A transgender person is someone whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. This means their internal sense of being male, female, or another gender does not align with the biological sex recorded when they were born
. The term "transgender" is broad and can include people who identify as male or female differently from their birth assignment, as well as those who identify outside the traditional binary genders, such as non-binary, genderqueer, or genderfluid
. For example:
- A transgender woman is someone assigned male at birth who identifies and lives as a woman.
- A transgender man is someone assigned female at birth who identifies and lives as a man
Transgender people may express their gender identity through their appearance, behavior, name, and pronouns, and some may choose to undergo social or medical transition steps such as hormone therapy or surgery, though these are not requirements to be transgender
. In summary, being transgender means having a gender identity that does not match the sex assigned at birth, and it encompasses a diverse range of identities and experiences beyond the male/female binary
