"Transgender studies, also called trans studies or trans* studies, is an interdisciplinary field of academic research dedicated to the study of gender identity, gender expression, and gender embodiment, as well as to the study of various issues of relevance to transgender and gender variant populations."
The study of the relationship between queer identities and the experiences of transgender people.
Gender: A social construct which refers to the characteristics, behaviors, roles and expectations that society associates with being male or female.
Sex: Refers to the biological characteristics that identify an individual as male, female or intersex.
Sexuality: Describes an individual’s capacity for erotic, romantic or emotional attraction towards others.
Intersectionality: The interconnectedness of different social identities, such as race, gender, sexuality and social class, and the impact they have on experiences of oppression and privilege.
Transgender: Refers to a person whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
Cisgender: Refers to a person whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
Non-binary: Refers to a gender identity or expression that is not exclusively male or female.
Queer: A term used to describe anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, or who experiences same-sex attraction or non-normative gender expression.
Heteronormativity: The assumption that heterosexuality is the default and normal sexual orientation, and that all other sexual orientations and gender expressions are deviations from the norm.
Transphobia: Prejudice and discrimination against transgender individuals.
Homophobia: Prejudice and discrimination against homosexual individuals.
Intersex: A general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not fit typical male or female classifications.
Sex reassignment surgery: Surgical procedures that alter an individual’s primary and/or secondary sex characteristics to align with their gender identity.
Hormone therapy: The administration of hormones to transgender individuals to align their physical characteristics with their gender identity.
LGBTQIA+ history: The history of LGBTQIA+ individuals and their contributions to society, as well as their experiences of oppression and resistance.
Coming out: The process of disclosing one’s LGBTQIA+ identity to family, friends, and/or society.
LGBTQIA+ culture: The specific cultural practices, beliefs, and expressions of LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.
Feminism: A social, political and cultural movement that advocates for gender equality and the rights of women.
Transfeminism: A movement that advocates for the rights of transgender and non-binary people within the broader feminist movement.
Queer theory: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding gender and sexuality that challenges heteronormative assumptions and norms.
"Interdisciplinary subfields of transgender studies include applied transgender studies, transgender history, transgender literature, transgender media studies, transgender anthropology and archaeology, transgender psychology, and transgender health."
"The discipline emerged in the early 1990s in close connection to queer theory."
"Non-transgender-identified peoples are often also included under the 'trans' umbrella for transgender studies, such as intersex people, crossdressers, drag artists, third gender individuals, and genderqueer people."
"The research theories within transgender studies focus on cultural presentations, political movements, social organizations, and the lived experience of various forms of gender nonconformity."
"Transgender studies provides responses to negative points of views about transgender people."
"Those negative misconceptions could be the narrow and inaccurate transgender state in psychology and medicine, etc."
"The ultimate goal of transgender studies is to provide knowledge that will benefit transgender people and communities."
"In the countries that openly oppose transgender rights, trans studies are almost non-existent."
"Transgender studies [...] is dedicated to the study of gender identity, gender expression, and gender embodiment."
"Transgender media studies, transgender anthropology and archaeology, transgender psychology, and transgender health."
"Transgender studies is an interdisciplinary field of academic research."
"Transgender studies [...] is dedicated to the study of various issues of relevance to transgender and gender variant populations."
"The research theories within transgender studies focus on cultural presentations, political movements, social organizations, and the lived experience of various forms of gender nonconformity."
"The ultimate goal of transgender studies is to provide knowledge that will benefit transgender people and communities."
"Those negative misconceptions could be the narrow and inaccurate transgender state in psychology and medicine, etc."
"Non-transgender-identified peoples are often also included under the 'trans' umbrella for transgender studies, such as intersex people, crossdressers, drag artists, third gender individuals, and genderqueer people."
"Interdisciplinary subfields of transgender studies include applied transgender studies, transgender history, transgender literature, transgender media studies, transgender anthropology and archaeology, transgender psychology, and transgender health."
"The discipline emerged in the early 1990s in close connection to queer theory."
"Transgender studies provides responses to negative points of views about transgender people."