What does it mean to transition to a different gender?

Transitioning is the process of changing the way you look and how people see and treat you so that you become the gender you feel on the inside. Transitioning can means lots of different things. It can involve medical treatment and hormones. It can involve changing your name and preferred pronouns. It can involve changing your appearance and dress.

What does it mean to be transgender?

Transgender Identity Terms and Labels Some people feel that the sex they were assigned at birth doesn’t match their gender identity, or the gender that they feel they are inside. These people are often called transgender. Transgender is about gender identity.

How do transgender people change their bodies?

Some people take hormones and may have surgery to change their body so it matches their gender identity. Some transgender people reject the traditional understanding of gender as divided between just “male” and “female,” so they identify just as transgender, or genderqueer, genderfluid, or something else.

What is medical transition like for trans men?

For trans men and some non-binary people medical transition may include any of the following: hormone therapy (to create masculine characteristics such as a deeper voice, facial hair growth, muscle growth, redistribution of body fat away from hips and breasts, not getting a period, etc.)

Why do transgender people have different transition-related medical procedures?

There are many reasons for the differences in how people transition. These medical procedures can be very expensive, which means that not everyone can afford them. Some transgender people may have health insurance that covers transition-related procedures, and some may not.

Is there a “trans” transition?

Here are the Basics. There’s no one way to transition — just like there’s no one way to identify as trans. What does it mean to transition? Transitioning is the most commonly used term for the process in which someone moves to match their outward gender presentation with their inner reality.

What is gender dysphoria and how does it affect trans people?

Dysphoria refers to the distress that trans people may experience when their gender identity doesn’t match their sex assigned at birth.

How do I know if someone is friendly to transgender people?

You can often get a sense of how friendly someone is to transgender people by watching how they react when the topic comes up in conversation. Do some research so that you have information about being trans, in case they have questions or don’t know all the facts.

What does it mean to “come out” as transgender?

What does it mean to “come out”? Coming out as transgender may mean that you tell people about your preferred pronouns (if you wish to be referred to as he/him, she/her, they/them, etc.). It may also mean that you ask people to call you by a new name and to think of you by the gender identity that you’re comfortable with.

Why is it bad to ask transgender people personal questions?

Because so many of us naturally learn by asking questions, we don’t always pause to consider whether or not a person wants to be asked a particular question. Asking personal and intimate questions of transgender people can make them feel like they’re being put on the spot, pressured to justify themselves, having their privacy invaded, or worse.