Transgender definition

Transgender means a person whose gender identity does not correspond with their anatomical sex. A transgender girl or woman is a girl or woman whose birth sex was male but who understands herself to be female. A transgender boy or man is a boy or man whose birth sex was female but who understands himself to be male.
Transgender means having a gender identity or gender expression that differs from societal expectations based on gender assigned at birth.
Transgender means a person whose gender identity (i.e., internal sense of feeling male or female) is different from the person’s assigned sex at birth.

Examples of Transgender in a sentence

  • We follow the standard of care established by recognized experts in the field, e.g. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People.

  • Provider shall not subject Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning (LGBTQ) Covered Persons who obtain Covered Services to treatment that does not affirm their orientation.

  • CONTRACTOR shall establish a written Transgender Policy, 24 which shall be reviewed and approved by ADMINISTRATOR.

  • Our work to take active steps to enhance the experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) staff and students has led to the University being ranked as one of the UK's most gay-friendly workplaces in Stonewall Top 100 Employers.

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning (LGBTQ) Covered Persons who obtain Covered Services shall not be subject to treatment or bias by Provider that does not affirm such individuals’ orientation.


More Definitions of Transgender

Transgender means having a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex one was assigned at birth, regardless of whether one has undergone or is in the process of undergoing gender-affirming care. Being transgender does not imply any specific sexual orientation. Therefore, transgender people may identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.
Transgender means that an individual’s sex differs from the individual’s gender identity.
Transgender means a person whose gender identity or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned at birth.
Transgender means someone whose gender identity is different than their assigned sex at birth. "Transition" means the process by which a person socially and/or physically aligns their gender
Transgender means having a gender identity that is different than the person’s gender assigned at birth.
Transgender describes an individual whose gender identity is different from the individual’s assigned sex. “Transgender boy” and “transgender male” refer to an individual assigned the female sex at birth who has a male gender identity. An individual can express or assert a transgender gender identity in a variety of ways, which may but do not always include specific medical treatments or procedures. Medical treatments or procedures are not considered a prerequisite for one’s recognition as transgender. For purposes of this Agreement, a “transgender student” is a student who consistently and uniformly asserts a gender identity different from the student’s assigned sex, or for which there is documented legal or medical evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held as part of the student’s core identity.
Transgender means a person whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex at birth. “Transgender” is not the same as “gay”.