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'''Transgender''' is a category of [[gender]] identity, referring to a person whose [[physical sex]] does not match up to their [[gender]]. This could be a physical [[female]] with a [[male]] gender, or vice versa. [[Genderqueer|Genderqueers]] are also considered to be Transgendered. | '''Transgender''' is a category of [[gender]] identity, referring to a person whose [[physical sex]] does not match up to their [[gender]]. This could be a physical [[female]] with a [[male]] gender, or vice versa. [[Genderqueer|Genderqueers]] are also considered to be Transgendered. | ||
| − | Transgendered people may seek to take hormones to transform their mismatched bodies toward their gender, and may eventually have a sex change operation, | + | Transgendered people may seek to take hormones to transform their mismatched bodies toward their gender, and may eventually have a sex change operation, in which case they are known as [[Transsexual]]. |
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Revision as of 07:52, 26 December 2008
Transgender is a category of gender identity, referring to a person whose physical sex does not match up to their gender. This could be a physical female with a male gender, or vice versa. Genderqueers are also considered to be Transgendered.
Transgendered people may seek to take hormones to transform their mismatched bodies toward their gender, and may eventually have a sex change operation, in which case they are known as Transsexual.
