Talk:Princess Ozma

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Given the Tip→Ozma transformation, would it be appropriate to add Ozma to Category:Fictional LGBT characters? (She's certainly trans-something.) :^) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 04:50, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

But Ozma never had any gender identity problems. She was happy being a boy when she was a boy and happy as a girl when a girl...[[User:JonMoore|— —JonMoore 20:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)]] 05:58, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

I'm no expert, but I'd suggest that it's possible, especially in fiction, for a character to be transgender without having "gender identity problems". I think I'll add the category — if anyone objects, please discuss here. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 03:22, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

I'd say it would be ok, even though she didn't have any gender identity problems, her sexuality is ambiguous. She never has any sort of romance in canon work, but her relationship with Dorothy could be taken to be closer than friends. (And yes, she's definately one of the first TG characters in popular fiction.) Kyaa the Catlord 12:36, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Transgender refers to the mindset. Ozma's sex change was forced upon her by Mombi, thus she should not be considered transgender. --Scottandrewhutchins 18:11, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Transgender can also refer to the fact of a change. Interestingly enough, her gender changes with her biological sex, but that doesn't make her any less transgendered; after all, she has a past history of being a he. 204.52.215.107 (talk) 04:52, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I think a magical change of this nature is exempt from LGBT categorization, since it isn't accompanied by anything on a psychological level.--Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 18:26, 7 December 2007 (UTC)