Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity . . . Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from socially constructed norms associated with their birth sex This includes androgynous, bigendered and gender queer people, who tend to see traditional concepts of gender as restrictive
The Psychology of Transgender - American Psychological Association (APA) Transgender expert Walter Bockting, PhD, answers questions related to the meaning of the term transgender, psychological challenges that transgender people may face, and how parents and others can fight discrimination against transgender people
Transgender Identity Issues in Psychology APA resolution supporting full equality for transgender and gender-variant people, the cultural context surrounding transgender issues, the national transgender discrimination survey, the world professional association for transgender health issues identity recognition statement, the new policy on gender change in passports announced by the U S Department of State and more
Inclusive Language Guide - American Psychological Association (APA) transvestite transsexual: intersex LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LBGTQIA+, etc transgender person transgender people trans and gender nonbinary folks or folx genderqueer queer Some people may use terms to describe themselves and others that may be perceived as pejorative but are empowering for those individuals and their communities