I actually don't know what does the term mean....
2007-03-14 00:17:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Originally the term was coined to describe those born with a gender that didn't match their physical form, and so took steps to correct the anomaly. Unfortunately it has now been hi-jacked by the transvestite and cross dressing community to try and legitemise their fetish.
2007-03-14 00:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
Transgender is an umbrella term that has all the various "gender benders" under it, from those who crossdress all the way to those who seek sex reassignment operations and everything between. www.wikipedia.com has a really good overview and can go indepth on any of the subjects of transgender that you would like to know more about.
2007-03-14 02:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by elvishbard 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Transgender usually refers to a person who is mentally one gender and biologically the opposite gender.
2007-03-14 01:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an over arching term used to describe someone who crosses the boundaries of societal view points of gender. It is often used incorrectly to describe a transsexual. In reality, anyone who is a transsexual, crossdresser or Bi-Sexual would very easily qualify.
2007-03-14 10:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a broad term used for the entire community of gender-variant people. It includes crossdressers and transvestites, transsexuals of all kind from post-op to non-op, and also the other gender non-conformists that live beyond the labels male and female.
2007-03-14 06:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by carora13 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Transgender refers to someone who is physically born one sex, but mentally believes they are another. Some will choose to have an operation to reverse their physical sexuality. During this process they usually will begin taking testosterone or hormones to begin what is called "transitioning."
2007-03-14 01:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Transgender - a person in the process or has completed the process to be a member of the opposite sex.
2007-03-14 02:49:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The term "transgender" officially means someone who idetifies themselves as a girl in a guy body or a guy in a girl body, but isn't yet planning on getting a sex change.
"Transexual" is someone who has gotten or is planning on getting a sex change.
2007-03-14 02:48:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Simple really, it just means someone that changed sex from one sex to the other. Trans means to cross and gender I would have thought was pretty obvious, it means either male or female.
2007-03-16 01:47:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are aliens in the form of a androgynous humanoid figure, about as much worth as the dirt I spit on.
2007-03-14 00:33:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