An initialism for sex assigned at birth.

An alternative to the now-preferred and often used gender reassignment surgery.

an initialism of sex reassignment surgery; now most usually referred to as gender reassignment surgery.

A trans person who is not out. That is, a trans person who is still perceived or known by others as being cisgender.

initialism for transgender/nonbinary.

initialism of transgender/non-conforming. Short hand for the various transgender and gender non-conforming identities and community.

A part of gender reassignment surgery on the ‘top’ half of the body as opposed to the bottom half. That is, surgery on the breasts, such as the removal of breast tissue (“Transgender Mastectomy“), or indeed, breast implants.

A term related to transgender individuals who go through hormone therapy, essentially starting what is known as a second puberty where hormonal changes take place within the body. In medical circles, second puberty may also be used to describe the various hormonal changes that take place without hormone therapy that take place as a natural […]

An alternative to trans (without the asterisk), an umbrella term to describe the various transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming identities.