As a preface, let me refer to California's recently enacted Senate Bill 826, which mandates that publicly-held corporations put females on their boards. This bill defines the term "female" as follows:
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“Female” means an individual who self-identifies her gender as a woman, without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth.
Because I have a penis, my sex was designated at birth (without my consent, I might add) as male. Over the years, however, I have come to realize that I self-identify my gender as a woman. That is, I am a transgender woman. More precisely, I have come to realize that I self-identify as a lesbian transgender woman, that is, I am a woman who has a sexual preference for other women. And, as is the case with many lesbians, I prefer to express my gender by wearing butch clothing and cutting my hair short. Being butch, I also prefer to be referred to with the pronouns "he/him/his" and to use men's restrooms. In sum, I have realized that I am not guy (that is, heterosexual male), after all. Rather I am a butch lesbian transgender woman. I should also note that, as a butch lesbian transgender woman, I do not wish to have my penis and testicles removed through gender affirmation surgery because I prefer to use my original equipment instead of being forced to use a dildo strap, as my non-transgender butch lesbian sisters are forced to do. Finally, let me clarify that I use the term "transgender woman" as an aid to the reader only. In reality, I find the term "transgender woman" demeaning since it implies that I am not fully woman, which I am.
In sum, although previously I mistakenly thought of myself as a man, I have now realized I am a butch lesbian transgender woman (a BLTW). As a BLTW with over 30 years experience in the software industry, I hereby declare myself qualified and available to serve on the boards of directors of California high-tech companies.
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