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B5
Sex, Gender Identity,
Gender Expression
and Sexual Orientation
Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or
gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. For example, a
person who is biologically male but feels like a female. MSM long hair often
describe themselves as transgender.
Transsexual: Someone who is born biologically male (with male genitals), yet
has a female gender identity, or someone who is born biologically female and
has a male gender identity. Transsexual people often have a feeling of being “born
in the wrong body.” Some transsexuals change their sex by having hormone
therapy and surgical reconstruction.
Intersex people: Those who are born with a combination of male and female
genitals that are either fully or partially developed. Intersex people are usually
assigned a gender at birth. This process is often arbitrary and many intersex people
choose either to identify with a different gender later in life or choose to embrace
their identity as an intersex person who is both male and female. Intersex is a
biological variant and not a sexual orientation, nor does it refer to sexual
behavior.
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