someone who wishes to be of the opposite sex. Most often applied to those actually seeking gender reassignment. Based on chromosomal sex and surgical intentions or status, transsexuals are further categorized as: MTF or M2F: male to female FTM or F2M: female to male pre-op/pre-operative: intends to have, but has not yet had, genital surgery post-op/post-operative: has completed genital surgery non-op/non-operative: does not intend to have genital surgery (infrequent usage)
a person who identifies as a member of the "opposite" sex.
An individual whose individual gender identity is different from his or her anatomical sex. They thus feel trapped in the body of the wrong gender.
A person who believes that he or she was born with the body of the wrong sex.
Individual whose gender identity is that of the opposite sex. There are female-to-male and male-to-female transsexuals. A transsexual may or may not have had sex reassignment surgery.
A person who has transitioned to live full-time as a gender other than the one assigned at birth (post-op), or someone who intends to transition in the future (pre-op). Many transsexuals alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically to change their biological gender assignment. Many other transsexuals feel complete without surgical or hormonal intervention, and call themselves non-ops.
A person whose gender is different from their sex, and undergoes hormone treatments and other processes in order to change their appearance.
the profoundest or most extreme GID where the subject feels psychologically and emotionally compelled to seek GRS in order to feel complete in their life identity as opposed to their birth gender identity (can be pre-operative or post-operative during transition period; primary or late-onset depending on age when first presenting)
An individual who identifies with a gender other than their own "assigned" or birth gender. These individuals often choose to alter their body (through surgery and gender reassignment therapy) in order to more accurately reflect their personal orientation/identification.
An individual who is anatomically mismatched with their identified gender. May feel like a man in a woman's body or reverse.
(TS)- A person wishing to change to the gender which matches their internal sense of self. See F-t-M, M-t-F and transgendered
A person converted from one gender to another or is in the process
means having a body with one set of sexual characteristics but feeling emotionally that you are the opposite sex.
A person who is in the process of having or has had a sex-change operation (sex reassignment surgery or SRS).
A person who believes he or she is opposite in sex to his or her biological endowment; sex-reassignment surgery is frequently desired.
One presenting behaviors and physical cues that fit a gender other than the one assigned at birth, sometimes involving hormonal and/or surgical modification of one's body to fit one's gender.
A person who is in transition between the sexes. Transvestite A person who becomes aroused by dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex.
a person who has undergone a sex change operation
a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
overwhelmingly desirous of being, or completely identifying with, the opposite sex
a man or woman who has a lifelong feeling of being trapped in the wrong body
a person assumed to be female at birth who now lives full- time as a male (female-to-male or FTM), or a person assumed to be male at birth who now lives full-time as a female (male-to-female or MTF)
a person born with a brain wired the opposite sex of their body
a person, female or male, who perceives his or her gender identity as incongruous with the anatomical reality and actively seeks to resolve the conflict through sex-reassignment surgery
a person having the physical characteristics of one sex and the psychological characteristics of the other
a person in which the sex-related structures of the brain that define gender identity are exactly opposite the physical sex organs of the body
a person, male or female, who has a lifelong feeling of being trapped in the wrong body
a person who desires to have, or has, a different physical sex from what they had at birth
a person who desires to have, or has, a different sex than s/he had at birth
a person who feels deeply that they were born into the wrong body
a person who feels that he or she should actually be a member of the opposite sex
a person who feels that s/he is a spirit or soul of one sex who has somehow ended up in the body of the other
a person who feels they have been born in the wrong body
a person who feels trapped in the body of the wrong sex, therefore seeking surgery
a person who grows up with two identities, one a shell presented to the outside world, and the other hidden deep inside, perhaps recognized or perhaps not, struggling to break free
a person who has an operation to become the other gender
a person who has gone through clinical procedures and surgeries to change their gender
a person who has his or her entire life coded as 'positive' for themselves the gender role of the other sex, and 'negative' for themselves the gender role of their biological sex
