celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner. We’ve had more trans characters in movies and series. We’ve had the rise of Gender Theory, progressive ideologies and political correctness.
In 2021, it is clear that the term “transgender” has gained an enormous popularity over “transsexual”, and that a majority of trans women / trans men prefer to employ transgender rather than transsexual. And it seems to be heading that way in Latin America as well (as per Google Trends), albeit at a slower rate.
Transsexual, despite being a totally valid word (and very accurate in the context of our site), has lost its popularity and usage, and is even perceived as offensive by some people now.
So, considering this trend, and because we care about how our members feel, it makes sense for us to rename our website accordingly. I hope this change will be welcome 🙂
I am looking for a man or a woman who wants a transgender man for his partner
My Transgender Date is more modern name. It has potential for getting much more hits in search engines (specially with optimizations) and is generally better name for marketing your site.
I think next step should be to abandon also My Ladyboy Date and use only My Transgender Date as a dating site name - or limit access to MLD address geographically only for those Asian countries where word "Ladyboy" has more neutral or general meaning.
Few suggestions for new title:
"Quality dating for transgender women and modern men"
or
"Quality dating for transgender women and gentlemen"
Gentleman is always respectful to everyone around them.
How about:
"Quality dating for transgender women and gentlemen who appreciate them"
Good point! "Nice guys" could even be understood in a negative way actually.
I'm concerned "gentlemen" sounds like it's only for older men, is it not?
I like "modern men" very much 😃
“Quality dating for transgender women and gentlemen who appreciate them” is perfect in meaning, but a tad too long for a tagline.
Thank you for your message. We ban members (trans women and men) when they violate our guidelines. This is to keep the site safe, decent and enjoyable for everyone.
I understand it's frustrating to be banned. Sometimes we make mistakes (our moderators are human), and sometimes we give second chances, so don't hesitate to contact us to try to sort it out (go here https://mytransgenderdate.com/contact).
sounds condescending. I have been
on this site four a few years now and
there has been a couple of times that
I thought that I meet mister right but
turned out not so right, lol but I digress.
I’ve been told that I’m to old to be on this
site. Would you tell me if I am
I think you have got it wrong. I am a clinical psychologist and Professor in Psycho Sexual therapy. The translation you provide is opinion and not fact. First of all. Transsexualism is the diagnosis all transgendered people are given if it is felt they want to move down the line of gender reassignment. Being Transsexual is a state where you are in your journey and not at all insulting to people. Finding yourself as transgender is wanting to change your gender. IE Requesting full gender reassignment surgery. I have interviewed over 1000 of your male members and none of them are looking for what is to be a trans woman. They are looking for a transsexual woman. This being , someone who has decided to keep their male genitals. I do understand the science of language and culture but I do believe you have got this wrong in all sorts of ways. In English, the two words mean very different context. Either is inoffensive and the real science of persons who question their gender is being distorted by what you write. I would suggest for you to have a survey and ask male members what they are looking for and I can assure you that no one is looking for a trans woman. With full GRS behind her. Like all research. One has to go out there and determine the facts. Not make them up because you feel like it.
I joined this site because it was called mytranssexualdate. I was horrified and so confused why you changed it. Now I have read your blog. I can see you are more confused than most of those who have posted here.
Kind regards
Dr Claire Jones
Thank you very much for your detailed and educated comment, much appreciated! (and I remember we already exchanged by email a few months ago about this, didn't we)
Again, I totally agree with you, I personally think there is nothing wrong with the term "transsexual". It is a totally valid and medical term, and nobody ever complained about it until recently.
Unfortunately, you and I don't get to decide what society makes of terminologies. You and I are also powerless in front of an army of hateful leftists who have nothing better to do than try to destroy people like us.
It wasn't an easy decision for me, believe me. But ultimately I put my principles to help trans women find love before my principles to fight over terminologies.