Transgendered

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A person whose psychological gender is the opposite of his or her biological sex. HGD Chapter 11, p. 285 Describing a person of one sex who considers himself or herself to really belong to the opposite sex, or who wishes to be surgically converted to the opposite sex, or has been so converted.

Examples:
When a girl is attracted to activities that are associated with the opposite sex, she is considered a "tomboy." She is not transgendered until she starts referring to herself as a male.

Analogies:
Transgender: Split Personality as Gray: Black and White

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In the News:
media type="youtube" key="QE7imwVTjzg" height="315" width="560" Little Boy Wins Acceptance by Girl Scouts This little boy Bobby is anatomically male, but self identifies as female, making him transgender. He tried to join the Girls Scouts and was denied because he had "boy parts." The Girl Scouts has since reversed their decision.

__**What does transgender mean??**__
Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth. Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female, or something else; gender expression refers to the way a person communicates gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, hairstyles, voice, or body characteristics. “Trans” is sometimes used as shorthand for “transgender.” While transgender is generally a good term to use, not everyone whose appearance or behavior is gender-nonconforming will identify as a transgender person. The ways that transgender people are talked about in popular culture, academia, and science are constantly changing, particularly as individuals’ awareness, knowledge, and openness about transgender people and their experiences grow.

Much of the discrimination transgender people face mirrors that experienced by lesbian, gay and bisexual people, but is often more severe. Additionally, transgender people face a range of legal issues that LGB people rarely do: identity documents not reflective of one’s gender, sex-segregated public restrooms and other facilities, dress codes that perpetuate traditional gender norms, and barriers to access to appropriate health care. Much of the discrimination faced by transgender people comes from the same place as does anti-gay discrimination: LGBT people challenge society’s norms on how men or women “should” act (in their gender expression and in the relationships they form). Truly eliminating LGBT discrimination depends on eradicating gender stereotypes, and fighting gender identity discrimination does that directly.
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