Transgender
adjective
Referring to a person who identifies with a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
Samantha is transgender, she was born male but identifies as a female.
Often appears as...
- transgender woman
- transgender man
noun
A person who identifies with a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
The company's new policy offers more protection to transgenders.
Often appears as...
- transgender person
- transgender community
adjective
Referring to a person who identifies with a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
Samantha is transgender, she was born male but identifies as a female.
Often appears as...
- transgender woman
- transgender man
noun
A person who identifies with a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
The company's new policy offers more protection to transgenders.
Often appears as...
- transgender person
- transgender community
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Pro Tip 1/3Gender Identity
Transgender emphasizes an individual's identification with a gender other than their birth assignment.
A transgender person might say, 'I've always felt like a woman, despite being assigned male.'
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Term
Use 'transgender' sensitively and respectfully; it's an important aspect of someone's identity.
His brother is transgender and prefers to be called James now.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Verb
'Transgender' is not a verb. Do not use it to imply an action of changing gender.
Correct: She is transgender. Incorrect: She transgendered last year.
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Video examples
How to talk (and listen)...
I mean, don't get me wrong, I did come here today to share my personal experiences being transgender, but I did not wake up this morning wanting to tell an entire audience about my sex life. Of course, that's the problem with being trans, right? People are pretty much always wondering how we have sex
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A queer vision of love...
And there's a culture of lovelessness that we've created around transgender people. It's reasoned, justified and often signed into law. And I was a heartbeat away from internalizing that message, that I wasn't worthy. But Kim said that I was her ideal -- the heartbroken mess that I was.
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Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
And people still wonder why there are boys rotting, they go away in high school hallways they are afraid of becoming another hashtag in a second afraid of classroom discussions becoming like judgment day and now oncoming traffic is embracing more transgender children than parents.
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What doctors should know...
doctors, the transgender community and, well, the rest of us. But before we do, I want to cover a couple of definitions that's going to help you wrap your head around gender identity a little bit more. So I hope you've got your paper and pen. Get ready to take some notes.
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Language around gender...
There are commonly held, yet harmful and incorrect beliefs about language that for the people who hold these beliefs, act as barriers to building and strengthening relationships with the transgender people in their families and communities, even if they want to do so.
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The biology of gender,...
Women have mostly female patches and a few male patches. With all this new data, what does it mean to be a woman? This is something that I've been thinking about almost my entire life. When people learn that I'm a woman who happens to be transgender, they always ask,
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Walking in your truth as...
to my foster parent I was not like the other boys I was transgender my foster mother's response was they kicked me out of the home to save the other children from what she calls the devil's creation I became one more nameless throw away
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The myth of the gay...
bisexual transgendered that's the only reason that a landlord needs to have them removed because there is no protection from discrimination of GLBT people did you know in the states where there is no shading that you can be
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Transgender Marriage PIPE...
transgender support group they meet tony came into my life and we just seemed to hit it off we really clicked together and it's hard for me to say how amazing that really is with Ashley by
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What it's like to be a...
Yeah, alright. And over the past two years, this kid has forced me to rethink the world and how I participate in it. I identify as transgender and as a parent, that makes me a transparent.
Video examples
How to talk (and listen)...
I mean, don't get me wrong, I did come here today to share my personal experiences being transgender, but I did not wake up this morning wanting to tell an entire audience about my sex life. Of course, that's the problem with being trans, right? People are pretty much always wondering how we have sex
Video examples
A queer vision of love...
And there's a culture of lovelessness that we've created around transgender people. It's reasoned, justified and often signed into law. And I was a heartbeat away from internalizing that message, that I wasn't worthy. But Kim said that I was her ideal -- the heartbroken mess that I was.
Video examples
Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
And people still wonder why there are boys rotting, they go away in high school hallways they are afraid of becoming another hashtag in a second afraid of classroom discussions becoming like judgment day and now oncoming traffic is embracing more transgender children than parents.
Video examples
What doctors should know...
doctors, the transgender community and, well, the rest of us. But before we do, I want to cover a couple of definitions that's going to help you wrap your head around gender identity a little bit more. So I hope you've got your paper and pen. Get ready to take some notes.
Video examples
Language around gender...
