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'''''Transgender''''', often shorted to '''trans''', describes anyone whose [[gender identity]] or [[gender expression]] is different from their [[sex]] assigned at birth.<ref>https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/09/ce-corner-glossary</ref> As it is an umbrella term, transgender includes both binary trans people (gender identity is the opposite of sex assigned at birth, for example, someone who was born male, but identifies as female) and people who do not identify as specifically male or female, including, but not limited to, [[nonbinary]], [[genderfluid]], [[agender]], [[bigender]], a [[third gender]], or a [[xenogender/neogender]]. The opposite of transgender is [[cisgender]], someone who identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth.<ref>https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/may-2017/tracing-terminology-researching-early-uses-of-cisgender</ref>

'''Transgender''' has two common definitions; both of them are forms of [[gender confusion]]:

Being trans is not to be confused with being [[intersex]], where a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not fit the typical definitions of the male and female anatomy. While someone could be both transgender and intersex, the two are separate terms, and people can also be just intersex or just transgender.<ref>https://isna.org/faq/what_is_intersex/</ref> Additionally, it should be noted that being transgender is separate from [[sexual orientation]]. Just like cisgender people, transgender people can be [[heterosexual]], [[homosexual]], [[bisexual]], [[pansexual]], [[asexual]], or an entirely different orientation.

# Similar to [[transsexual]], but without having had a sex-change operation.

In his 1945 work ''Sexual Hygiene and Pathology: A Manual for the Physician and the Professions'', John F. Oliven (1914-1975), a psychiatrist of [[Columbia University]] created the term transgender to describe someone who did not identify with their assigned gender. Previously, the terms transsexual or transsexualism were used to describe trans people, however, Oliven stated that "The term [transsexualism] is misleading; actually, ‘transgenderism’ is what is meant, because sexuality is not a major factor in primary transvestism”.<ref>http://www.presenttensejournal.org/volume-3/transgender-the-rhetorical-landscape-of-a-term/</ref> The term transgender was popularized in the 1970s through the advocacy and writings of trans activist and pioneer Virginia Prince.<ref>https://www.them.us/story/inqueery-transgender</ref>

# As a synonym for transsexual.

61-98% of young people outgrow their [[gender confusion]] if allowed to progress naturally.<ref>Ristori J, Steensma TD. Gender dysphoria in childhood. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2016;28(1):13-20.</ref>

Many trans people, whether a binary trans person, nonbinary, or genderqueer, experience gender dysphoria, which is defined as psychological distress caused by a difference between one's gender identity and their biological sex and gender assigned at birth. Gender dysphoria often appears in childhood, although some may not experience it until during or after puberty.<ref>https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria</ref> While scientists do not fully understand the causes of gender dysphoria, connections have been made showing that the brain structure of transgender people that is more similar to the gender they identify as.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415463/</ref>

 

The term "transgender" is not to be confused with a whole host of "gender identities" (which [[liberal]]s see as separate from biological [[sex]]) under the umbrella of '''genderqueer''', which includes, besides transgender:

 

* Third gender (found in [[India]]n culture, some [[American Indian]] cultures, and also invented by modern-day people)

 

Reputable scientific & social organizations which affirm the validity of transgender people include the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association and the American Psychoanalytic Association. This shows lefitst bias in these organizations.

==See also==

==See also==

==External links==

==External links==

* [https://transequality.org/issues/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-transgender-people FAQ about transgender people]

*Richardson, Bradford (February 28, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/22/transgender-movement-rejected-growing-body-researc/ Growing body of research rejects transgender movement]. ''The Washington Times''.

* [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/10/transgender-stories-people-think-we-wake-up-and-decide-to-be-trans Stories from transgender people]

*Shupe, Jamie (March 10, 2019). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/10/i-was-americas-first-non-binary-person-it-was-all-a-sham/ I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.] ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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