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(Substantially reworked the article in an attempt to bring it up-to-speed with modern times. This is a mix of mostly the "Transsexualism" page with some parts of the former version of this page added in. Of particular note: "transsexual" -> "trans" or "transgender" (since "transsexual" is a rather outdated term).) |
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[[File:800px-Transgender Pride flag.svg.png|thumb|350px|right|The Transgender Pride flag designed by Monica Helms, which was first flown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 2000.]]
'''Transgender''' (usually shortened to '''trans''') people are those whose experienced gender is not the one typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Some trans people pursue means (e.g. hormone replacement, plastic surgery) to make their bodies match their experienced gender more closely, but others do not. Trans people are not a new group; there are documented examples going back at least as far as the [[The Empire|Roman Empire]]. Trans characters can be a source of interesting [[conflict]] in a story, and may have a lot of parallels to a coming out story for a homosexual or bisexual person, but with a lot more visual representation of change.<ref>With respects to the [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement]], see [[The Other Wiki]] for more details on trans people.</ref>
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