a person who has undergone surgery to become the oposite sex
a person who identifies his or her gender identity with that of the "opposite" gender
a person who is born with the physical characteristics of one sex but the gender (or mind) of the opposite sex
a person who might have been born in a man's body, realized they were female inside and had the sexual reassignment surgery to allow them to fulfill their nature
a person who psychologically identifies with the opposite sex and may therefore wish to change his or her sexual organs
a person whose gender identity does not match the sex that was assigned at birth
a person whose gender identity is opposite to his or her biological sex
a person whose internal sense of gender (gender identity) does not match with their physical gender
a person whose physical sex and whose sense of gender identity do not match
a person whose sense of self is not consistent with his or her anatomical sex-for example, a person whose sense of self is female but who has male genitals
a person whose true sexual identity is the opposite of their physicality, while a transvestite is a man who dresses up like a woman for sexual gratification
a person who transitions and permanently lives as a member of the opposite gender
a person who usually has felt from as far back as he can remember an overwhelming impression that he was born with the wrong genitalia and gender
a person who wants to live their life as the opposite gender
a person who wishes surgical reconstructive surgery (SRS)
a transgender who chooses sex reassignment surgery on top of changing their gender identity
An individual who does not self-identify with his/her biological sex; one who identifies physically, psychologically, and emotionally as of a different sex from that one was born or assigned at birth; may choose to alter the body to reconcile gender identity and biological sex or physical appearance; may consider one's self as non-operative (meaning does not intend to change the primary sex characteristics); pre-operative (meaning takes hormones to change the body's appearance and may or may not eventually have sexual reassignment surgery); and post-operative (meaning has had sexual reassignment survey)
A person who is in transition between the sexes or has both male and female sex organs.
A person who establishes a permanent identity with the gender opposite from their assigned (usually at birth) sex. Transsexual men and women make or desire to make a transition from their birth sex to that of the opposite sex, with some type of medical alteration to their body.
A person who believes that he or she is psychologically akin to the opposite gender and feels trapped in one's biological sex. A transsexual may seek medical help to surgically change the genitals and other aspects of appearance to match the deeply felt internal gender identity. This is a rare identity that has to be established by numerous psychological assessments; it occurs over many years. There are many well-documented cases of transsexuals in recent history.
A person who feels "trapped in the body of the wrong sex." They frequently seek hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery (SRS), and are sometimes categorized as "pre-operative" or "post-operative." Some TS's are "non-operative" due to medical, financial, family, or job considerations, or because they don't feel the need for a surgical change. It is estimated that there are about an equal number of male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) transsexuals.
or TS--a person whose birth sex is viewed by hir as incorrect or incompatible with hir image of hirself, and who takes steps (including but not limited to physical and/or hormone therapy, and surgery) to make hir outer self match hir self-identification.
Anyone who (1) wants to have, (2) has had, or (3) should have a sex-change operation. (The third definition is for those in denial.) This word also includes (4) nonsurgical transsexuals (see above). TS,s want to appear "convincing as their new selves.
TS A person who feels a consistent and overwhelming desire to transition and fulfill their lives as members of the opposite gender. Most transsexuals actively desire and complete Sexual-Reassignment Surgery.
See 'Gender Reassignment'
Someone who has undergone surgery and/or hormone treatments to appear and live as the opposite sex.
a person with a psychological urge to belong to the opposite sex that may be carried to the point of undergoing surgery to modify the sex organs to mimic the opposite sex
A person who has completed sexual reconstructive surgery. It is common to refer to people who are planning toward, or preparing for surgery as "pre-operative transsexuals." Some refer to people who are living full time in the gender role that is not usual for their assigned sex to be "non-operative transsexuals.
A person with a strong desire to become a member of the opposite sex, sometimes to the point of undergoing a sex change operation
Someone who believes he or she was born in the “wrong” body and takes (or plans to take) steps to change his or her biological sex.
