A transwoman (also spelled trans woman, trans-woman) or t-girl is a transsexual or transgender person who was naturally born or physically assigned as male at birth but feels that this is not an accurate or complete description of themselves and identifies as a woman. MTF is an acronym that stands for male-to-female, referring to a transsexual woman. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... A transgender woman at New York Citys gay pride parade Transgender (IPA: , from trans (Latin) and gender (English)) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at... Sex assignment refers to the assigning of sex at the birth of a baby. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Diverse women. ...

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Overview

"Transition" refers to the process of adopting a social and personal identity that corresponds to one's own sense of their gendered self, and may or may not include medical intervention (hormone treatment, surgery, etc.), changes in legal documents (name and/or sex indicated on identification, birth certificate, etc.), and personal expression (clothing, accessories, voice, body language). Transitioning is the process of ceasing to live in one gender role and starting to live in another, undertaken by transgender and transsexual people. ... Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. ...

Transwomen who feel that their gender transition is complete often prefer to be called simply "women", considering "transwoman" or "male-to-female transsexual" to be terms that should only used for people who are still transitioning. However, even after transitioning, transwomen have biological differences from cisgender women. For example, most have XY chromosomes. However, women does not necessarily refer to biological sex, it can also refer to cultural gender role distinctions. Some who still identify as transwomen after transitioning may describe themselves as "post-op" (post-operative; as distinguished from "pre-op") transwomen. Many transgender people consider that the shape of their genitalia are not relevant to how they interact with most people. Transwomen who do not want, cannot afford, or have medical reasons for not having sex reassignment surgery are sometimes described as "non-op". Many transwomen consider genital surgery as only a small part of a complete transition and some argue that transwomen should not be defined by their surgical status. Others dislike the term "transsexual" and prefer to call themselves transgender women, but further more some women with this condition prefer to use the word intersexed. Gender in common usage refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ... Cisgender (IPA: ) is an adjective neologism that means non-transgender. ... The XY sex-determination system is the sex-determination system found in humans, most other mammals, some insects (Drosophila) and some plants (Ginkgo). ... This article is about sex, meaning the different sexes; male, female, etc. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... A bagpiper in Scottish military clan-uniform. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sexual orientation

For more details on this topic, see Sexual orientation of transwomen.

Most recent scientific studies and reports by support groups, help lines, etc. indicate that, amongst transwomen, the percentage of those who consider themselves lesbian, bisexual or asexual is higher than that in the general female population. The details, however, differ; scientific papers usually report a higher number of heterosexual-identified transwomen than support groups report, perhaps influenced by demographic factors: what kind of people have access to support groups, as well as methodologies used for individual studies. ^{[citation needed]} Research on the sexual orientation of transwomen (male-to-female transsexuals) is sparse. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ... “Bisexual” redirects here. ... This article is about the sexual orientation in humans. ... One version of a Heterosexuality symbol Heterosexuality is sexual or romantic attraction between opposite sexes, and is the most common sexual orientation among humans. ...

See also

• Transman

Transmen or trans men are transgender or transsexual people who were assigned female at birth based on genital appearance (or, in cases of intersexuality, were later assigned to the female gender) and who feel that this is not an accurate or complete description of themselves. ...

Transition-related

• Facial Feminization Surgery
• Genital reassignment surgery for transwomen
• Hair removal
• Hormone replacement therapy for transwomen
• Voice feminization

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) refers to surgical procedures that alter the human face to increase its femininity. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Depilation is a generic term for hair removal which affects the part of the hair above the surface of the skin. ... Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. ... Voice feminization is used in reference to surgical techniques, speech therapy, self-help programs and a general litany of other techniques used by transwomen, to acquire a female-sounding voice. ...

General transgendered topics

• List of transgender-related topics
• Transgendered

Transgender is a very complex topic, where consensual and precise definitions have not yet been reached. ... Transgender is generally used as a catch-all umbrella term for a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles; however, compare other definitions below. ...

References

External links

• Australian WOMAN Network - The Australian WOMAN Network, a group which lobbies for the rights of Australian women living with transsexualism or of transsexual background.
• Harry Benjamin Syndrome (HBS). This site is dedicated to enlightening people to the indicative research that suggests transsexualism may be an intersex condition. It also shows a suggested Standards of Care document.
• Lynn Conway - Her goal is to "illuminate and normalize the issues of gender identity and the process of transitioning."
• Mom, I Need to Be a Girl - a book by the mother of a young transwoman.
• Second Type Woman- More information on transwomen, including some information on topics on which very little information has been published.
• Transsexual Women's Resources - run by Anne Lawrence, a controversial figure due to her support for the autogynephilia theory.
• Transsexual Women's Successes
• TS Roadmap - resource guide for transsexual women and those aspiring to transition.