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'''Transgender''' is a category of [[gender]] identity, referring to a person whose [[gender]] differs from the one assigned at birth, usually assigned based on [[physical sex]]. For example, a person could be physically [[female]], and thus assigned the female gender at birth (FAAB), and have a [[male]] gender, or vice versa. [[Genderqueer]] people are also considered to be transgendered. | '''Transgender''' is a category of [[gender]] identity, referring to a person whose [[gender]] differs from the one assigned at birth, usually assigned based on [[physical sex]]. For example, a person could be physically [[female]], and thus assigned the female gender at birth (FAAB), and have a [[male]] gender, or vice versa. [[Genderqueer]] people are also considered to be transgendered. | ||
| − | + | Transgender people may seek to take [[Hormone Replacement Therapy|hormones]] to transition their sex toward their gender, and may undergo sex reassignment surgery, in which case they are known as [[transsexual]]. | |
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Revision as of 23:57, 11 September 2011
Transgender is a category of gender identity, referring to a person whose gender differs from the one assigned at birth, usually assigned based on physical sex. For example, a person could be physically female, and thus assigned the female gender at birth (FAAB), and have a male gender, or vice versa. Genderqueer people are also considered to be transgendered.
Transgender people may seek to take hormones to transition their sex toward their gender, and may undergo sex reassignment surgery, in which case they are known as transsexual.
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