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A transsexual person is someone who experiences a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desires to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (including gender affirming therapies, such as hormone replacement therapy and gender affirming surgery) to help them align their body with their identified sex or gender.
The term transsexual is a subset of transgender,[2][3] but some transsexual people reject the label of transgender.[4][5][6][7]: 8, 34, 120–121 A medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria can be made if a person experiences marked and persistent incongruence between their gender identity and their assigned sex.[8]
Understanding of transsexual people has changed very quickly in the 21st century. Many 20th century medical beliefs and practices around transsexual people are now considered deeply outdated. Transsexual people were once classified as mentally ill and subject to extensive gatekeeping by the medical establishment, and remain so in much of the developing world.[9][10][failed verification][11][12][failed verification]
- ^ Darmanin, Jules (12 July 2017). "Les retrouvailles très émouvantes entre Chelsea Manning et une femme qui l'a inspirée". Buzzfeed News (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
Dans un entretien par téléphone avec BuzzFeed News, elle développe: «Ça se passait dans un contexte particulier, juste après une chirurgie de réassignation que j'ai été faire en Thaïlande. Il se trouve que j'avais déjà été interviewée par des médias, et que j'avais une image qui passait plutôt bien.» À travers les lettres XY marquées sur sa main, July voulait «clairement expliciter [sa] situation en tant que transsexuelle.
- ^ Bevan, Thomas E. (2015). The psychobiology of transsexualism and transgenderism : a new view based on scientific evidence. Santa Barbara, California. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4408-3126-3. OCLC 881721443.
The term transsexual was introduced by Cauldwell (1949) and popularized by Harry Benjamin (1966) ... . The term transgender was coined by John Oliven (1965) and popularized by various transgender people who pioneered the concept and practice of transgenderism. It is sometimes said that Virginia Prince (1976) popularized the term, but history shows that many transgender people advocated the use of this term much more than Prince. The adjective transgendered should not be used ... . Transsexuals constitute a subset of transgender people.
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Transgender, Umbrella term for persons who do not conform to gender norms in their identity and/or behavior (Meyerowitz, 2002). Transsexual, Subset of transgenderism; persons who feel discordance between natal sex and identity (Meyerowitz, 2002).
- ^ Stryker, Susan; Whittle, Stephen (2006). The Transgender Studies Reader. New York: Routledge. pp. 1–17. ISBN 0-415-94708-1. OCLC 62782200.
- ^ Winters, Kelley; Karasic, Dan (2008). Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: Essays From the Struggle for Dignity. Dillon, CO: GID Reform Advocates. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-4392-2388-8. OCLC 367582287.
Some Transsexual individuals also identify with the broader transgender community; others do not.
- ^ "Transsexualism". Gender Centre. March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
Transsexualism is often included within the broader term 'transgender', which is generally considered an umbrella term for people who do not conform to typically accepted gender roles for the sex they were assigned at birth. The term 'transgender' is a word employed by activists to encompass as many groups of gender diverse people as possible. However, many of these groups individually don't identify with the term. Many health clinics and services set up to serve gender variant communities employ the term, however most of the people using these services again don't identify with this term. The rejection of this political category by those that it is designed to cover clearly illustrates the difference between self-identification and categories that are imposed by observers to understand other people.
- ^ Valentine, David (30 August 2007). Imagining Transgender. Duke University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv125jv36. ISBN 978-0-8223-9021-3.
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