"Gender transition is the process of changing one's gender presentation or sex characteristics to accord with one's internal sense of gender identity."
The process of changing one's physical, social, or legal gender to match their gender identity.
Gender Identity: An individual's internal sense of being male, female, a blend of both, or neither.
Sex Assigned at Birth: The sex an individual is labeled as at birth based on physical characteristics.
Cisgender: An individual whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth.
Transgender: An individual whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth.
Transition: The process of changing one's gender expression, including physical, social, and legal changes.
Gender Dysphoria: Distress or discomfort that may arise when an individual's gender identity does not align with their sex assigned at birth.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): The use of hormones (such as estrogen or testosterone) to change the physical characteristics of one's body in order to align with their gender identity.
Gender Reassignment Surgery: A surgical procedure to physically change one's body to align with their gender identity.
Legal Gender Recognition: The process of changing legal documents (such as a driver's license or passport) to reflect an individual's gender identity.
Non-binary: Individuals who do not identify as either male or female or identify as a combination of both.
Intersex: Individuals born with physical sex characteristics that do not fit typical male or female categories.
Pronouns: Personal pronouns (such as "he," "she," "they," or "ze") used to refer to an individual's gender identity.
Microaggressions: Subtle, everyday acts of discrimination or prejudice that may impact individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary.
Safe Spaces: Environments that are supportive and inclusive of individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary.
Advocacy and Support: Organizations and individuals who work to support and advocate for the rights of transgender and non-binary individuals.
Male-to-Female (MtF) Transition: A Transition where the individual assigned male at birth identifies as a woman.
Female-to-Male (FtM) Transition: A Transition where the individual assigned female at birth identifies as a man.
Non-Binary Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as neither entirely male nor female, rather an individual in between or outside of those gender identities.
Genderqueer Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as both male and female, neither male nor female or other than male and female.
Genderfluid Transition: A Transition where the individual's gender identity varies over time, often in response to emotional, psychological, or circumstantial changes.
Agender Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as having no gender or a neutral gender.
Bigender Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as having two gender identities simultaneously or switching between them.
Demigender Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies partially (demi-) with a particular gender identity and partially with another gender identity.
Neutrois Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as having a neutral gender or is genderless.
Transmasculine Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as masculine but may not necessarily identify as a man.
Transfeminine Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as feminine but may not necessarily identify as a woman.
Two-Spirit Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies with both masculine and feminine spirits, based on indigenous North American culture.
Third Gender Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies as neither male nor female, rather a third gender identity.
Androgynous Transition: A Transition where the individual identifies and presents as gender-neutral or with a combination of masculine and feminine traits.
Intergender Transition: A Transition where the individual's gender identity lies in between the male and the female spectrum or a combination of them.
Multigender Transition: A transition where the individual identifies as multiple gender identities simultaneously or over time.
"...the idea of what it means to be a man or a woman, or to be non-binary or genderqueer."
"...reassignment therapy (which may include hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery), with their gender identity being opposite that of their birth-assigned sex and gender."
"Transitioning might involve medical treatment, but it does not always involve it."
"Cross-dressers, drag queens, and drag kings tend not to transition, since their variant gender presentations are (usually) only adopted temporarily."
"Transition begins with a decision to transition, prompted by the feeling that one's gender identity does not match the sex that one was assigned at birth."
"One of the most common parts of transitioning is coming out for the first time."
"Transitioning is a process that can take anywhere between several months and several years."
"Some people, especially non-binary or genderqueer people, may spend their whole life transitioning and may redefine and re-interpret their gender as time passes."
"Transitioning generally begins where the person feels comfortable: for some, this begins with their family with whom they are intimate and reaches to friends later or may begin with friends first and family later."
"Sometimes transitioning is at different stages between different spheres of life."
"For example, someone may transition far with family and friends before even coming out at their workplace."