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A transgender (often shortened to trans) person is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Often, transgender people desire medical assistance to medically transition from one sex to another; those who do may identify as transsexual. Transgender does not have a universally accepted definition, including among researchers; it can function as an umbrella term. The definition given above includes binary trans men and trans women and may also include people who are non-binary or genderqueer. Other related groups include third-gender people, cross-dressers, and drag queens and drag kings; some definitions include these groups as well. (Full article...)


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A trans man (sometimes trans-man or transman) is a man who was assigned female at birth. The label of transgender man is not always interchangeable with that of transsexual man, although the two labels are often used in this way. Transgender is an umbrella term that includes different types of gender variant people (including transsexual people). Many trans men choose to undergo surgical or hormonal transition, or both (see sex reassignment therapy), to alter their appearance in a way that aligns with their gender identity or alleviates gender dysphoria.

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Christopher "Christoph" Lee (September 4, 1964 – December 22, 2012) was an American transgender activist, and award-winning filmmaker in the San Francisco Bay Area community. He was also the co-founder of Tranny Fest, now called the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF). In 2002 he was the first openly trans man Grand Marshal of San Francisco Pride. Lee's death and the designation of his assigned gender at birth on his death certificate rather than his self-identified gender was the impetus behind the "Respect After Death Act", AB 1577, which was passed in California on September 26, 2014.

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Having an opinion about transsexuality is about as useful as having an opinion on blindness. You can think whatever you like about it, but in the end, your friend is still blind and surely deserves to see.

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Full list: Outline of transgender topics, see also: Category:Transgender topics
Gender identity AndrogynyGender benderNon-binary genderThird genderTransgender / Transsexualism (Trans manTrans womanSex reassignment surgery)
Gender expression Cross-dressingDrag (Drag kingDrag queen)Transvestism
History Transgender history (in Brazilin Finlandin the UKin the US)
Legal aspects Legal status of transgender peopleAccess to amenities
Attitudes TransphobiaTransmisogyny
People List of transgender peopleTransgender youthCategory:Transgender and transsexual people
Portrayals in the media List of fictional trans charactersList of transgender characters in filmList of transgender characters in televisionCategory:Transgender actorsCross-dressing in film and television

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