What is transgender?
Transgender is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity, expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. The American Psychological Association’s Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity are undertaking a systematic review of its use along with other terms related to transgender. In this document, “transgender” is used to replace the outdated term “transsexual.”
The terms “transgender” and “trans…