Refers to people who identify with the gender assigned to them at birth. 2. Transgender History and Global Perspectives

An individual’s internal sense of being male, female, or another gender (such as non-binary or genderfluid).

The process some transgender people undergo to live as their self-identified gender. This may include social changes (name, pronouns), legal changes (ID documents), or medical steps (hormones, surgery).

Transgender activists, particularly women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, were pivotal in early liberation movements like the Stonewall Uprising.

Culturally specific terms used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia to describe transgender men and women.

The transgender community is a cornerstone of the acronym (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning).