Transgender and Transsexual

Jamie's thesis engendered a discussion with a friend about his use of the word transgender instead of transexual. I realized I didn't think of transgender and transexual as being politically different, so I looked up the definitions.

( Here's what Merriam Webster Says )

( Here's something closer to my definitions )

How do you define the terms? How are the differences between them significant to you? or not?

related link:
Sexuality.org Transgender Terminology

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--Anne