Transsexual

[Donald Trump]

A person who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite sex.

[Zipporah Schumaker]

A transsexual is a person who was assigned [one sex] at birth (male or female) but who identifies their gender in what society considers the opposite direction. There are two general types of transsexual: [Female-to-Male] ([FTM]) and Male-to-Female ([MTF]). The former is a person labeled female at birth, but whose [gender identity] and/or expression lie in masculine or male direction. The latter is a person labeled male at birth, but whose gender identity and/or expression lie in the feminine or female direction.
Many, but not all, transsexual people take social, legal, medical and/or surgical steps to be seen and recognized in society as the correct gender, and to find comfort in their own body. Social steps changing their clothing, hair, mannerisms, speech, etc. to be in line with what society considers appropriate for their true gender; or using other devices to adjust how their bodies appear, such as binding the breasts (FTM) or padding a bra (MTF). Legal steps include changing name and sex on identification, etc. Medical steps include hormone therapy. For MTFs, hormone therapy most typically involves taking estrogen, [progesterone] and an androgen blocker (usually in pill form)to [feminize] their body and appearance; for FTMs, hormone therapy involves taking testosterone (usually in injection form) to masculinize their body and appearance. Surgical steps include chest surgery (for FTMs removal of breasts and masculinization of the chest), removal of the gonads (for MTFs, removal of the testes; for FTMs, removal of the uterus, cervix, [fallopian tubes] and ovaries), facial surgery (for MTFs, to feminize the face, remove [the adams] apple, etc.) and sex reassignment surgery which involves the creation of a vagina, labia and clitoris from the penis (in MTFs) or the creation of a [phallas] (in FTMs).
However, having surgery, taking hormones, changing ones appearance or does not make a person any more or less legitimately transsexual than not doing so.

[Greta]

One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex, because they have the external genitalia and secondary sexual characteristics of [one sex], but their personal identification and [psychosocial] [configuration] is that of the opposite sex.

One who has undergone a sex change

[Raeanne Dimick]

Someone that feels that was born with the wrong physical sex (both, primary and secondary characters). Someone that has changed her or his [natal] sex to the opposite. All transsexual individuals are [transgender] (they reject their assigned gender and express the opposite gender behaviours), but not all transgender individuals are transsexual (they do not feel their body-sex wrong nor [undergo] sex-change surgery).

[PussyCat]

A man or woman who feels that he or she was born into the wrong [gender]. The man or woman most likely has the personality of the opposite gender, and feel they cannot [relate] to their own gender. Also, someone who has undergone [surgery] to become the opposite gender they yearned to be.

[Dorothey Allen]

a male or female that feels they were [born] in [the wrong] [gender].

[Vania]

One of the most misunderstood groups of people today, transsexuals (not to be confused with transgenders or crossdressers) are people who literally feel like they were born in the wrong body, and their outisde appearance doesnt match their inner gender identity.
There are two types of transsexuals: [female-to-male] ([FTM]) and male-to-female ([MTF]). The first gender represents the sex that they were born as, and the second is their goal.
[Transsexual] people arent transvestites or [trannies] (these are degrading terms invented by the porn industry and I highly discourage their use), perverts, freaks or aliens or whatever. Were normal people that deserve just as much respect as anyone else.
Transsexualism is NOT a psychological condition. Its a medical condition. A birth defect. It is scientifically proven that transsexualism occurs [in the womb]. Transsexuals have had this [dysphoria] their entire lives and it only becomes stronger.
This feeling of being trapped in the wrong body is [a matter of life and death], and Im being very serious.
50% of ALL transsexuals attempt suicide before age 20. I should know. I was part of that 50%.
And 50% die before age 30. Main cause of death? Suicide.
Why do [transsexual] people have such a high rate of suicide, depression, anxiety, and self injury? Not only because of their unbearable feelings of being trapped in the wrong body, but because society sucks and most people are extremely ignorant of [transgendered] and transsexual people. Ignorance, inevitably, leads to fear which leads to hate. There is a LOT of prejudice against us and the world needs to be educated more about it.
In America, [supposably] land of the free, only TWELVE states out of 50 protect us against hate crimes in housing, marketing, employment, insurance, social security, and much much more.
Many states also dont recognize their reassigned sex in marriages.
A few states such as Ohio wont even allow a legal change of sex on the [birth certificate].
But society is much worse than the law. One infamous [hate crime] you should know about is the rape and murder of [pre-op] [transman] Brandon [Teena]. Just watch the movie about him, Boys Dont Cry. Its a great movie, but very sad.
Even in the LGBT community, people arent very understanding.
Our friends leave us, our families abandon us.
Our suicide and homelessness and unemployment rates are incredibly high.
Transition is extremely expensive and though insurance does cover some, we still have to pay a LOT out of our own pocket.
Many of us never get the money to transition.
Many of us never get the courage or support and decide to conform to societys expectations--live their life as a fake and suffer the consequences, only to die from the [stress in] the form of heart attack, stroke, or suicide.
In the [DSM] V, [transgenderism] is still listed as a mental illness though most transgenderists tend to be fine with the way they are and its transsexuals that are uncomfortable with their bodies (however there are transgenders who are transsexual to only a slight degree and there are also androgynous people) but either way it is NOT a mental illness, I cannot stress it enough. Instead though they listed it as [Harry Benjamins] Syndrome or [Gender Dysphoria]. Muh...
Transsexualism is a birth defect that deserves just as much attention as any other defect people are born with. No one should have to go through such a difficult feat, especially not alone like so many of us do. No one should have to die struggling just to be, for the very first time in their lives, themselves.
Ugh, and dont forget what happens to those poor transwomen in prisons! And not to mention difficulty with public restrooms. Something as simple as locker rooms and bathrooms can turn into a complicated nightmare. Its amazing how much society stresses [gender roles].
About transition. Transition is a complicated, long, painful, and expensive process transsexuals must go through. I stress the word MUST. Its a matter of SELF-PRESERVATION.
But to [break it down] for now into the basics: theres gender therapy, hormone reassignment therapy ([HRT]), the real life test ([RLT]) and finally [sexual reassignment surgery] ([SRS]).
Gender therapy is how transsexuals are diagnosed, and ultimately [get put] on the [waiting list] for hormones.
HRT is when the patient takes estrogen (for MTFS) or testosterone (for FTMS) which results in dramatic changes in the body, such as changes in fat patterns, lean body mass, sex drive, stops the period (for FTMS), grows breasts (MTFS), stops breast production (FTM), sprouts facial hair (FTM), deepens voice (FTM), changes the texture of your skin, lengthens the clitoris (FTM), I could go on and on and on. hormones are usually taken via injection (the best and safest way to do it, in my opinion) but there are a few other methods.
The RLT (real life test) is a major step in the transition period. After a little while of taking hormones, the transsexual is expected to go stealth--basically, blending in with their like-gendered peers (meaning, FTMs for example, live life completely as male)--and if they decide that they arent really trans, they stop hormone intake and that is that. After six months, however, the effects of the hormones become permanent.
After at least a year of hormones and after passing the RLT transsexuals must gain permission from their gender therapist to be approved for surgery. FTMs have top and bottom surgery while MTFs have just bottom surgery along with a shaving of [the adams] apple to [feminize] the voice.
FTM surgery, in a nutshell, includes reducing the size of breasts and [shaping] them so they look like pecs, and a cosmetic surgery involving [sculpting] the lengthened clitoris into a functioning penis. There are two types of bottom surgeries--metoidioplasty and [phalloplasty]. Both have advantages and disadvantages, neither are actually very good, but personally I would go for [metoidioplasty] instead--phalloplasty involves pumps and nasty scars, which is too freaky and unnatural for me.
MTF surgery is much easier actually, shaping the penis into a vagina thats capable of even orgasming. Even during sexual intercourse you cant tell that the person was ever born male, even if the organ is examined by professionals no one can tell! I envy the success rate of MTF surgery vs. FTM surgery.
And finally, a couple definitions for ya:
transgender is an umbrella term for androgynes, bi/pan/a-gendered people, cross dressers (NOT transvestites, thanks), and other gender-variant people. Transsexuals are not part of this group because they arent changing their gender and are extremely uncomfortable with their appearance, unlike many transgenders.
transvestites and trannies dont exist, except for in the porn industry. Only use these terms if you want to get your ass whooped.
androgynes are people who feel like theyre both male and female, or neither, but not always at the same time or anything. Sometimes they feel like theyre a man, sometimes a woman, and its very difficult coping with it since no matter what your body looks like [it wont fit] you 100% of the time.
Anyway, I hope that anyone who may have read this has been more educated about transsexuals and transgendered people and therefore, if not understanding, at least accepting by being informed about what we have to go through and such and such.

[Jason Yan]

Since most of the few articles in this section (and that of transexual - a common misspelling) are either false or downright offensive, Ive decided to shed a little more light on the subject. . .
A [transsexual] is a person who feels they should have been born with the reproductive organs, social role, and so forth, of the opposite gender. There is a tremendous difference between a transsexual and someone such as a transvestite, boi, or drag queen/king.
Contrary to popular belief, born-women (also known as FTMs) can also be transsexuals and not all transsexuals are attracted to people of their birth gender. For example, a man who wants to be a woman, and loves men would be considered a homosexual transsexual. If she loves women, she would be nonhomosexual. The terminology is difficult, especially if youre in the mindset of considering them to be who they really are.
They often undergo [surgical] and hormonal treatment such as [mastectomy] (removal of breast tissue and forming a more masculine chest) and [phalloplasty] ([sculpting] a phallus) for FTMs. At this time I dont have enough information on MTFs to name their surgeries.
There is a somewhat specific path to becoming the opposite gender that I believe most doctors follow; in the beginning, you begin dressing as your chosen gender and do so for the next two years or until your doctor gives the [thumbs-up]. Then, you start to take Testosterone or Estrogen (this cannot be reversed, hence the two years [crossdressing]) for the next couple of years. Then, generally, surgical measures will be taken.

[PussyCat]

[the common] and very annoying OLD name that people would call [transgender] people, [just stop].

[Sonia]

Denoting or relating to a transgender person whose bodily characteristics have been altered to bring them into alignment with their gender identity.