Dictionary
Transgender
Identity Gender
Term for people whose gender identity and/or expression differs from sex assigned at birth; often used broadly, overlapping with “trans.”
For allies & newcomers
- In short
- A person whose gender identity or expression differs from their sex assigned at birth.
As a gender identity
- Meaning
- An umbrella identity for anyone whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. This spectrum includes countless lived experiences and does not depend on medical transition, making it one of the broadest LGBTQ+ categories.