transsexual adjective
trans·sex·u·al | \ (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl , -shəl \
variants: or less commonly transexual
Definition of transsexual
: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth
NOTE: Transsexual people may or may not undergo surgery and hormone therapy to obtain a physical appearance typical of the gender they identify as.
Back in the 80s/90s it took stumbling across something like this in a dictionary to even know there was a word for how you felt. That there were other people like you. You don't get taught to be trans. You can be taught there's options and there's hope.
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