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I know I am transgender because I feel this to be true in my heart — the same way that someone might know that they love the person they have married, or that they love the ocean and the mountains.
[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.
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.
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]
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.
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]
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").
As anti-trans bills continue to flood courts across the state, trans educator Aidan Key hopes to answer some of the top questions people might have about trans youth. (Credit: Getty Images) (Red ...