on being "transsexual"

i identify as a "transsexual" woman rather than as a "transgender" woman for the following reasons:

anybody whose gender expression is incongruent with the one societally imbued in them since birth is transgender. however,
while this is, in fact, the case for myself, it is not a specific reflection of the particulars of my identity.
in other words, one can be transgender without being transsexual.
for example: many non-binary individuals have opted to queer their gender expression without augmenting their primary, secondary, or tertiary sexual characteristics.
however, i have been on a medically-prescribed regimen of female hormones since 11/23/2020.
while misguided individuals use these terms interchangably, with "transsexual" being considered an archaic manifestation of the same implications of the word "transgender," this is simply not the case.
in fact, i would argue that the refusal to call oneself -- and to be referred to as -- "transsexual" cedes important right-of-way to those who believe that being trans is a choice.
because my transsexuality is based in material changes to my body through the employ of modern science,
and because the hormonal, chemical changes from which result in the betterment of my emotional and sexual wellbeing,
and additionally because gender is a societal construct, and therefore can be argued and debated and psychoanalyzed (none of which I am in the business of doing),
i use the identifier "transsexual."