This comes from some other post and the post it comes from is really of no consequence. Here is the question. I wrote the quote in question, and I still feel the same way. For me, a person crosses the line into being a TS by wanting to change his or her body, and proceeding to do exactly that. SRS is one way.
Hormones are another.
Hey, it's a free country, last time I checked. The labels are a part of how we see ourselves, as much as how we identify ourselves to others. Intent and pursuit are nebulous terms. Not for me, and not at the moment. I don't need SRS to validate myself, and I don't need it for sexual function.