There are commonly held, yet harmful and incorrect beliefs about language that for the people who hold these beliefs, act as barriers to building and strengthening relationships with the transgender people in their families and communities, even if they want to do so.
Video examples
The biology of gender,...
Women have mostly female patches and a few male patches. With all this new data, what does it mean to be a woman? This is something that I've been thinking about almost my entire life. When people learn that I'm a woman who happens to be transgender, they always ask,
Video examples
Walking in your truth as...
to my foster parent I was not like the other boys I was transgender my foster mother's response was they kicked me out of the home to save the other children from what she calls the devil's creation I became one more nameless throw away
Video examples
The myth of the gay...
bisexual transgendered that's the only reason that a landlord needs to have them removed because there is no protection from discrimination of GLBT people did you know in the states where there is no shading that you can be
Video examples
Transgender Marriage PIPE...
transgender support group they meet tony came into my life and we just seemed to hit it off we really clicked together and it's hard for me to say how amazing that really is with Ashley by
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What it's like to be a...
Yeah, alright. And over the past two years, this kid has forced me to rethink the world and how I participate in it. I identify as transgender and as a parent, that makes me a transparent.
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Quote examples
Jazz Jennings
American Activist
I think that a lot of people don't understand how much discrimination transgender people actually face. They think that we're just kind of saying it to put it out there and get sympathy, but that's not true at all.
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Josie Totah
American Actress
I believe that I am transgender to help people understand differences. It allows me to gain perspective, to be more accepting of others, because I know what it feels like to know you're not like everyone else.
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Janet Mock
American Writer
There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a difficult step for many transgender people because it's also a very visible one.
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Nicole Maines
American Actress
The first thing that's really important to understand, just when approaching the topic of transgender people, is that the sex you're assigned with at birth is not the same as your gender identity.
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Farrah Abraham
American Entertainer
My grandma was a nurse, and she helped a lot of transgender clients, so growing up, I was very aware of that, and my family and I have always been very supportive of people going through this.
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
I have a transgender nephew on my father's side of the family. So I'm extremely aware of how important it is to support and advocate for young people who are experiencing that in their lives.
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Alexis Arquette
American Actress
It's very important to me that people accept me as a transgendered female. But it's ridiculous to a lot of people and I understand that.
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Sarah McBride
American Activist
Everyone's journey to coming out as transgender is different. For me, I've know that I'm transgender my entire life.
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Fallon Fox
American Athlete
If the UFC would listen to reason on transgendered athletes, it could help change the sport for the better.
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Patti Harrison
American Actress
I have to think about being transgender so much that it's kind of the most boring thing in the world to me.
Quote examples
Jazz Jennings
American Activist
I think that a lot of people don't understand how much discrimination transgender people actually face. They think that we're just kind of saying it to put it out there and get sympathy, but that's not true at all.
Quote examples
Josie Totah
American Actress
I believe that I am transgender to help people understand differences. It allows me to gain perspective, to be more accepting of others, because I know what it feels like to know you're not like everyone else.
Quote examples
Janet Mock
American Writer
There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a difficult step for many transgender people because it's also a very visible one.
Quote examples
Nicole Maines
American Actress
The first thing that's really important to understand, just when approaching the topic of transgender people, is that the sex you're assigned with at birth is not the same as your gender identity.
Quote examples
Farrah Abraham
American Entertainer
My grandma was a nurse, and she helped a lot of transgender clients, so growing up, I was very aware of that, and my family and I have always been very supportive of people going through this.
Quote examples
Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
I have a transgender nephew on my father's side of the family. So I'm extremely aware of how important it is to support and advocate for young people who are experiencing that in their lives.
Quote examples
Alexis Arquette
American Actress
It's very important to me that people accept me as a transgendered female. But it's ridiculous to a lot of people and I understand that.
Quote examples
Sarah McBride
American Activist
Everyone's journey to coming out as transgender is different. For me, I've know that I'm transgender my entire life.
Quote examples
Fallon Fox
American Athlete
If the UFC would listen to reason on transgendered athletes, it could help change the sport for the better.
Quote examples
Patti Harrison
American Actress
I have to think about being transgender so much that it's kind of the most boring thing in the world to me.
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