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I said transwoman -- that is to say, a MtF individual. Therefore this person is a woman, regardless of the fact that she has a Y chromosome. She has male physiology, but this only matters to medical professionals and sexual partners, and considering her "male" in any social sense is simply incorrect.

If gender stereotypes didn't exist, then yes, transgendered individuals would be less stigmatized, but they would still exist. Many would find comfort in simply being queer, but others would still find a strong sense of dysphoria concerning the mismatch between their minds and their bodies.