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When I am asked how I know I am transgender, I employ the same line of questioning as I do when people ask me how I know I am a man without a penis — I just know. Explaining this further is ...
A variety of casual terms have developed to refer to people who are attracted to transgender people. These terms include trans-attracted, [13] trans-oriented, [13] transfan, [14] trans admirer, [13] and trans catcher. [14] The terms transromantic, transamorous and transsensual have also emerged, but have not seen much usage. [15]
[2] [3] Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth, [3] although some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender.
Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. [1] Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it. In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent and consistent with the individual's gender identity. [2]
Renowned trans educator, Aidan Key, answers some of the top questions he gets from parents. I'm a trans educator. Here are the most commonly asked questions I get about trans youth.
Contemporary views on gender identity and classification differ markedly from Harry Benjamin's original opinions. [8] Sexual orientation is no longer regarded a criterion for diagnosis, or for distinction between transsexuality, transvestism and other forms of gender variant behavior and expression.
Schuyler Bailar is the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. Here's what he wants you to know about his identity.
Many within the transgender community deprecate it on the basis that transgender is an adjective, not a verb. [67] Organizations such as GLAAD and The Guardian also state that transgender should never be used as a noun in English (e.g., "Max is transgender" or "Max is a transgender man", not "Max is a transgender").