Transgenders
A transgender person (often shortened to trans) is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.[1]
Many experience gender dysphoria, which they may seek to alleviate through transitioning,[2] often adopting a different name and set of pronouns in the process.
They may pursue gender affirming care such as hormone replacement therapy and various gender-affirming surgeries. Not all transgender people desire these treatments and others may be unable to access them for financial, medical or legal reasons.[2][3]
Those who do desire to medically transition to another sex may identify as transsexual.[4][5]
Transgender is an umbrella term.
In addition to trans men and trans women, it may also include people who are non-binary.[6][7]
Other definitions of transgender also include people who belong to a third gender, or else conceptualize transgender people as a third gender.[8][9]
Gender identity is distinct from sexual orientation,[10] and transgender people may be of any sexual orientation.
The opposite of transgender is cisgender, which describes people whose gender identity matches their assigned sex.[11]
Statistics on the number of transgender people vary widely,[12] in part due to differing definitions of transgender.[13]
Some countries, such as Canada, collect census data on transgender people.[14]
Transgender identity is generally found in less than 1% of the worldwide population, with figures ranging from <0.1% to 0.6%.[a][15][16][17][18]
However, this percentage is likely greater when including non-binary identities in population estimates.[19][20]