Named Groups

Transgender Persons

Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, with or without a desire to undergo GENDER-AFFIRMING PROCEDURES.

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Abstract

Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, with or without a desire to undergo GENDER-AFFIRMING PROCEDURES.

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Synonyms

30 entry terms
  • Transgendered Persons
  • Transgenders
  • Person, Transgender
  • Person, Transgendered
  • Transgender
  • Transgender Person
  • Transgendered Person
  • Trans-Feminine Persons
  • Trans-Masculine Persons
  • Transexuals
  • Transfeminine Persons
  • Transmasculine Persons
  • Transsexual Persons
  • Two-Spirit Persons
  • Person, Trans-Feminine
  • Person, Trans-Masculine
  • Person, Transfeminine
  • Person, Transmasculine
  • Person, Transsexual
  • Person, Two-Spirit
  • Trans Feminine Persons
  • Trans Masculine Persons
  • Trans-Feminine Person
  • Trans-Masculine Person
  • Transexual
  • Transfeminine Person
  • Transmasculine Person
  • Transsexual Person
  • Two Spirit Persons
  • Two-Spirit Person

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

index both MALE and FEMALE check tags

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History Note

2016 (2013)

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Previous Indexing

  • Transsexualism (2001-2012)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transgender Persons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063106. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063106
  2. Transgender Persons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender
  3. Transgender Persons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189125