transgenders
People crossing gender boundaries
Transgenders is a noun plural that some find awkward or offensive—the preferred forms are *transgender people* or *transgender individuals*, where transgender functions as an adjective.
Using transgenders as a noun reduces people to a single characteristic: The policy affects transgenders sounds clinical or dismissive compared to The policy affects transgender people.
The noun form persists in casual and sometimes hostile speech.
Inner sense of self-classification
- transitionChange from one state
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- gender dysphoriaDistress from body-identity mismatch
- self-identificationClaiming an identity label
nonbinary · gender expression · authenticity · LGBTQ+ · pronouns · deadname · chosen name · gender-affirming
Treatment using body's messengers
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
blockers · endocrinologist · reassignment · top surgery · orchiectomy · vaginoplasty · mastectomy · voice therapy
Mark of dishonor
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- transphobiaPrejudice against transgender people
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
family acceptance · rejection · passing · misgendering · deadnaming · outing · workplace · school
Unjust differential treatment
- equalitySame status for all
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- protectionGuarding against harm
- advocacyPleading for a cause
activism · bathroom bills · employment · housing · hate crimes · legal recognition · name change · documentation
gender identity
Inner sense of self-classification
- transitionChange from one state
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- gender dysphoriaDistress from body-identity mismatch
self-identification · nonbinary · gender expression · authenticity · LGBTQ+ · pronouns · deadname · chosen name · gender-affirming · genderqueer
hormone therapy
Treatment using body's messengers
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
testosterone · blockers · endocrinologist · reassignment · top surgery · orchiectomy · vaginoplasty · mastectomy · voice therapy · healthcare
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- transphobiaPrejudice against transgender people
- alliesCooperative partners united together
support groups · family acceptance · rejection · passing · misgendering · deadnaming · outing · workplace · school · bullying
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- equalitySame status for all
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- protectionGuarding against harm
advocacy · activism · bathroom bills · employment · housing · hate crimes · legal recognition · name change · documentation · marriage
- transgender rightsProtections for gender-nonconforming people
- transgender flagSymbol representing gender-diverse people
- transgender careHealthcare addressing gender identity needs