'''''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 has two common definitions; 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 them are forms 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>Being trans is not to be confused with being [[intersexconfusion]], 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.
==History of terminology==In his 1945 work ''Sexual Hygiene and Pathology: A Manual for the Physician and the Professions'', John F. Oliven (1914-1975), a psychiatrist of # Similar to [[Columbia Universitytranssexual]] 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 but without having had a major factor in primary transvestism”sex-change operation.<ref>http://www.presenttensejournal.org/volume-3/transgender-the-rhetorical-landscape-of-# As a-term/</ref> The term transgender was popularized in the 1970s through the advocacy and writings of trans activist and pioneer Virginia Princesynonym for transsexual.<ref>https://www.them.us/story/inqueery-transgender</ref>
==Gender Dysphoria==Many trans 61-98% of young 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 outgrow their biological sex and [[gender assigned at birthconfusion]] if allowed to progress naturally.<ref>Ristori J, Steensma TD. Gender dysphoria often appears in childhood, although some may not experience it until during or after puberty.<ref>httpsInt Rev Psychiatry. 2016;28(1)://www13-20.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria</ref> While scientists do The term "transgender" is not fully understand to be confused with a whole host of "gender identities" (which [[liberal]]s see as separate from biological [[sex]]) under the causes umbrella of '''genderqueer''', which includes, besides transgender: * Bigender (both man and woman)* Agender (neither man nor woman)* Genderfluid (alternating between genders)* Third gender dysphoria(found in [[India]]n culture, connections have been made showing that some [[American Indian]] cultures, and also invented by modern-day people) Reputable scientific & social organizations which affirm the brain structure validity of transgender people that is more similar to include the gender they identify asAmerican Psychological Association, the American Medical Association and the American Psychoanalytic Association.<ref>https://wwwThis shows lefitst bias in these organizations.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415463/</ref>
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==External links==
* Richardson, Bradford (February 28, 2018). [https://transequalitywww.orgwashingtontimes.com/issuesnews/resources2018/frequentlyfeb/22/transgender-askedmovement-questionsrejected-aboutgrowing-transgenderbody-people FAQ about researc/ Growing body of research rejects transgender peoplemovement]. ''The Washington Times''.* Shupe, Jamie (March 10, 2019). [https://www.theguardiandailysignal.com/society2019/2016/jul03/10/transgenderi-storieswas-peopleamericas-thinkfirst-wenon-wakebinary-upperson-andit-decidewas-toall-bea-trans Stories from transgender peoplesham/ I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.]''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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