Trans or Transgender

Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender. When we’re born, a doctor usually says that we’re male or female based on what our bodies look like. But for some people’s gender identity – their innate knowledge of who they are – is different from what was assigned to them when they were born. Most of these people describe themselves as transgender.