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A transgender (often shortened to trans) person is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Often, transgender people desire medical assistance to medically transition from one sex to another; those who do may identify as transsexual. Transgender does not have a universally accepted definition, including among researchers; it can function as an umbrella term. The definition given above includes binary trans men and trans women and may also include people who are non-binary or genderqueer. Other related groups include third-gender people, cross-dressers, and drag queens and drag kings; some definitions include these groups as well. (Full article...)

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Transphobia is the range of negative attitudes, feelings or actions toward transgender or transsexual people, or toward transsexuality. Transphobia can be emotional disgust, fear, violence, anger, or discomfort felt or expressed towards people who do not conform to society's gender expectation. It is often expressed alongside homophobic views and hence is often considered an aspect of homophobia. Transphobia is a type of prejudice and discrimination similar to racism and sexism, and transgender people of color are often subjected to all three forms of discrimination at once.

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Jenny Bailey was the civic leader of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, England. Bailey served her mayoral term from 2007-2008. Bailey became a member of the city council in 2002, when she was elected to represent the suburb of East Chesterton within Cambridge. She served the council continuously from 2002-2007, rising the ranks until she was chosen to become mayor in 2007. Prior to her appointment as full mayor, she acted as a deputy in 2006.

She was the first transgender mayor in the United Kingdom, with Varsity, the eldest of Cambridge University's newspapers, suggesting even the world. However, Bailey was keen to play down the significance of this, saying, "I don't want to let it define me."

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... that Northwest High School required transgender staff members of the student newspaper to use deadnames in bylines?
... that Anjali Lama, Nepal's first transgender model, worked with Calvin Klein in 2019?
... that, among migrants, transgender asylum seekers are more likely to be subjected to physical and mental abuse?
... that trans women in Cape Verde are colloquially referred to as tchindas, named after Tchinda Andrade, the first trans woman in the country to come out publicly?
... that Precious Brady-Davis and her husband were the first transgender couple to have their gender identities listed correctly on an Illinois birth certificate?
... that records of transgender people in Finland stretch back to the 19th century?

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1 – Janelle Monae (1985), American non-binary singer, actress and author
4 – Mina Caputo (1973), American singer
12 – Brandon Teena (1972–1993), American trans man murder victim
17 – Chelsea Manning (1987), American activist and whistleblower
19 – King Princess (1998), American genderqueer singer-songwriter
20 – Bell Nuntita (1983), Thai actress, singer
22 – Sandra Forgues (1969), French canoeist, olympic medalist, transgender woman
25 – Mianne Bagger (1966), Danish golfer
28 – Lili Elbe (1882–1931), Danish transgender artist
28 – Lilly Wachowski (1967), American director, writer, producer
29 – Billy Tipton (1914–1989), American musician and bandleader
31 – Diana Sacayán (1975–2015), Argentinian transgender rights activist

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... that African-American gay and transgender youth Ali Forney, once homeless himself, had a homeless LGBT youth center in New York City named after him for his work helping other youths?
... that non-binary transgender actor Indya Moore became the first transgender person to be featured on the cover of the US version of Elle magazine when they were featured in May 2019?
... that Jennie June (b. 1874), one of the earliest transgender people to publish an autobiography in the US, published the first and second volumes in 1918 and 1922, and wrote a third volume which was discovered in 2010?

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But if we cannot know what causes transsexuality, we can know a great deal about it. We can acknowledge its power and its reality, we can learn about other transsexual people and their experiences, and we can discover its ancient worldwide history.

—Rachel Pollack

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Image 1Bust of Elagabalus, Roman Emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. Elagabalus' gender identity is the source of much controversy and debate. Because of accounts by contemporary historian Cassius Dio and others that Elagabalus wore women's clothing, preferred to be called a lady, and sought vaginoplasty, the emperor is considered by some historians to be an early transgender figure and one of the first on record as seeking sex reassignment surgery.
Image 2Atlas on laws concerning gender identity-expression by country or territory. Purple regions allow legal gender change, red regions have no legal gender change and the status in grey regions is unknown or ambiguous. Light purple regions require surgery to change gender and dark purple regions do not require surgery.
Image 3Anna Grodzka, the first transsexual MP in Europe
Image 4Painting of Danish artist and transgender woman Lili Elbe circa 1928 done by her wife Gerda Wegener.
Image 5Lithograph of trans woman Mary Jones, whose 1836 trial gripped American media
Image 6Ian Harvie, an American comedian and openly transgender man.

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Full list: Outline of transgender topics, see also: Category:Transgender topics

Gender identity	Androgyny • Gender bender • Non-binary gender • Third gender • Transgender / Transsexualism (Trans man • Trans woman • Sex reassignment surgery)
Gender expression	Cross-dressing • Drag (Drag king • Drag queen) • Transvestism
History	Transgender history (in Brazil • in Finland • in the UK • in the US)
Legal aspects	Legal status of transgender people • Access to amenities
Attitudes	Transphobia • Transmisogyny
People	List of transgender people • Transgender youth • Category:Transgender and transsexual people
Portrayals in the media	List of fictional trans characters • List of transgender characters in film • List of transgender characters in television • Category:Transgender actors • Cross-dressing in film and television

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WikiProject LGBT studies
WikiProject Gender studies

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