Transwoman

Transwomen or trans-women are transsexual or transgender people who were assigned male sex at birth (or, in some cases of intersexuality, later) and feel that this is not an accurate or complete description of themselves. They therefore identify as female or strive to fit a female gender role.

Related Topics:
Transsexual - Transgender - Assigned - Sex - Intersexuality - Identify - Female - Gender

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Transwomen can come from the whole of the male-to-female (MTF) side of the transgender spectrum, from male-to-female transsexual persons to those cross-dressers, transvestites and drag queens who consider themselves transgender.

Related Topics:
Transsexual - Cross-dresser - Transvestites - Drag queens

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Most transwomen who feel that their change of gender, and any medical treatments, have been completed tend to prefer to be called simply women. Some consider transwoman, male-to-female transsexual, and transgendered person to be terms that should only used for persons who are transitioning.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~