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A transgender (often shortened to trans) person is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Often, transgender people desire medical assistance to medically transition from one sex to another; those who do may identify as transsexual. Transgender does not have a universally accepted definition, including among researchers; it can function as an umbrella term. The definition given above includes binary trans men and trans women and may also include people who are non-binary or genderqueer. Other related groups include third-gender people, cross-dressers, and drag queens and drag kings; some definitions include these groups as well.

Being transgender is distinct from sexual orientation, and transgender people may identify as heterosexual (straight), homosexual (gay or lesbian), bisexual, asexual, or otherwise, or may decline to label their sexual orientation. The opposite of transgender is cisgender, which describes persons whose gender identity matches their assigned sex. Accurate statistics on the number of transgender people vary widely, in part due to different definitions of what constitutes being transgender. Some countries, such as Canada, and the United Kingdomcollect census data on transgender people. Generally, less than 1% of the worldwide population is transgender, with figures ranging from <0.1% to 0.6%.

Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria, and some seek medical treatments such as hormone replacement therapy, gender-affirming surgery, or psychotherapy. Not all transgender people desire these treatments, and some cannot undergo them for legal, financial, or medical reasons.

The legal status of transgender people varies by jurisdiction. Many transgender people experience transphobia (violence or discrimination against transgender people) in the workplace, in accessing public accommodations, and in healthcare. In many places, they are not legally protected from discrimination.^{[page needed]} Several cultural events are held to celebrate the awareness of transgender people, including Transgender Day of Remembrance and International Transgender Day of Visibility, and the transgender flag is a common transgender pride symbol. (Full article...)

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A trans man (sometimes trans-man or transman) is a man who was assigned female at birth. The label of transgender man is not always interchangeable with that of transsexual man, although the two labels are often used in this way. Transgender is an umbrella term that includes different types of gender variant people (including transsexual people). Many trans men choose to undergo surgical or hormonal transition, or both (see sex reassignment therapy), to alter their appearance in a way that aligns with their gender identity or alleviates gender dysphoria.

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Satsuki Nakayama (中山咲月, Nakayama Satsuki, born September 17, 1998) is a Japanese model and actor, known for his portrayal as Naki in Kamen Rider Zero-One and Shima Nishina in Kiss Him, Not Me. He started his modeling career as an exclusive model for the magazine Pichi Lemon and later became one of the standout models of Japan's genderless fashion subculture.

Nakayama initially came out as non-binary in 2019, but he later came out as a transgender man in 2021.

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... that trans women in Cape Verde are colloquially referred to as tchindas, named after Tchinda Andrade, the first trans woman in the country to come out publicly?
... that several ambiguously gendered figurines from pre-Columbian Ecuador can be analyzed through the lens of transgender archaeology?
... that New Zealand mayor Georgina Beyer was the world's first openly transgender mayor?
... that since 2018, IKEA's stuffed toy shark Blåhaj has become a popular Internet meme and an icon of the online transgender community?
... that when Sarah Jane Baker was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner?
... that LGBT rights activist Kit Malone helped create the first transgender organized marching group in the Indianapolis Pride Parade's history?

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8 – Laura Jane Grace (1980), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
14 – Wendy Carlos (1939), American musician and composer
15 – Leelah Alcorn (1997-2014), American transgender girl
21 – Amanda Lepore (1967), American model, singer and performance artist
23 – Miley Cyrus (1992), American gender fluid singer, songwriter, and actress
24 – Candy Darling (1944-1974), American actress and transsexual icon
29 – Fallon Fox (1975), American transgender mixed martial artist
29 – Liv Hewson (1995), Australian non-binary actor

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... that the 2015 State of the Union Address was the first State of the Union Address in which the President of the United States used the words "gay", "lesbian", and "transgender"?
... that Nicole Maines won a Maine Supreme Court ruling that denying transgender students access to the bathroom consistent with their gender was unlawful, and went on to become the superheroine Dreamer in the television series Supergirl?
... that in 1776, a person reported being genderless, changed names to the Public Universal Friend, dressed androgynously, asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns, and has been called a chapter in transgender history "before 'transgender'"?

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Image 1Bust of Elagabalus, Roman Emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. Elagabalus' gender identity is the source of much controversy and debate. Because of accounts by contemporary historian Cassius Dio and others that Elagabalus wore women's clothing, preferred to be called a lady, and sought vaginoplasty, the emperor is considered by some historians to be an early transgender figure and one of the first on record as seeking sex reassignment surgery.
Image 2Anna Grodzka, the first transsexual MP in Europe
Image 3Lithograph of trans woman Mary Jones, whose 1836 trial gripped American media
Image 4Painting of Danish artist and transgender woman Lili Elbe circa 1928 done by her wife Gerda Wegener.
Image 5Atlas on laws concerning gender identity-expression by country or territory. Purple regions allow legal gender change, red regions have no legal gender change and the status in grey regions is unknown or ambiguous. Light purple regions require surgery to change gender and dark purple regions do not require surgery.
Image 6Ian Harvie, an American comedian and openly transgender man.

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Full list: Outline of transgender topics, see also: Category:Transgender topics

Gender identity	Androgyny • Gender bender • Non-binary gender • Third gender • Transgender / Transsexualism (Trans man • Trans woman • Sex reassignment surgery)
Gender expression	Cross-dressing • Drag (Drag king • Drag queen) • Transvestism
History	Transgender history (in Brazil • in Finland • in the UK • in the US)
Legal aspects	Legal status of transgender people • Access to amenities
Attitudes	Transphobia • Transmisogyny
People	List of transgender people • Transgender youth • Category:Transgender and transsexual people
Portrayals in the media	List of fictional trans characters • List of transgender characters in film • List of transgender characters in television • Category:Transgender actors • Cross-dressing in film and television

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