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Transgender (IPA: [tʰɹænz'dʒɛndɚ], from trans (Latin) and gender (English)) is a gender identification[citation needed] to describe a wide range of individuals whose social and behavioral characteristics do not match society's traditional gender roles. The term transgender is an umbrella term that may encompass transsexuals, cross-dressers, transvestites, consciously androgynous people, and more. Because transgender is a gender identification and not a sexual orientation, transgender people may be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.[1]
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[edit] Transgender identity
Transgender was popularized by Virginia Prince in the 1970s to describe other people like her who did not want to undergo gender reassignment surgery but wanted to live as the opposite gender.[1]
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Nowadays transgender is considered a gender identification to describe individuals whose social and behavioral characteristics do not mach society's stereotypical gender roles. [1] Because transgender is a gender identification and not a sexual orientation, transgender people may be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. Transgender people may be transsexuals, cross-dressers, transvestites, consciously androgynous people[citation needed], drag queens and drag kings.[2][3] Typically intersex people and people with transvestic fetishes are not considered transgender people.[citation needed]
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[edit] Transgender symbols
Another common transgender symbol is composed of the male and female gender symbols. The symbol consists of three symbols: the biological symbol for the male, the biological symbol for the female, and a combination of the two biological symbols. The male symbol is an arrow projecting outward from the top right of the circle. The female symbol is a cross projecting outward from the bottom center of the circle. The combination of and arrow and cross projects outward from the top left of the circle. This transgender symbol symbolizes male, female, and a combination of both genders.[citation needed]
The transgender pride flag shown was designed by Monica Helms and is the most widely used of the transgender pride flags. The flag consists of five horizontal stripes: one white stripe in the center, two pink stripes, and two blue stripes.[4] The flag was first used at a gay pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.[citation needed] Helm described the flag as:
"The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersexed. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives."[citation needed]
[edit] History of transgender
[edit] Transgender in the United States
[edit] Transgender in China
[edit] Activism
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[edit] Transgender in popular culture
[edit] Transgender in film
[edit] Famous transgender people
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Kotula, Dean (2002). A Conversation with Dr. Milton Diamond. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning Definitions. University of Texas Health Services. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
- ^ Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity. American Psychological Association (2007). Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
- ^ http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qq-tgf.html
