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[[File:Transgender symbol.png|thumb|The transgender symbol. Unicode: U+26A7 ⚧]]
'''Transgender''' (often shortened to '''trans''') is a term referring to an individual whose [[Gender Identity|gender identity]] does not entirely, always, or at all correspond with their [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]] (AGAB).
Transgender is not a gender identity on its own, rather it is a [[Gender Modality|gender modality]]; it expresses that there is a difference between one's AGAB and one's gender identity.
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'''Binary trans''' individuals are those who identify fully, solely and statically as one of the two western [[binary]] genders ([[men]] and [[women]]). This includes both binary trans women and binary trans men, often referred to simply as trans women and trans men. It is also possible for one to be a [[Non-Binary Woman|non-binary (trans) woman]]/[[Non-Binary Man|man]].
*'''Trans women''' are women who were generally not assigned female at birth, most commonly referring to women who were assigned male at birth (AMAB). Trans women may also identify as [[transfeminine]], but not all transfeminine individuals are trans women.
*'''Trans men''' are men who were generally not assigned male at birth, most commonly referring to men who were assigned female at birth
* Binary trans women and men may also have been [[AXAB|assigned X at birth]]/[[UAB|unassigned at birth]] (though not all AXAB or UAB individuals are/identify as trans, or as men/women).
* [[AFAB Transfem]] and [[AMAB Transmasc]] individuals also exist.
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==Terminology==
===Dysphoria===
Many (but not all) transgender individuals experience gender [[dysphoria]]<ref>https://psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/expert-q-and-a</ref><ref>https://www.transhub.org.au/dysphoria</ref> - a feeling of discomfort or self hatred stemming from a disconnect between their internal sense of gender and their outward appearance, their bodies, and/or how others perceive them. Gender dysphoria, often called just dysphoria, can range in intensity; it can be severe, moderate, mild, or not there at all. Sources of dysphoria can be and often are different between individuals, and these sources can change over the course of one's life and/or transition.
===Passing===
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===Dead Name===
A transgender individual's "'''dead name'''" (often shortened into "deadname") is the name that they were given by their
==Flag and Symbols==
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* Dark blue is for transgender men
* Blue-purple is for transmasculine individuals
* White is for [[multigender]] individuals and individuals with fluid genders
* Yellow is for [[xenic]] and [[outherine]] individuals
* Dark green is for agender/genderless individuals
* Purple is for androgynous/neutral individuals
* Pink is for transfeminine individuals
* Dark red is for transgender women
An alternative trans flag was created based on Monica Helms' flag by
▲An alternative trans flag was created based on Monica Helms' flag by reddit user 33ducks around February 2021, with more shades of blue and pink representing a wider variety of ways to be trans. This flag also does not keep the blue/boy on the outside and pink/girl on the inside stripe pattern.
==Resources==
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[[Category:Gender]]
[[Category:Gender Modality]]
[[Category:Umbrella Terms]]
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