TRANSFORMATION
INFORMATION
What Does it mean to be Trans?
The word "transgender" encompasses more than you might realize. It encompasses a range of gender identities and expressions that might differ from the idea that all people can be classified as only one of two genders — male or female (gender binary).
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It is an umbrella term used to capture the spectrum of gender identity and gender-expression diversity. Gender identity is the internal knowledge of being male, female, neither or both. Gender expression, often an extension of gender identity — involves the expression of a person's gender identity through social roles, appearance and behaviors. Its who they are inside, their soul gender.
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People who are transgender include:
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Those who have a gender identity that differs from the sex assigned to them at birth
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Those whose gender expression — the way gender is conveyed to others through clothing, communication, mannerisms and interests — and behavior don't follow stereotypical societal norms for the sex assigned to them at birth
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Those who identify and express their gender fluidly outside of the gender binary, which might or might not involve hormonal or surgical procedures
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