One who mentally and emotionally identifies as a different sex to the one they have been assigned by society according to their anatomy. Transsexual people will often undergo hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery (as finances and opportunity allow). While the medical establishment claims that transsexual people are suffering from "gender dysphoria", many transsexuals reply that the problem is not with their "gender" but with their "sex" (i.e. their bodies) and that "anatomical dysphoria" is a much more accurate description. Some therapists and sex researchers now use this term and some research suggests that transsexualism is caused by a brain which is differently "sexed" to the person's body.
Transsexuals are individuals who feel an overwhelming desire to permanently live their lives as members of the opposite gender. For such persons, an interest in crossliving, sex hormones, and often (but not always) genital reassignment surgery is most often paramount. Transsexuals commonly experience the most acute effects of gender dysphoria. This phenomenon generally commences during early childhood and remains throughout an adult's lifetime. If suppressed, gender- identity issues may be brought to the surface during intense periods of change or personal crisis.
Within the binary gender system, a person who identifies as a gender 'opposite' the sex they were assigned at birth. Transsexuals may or may not opt to pursue hormone treatment and sex reassignment surgery.
A person who has undergone or is preparing to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
An individual whose gender identity (their sense of themselves as a man or woman) is in conflict with their anatomical and legal sex. Many desire to live fully in their self-identified gender, and many undergo hormone therapy and/or sex reassignment surgery.
(abbreviations: T, TS, trans) A transsexual person's self-perceived gender is the opposite to the gender they were assumed to be at birth on the basis of their physical characteristics. Transsexualism is medically recognised, and is also called gender dysphoria, or sometimes gender identity disorder. Many transsexual people find it impossible to continue to live as the gender on their original birth certificate, and choose to transition to living full-time in the other gender, their true self-perceived gender. Many, but not all, will then have medical treatment, such as hormone treatment or surgery, to bring their physical appearance more into line with their true gender. Up until 2004, a transsexual person in the UK remained legally the gender on their birth certificate, although they could obtain replacement documents such as passport and driving licence in their true gender. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the true gender of transsexual people must be respected by the law, and in 2004 the UK Government has changed the law to allow transsexual people's true gender to be recognised for all legal purposes.
A person whose gender identity is other than their biological gender this person may wish to change their anatomy to be more congruent with their self-perception. Most transsexuals would like to alter their bodies through hormonal therapy, gender reassignment surgeries or other means.
A person with a psychological urge to belong to the opposite gender. The person may even undergo surgery to modify the sex organs to mimic the opposite gender.
A person who feels that the sex he or she was born with is not the sex he or she was meant to have. To rectify this, some transsexuals choose to undergo hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery.
Transsexual refers to a person who experiences a mismatch of the sex they were born as and the sex they identify as. A transsexual sometimes undergoes medical treatment to change his/her physical sex to match his/her sex identity through hormone treatments and/or surgically. Not all transsexuals can have or desire surgery.
An individual who presents him/herself and lives as the gender "opposite" to his/her genetic gender at birth. Transsexuals may be heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual in their sexual orientation.
An individual with a gender identity that is opposite to that conventionally associated with his or her biological sex. Not to be confused with intersex or with sexual preference.
A person whose gender identity does not match the physical sex organs of their body. They can be in the process of physically changing their sex (pre-operative) or have already changed their physical sex surgically (post-operative).
A person who's body and gender identity are not in sync with each other causing emotional discomfort to the point that body alteration through hormones and/or surgery are usually required.
An individual who is physically one sex but psychologically the other. Transsexuals sometimes resort to surgery and hormonal treatment to change their physical appearance. They do not, however, consider themselves to be homosexual. See also homosexual.
a person who feels his/her gender or identity doesn't match their biological sex ("I am a woman in a man's body" or vice versa). Most live in the desired role. A pre-op or preoperative transsexual is a TS preparing to have genital conversion surgery. A post-op or postoperative TS has had the surgery. Not all transsexuals desire surgery. Many take hormones to make their bodies look more masculine or feminine.
A person who feels he or she is really the other sex or gender trapped in the wrong body and may have had an operation to change his or her gender.
Person who has undergone process of physically changing sexes.