Relationship Transgender Identity
the opposite. Some live completely - or part time - as the opposite sex. There are also some transgender people that get sex reassignment surgery, completely changing their gender. The term transgender became widely used in the 1970s, although it is unknown just how long transgender people have existed. And at first referenced only those who wanted to live as another gender without having reassignment surgery. The term was expanded in the 1990s to cover all of those feeling uncomfortable with the gender assigned to them a birth. Transgender describes a person whose gender does not match what society believes they should have for their anatomical sex. This would include cross dressers, drag kings, drag queens, transvestites, fetishistic transvestites, transgenderists and transsexuals. Today, transgender covers individuals in a variety of groups and categories, which include: Transsexuals (this category is also an identity all its own, given its precise medical definition). Cross-dressers Transvestites, or cross- dressers, dress as the opposite sex. Androgynous people are those who feel they don't fit clearly into one gender. Drag Kings are genetic females that wear clothes normally associated with males. Drag Queens are genetic males or transsexual women, which dress in clothes normally associated with females, mainly as entertainment in drag shows. Drag shows are seen mainly at gay bars. Drag queens usually use very heavy makeup and extravagant and beautiful costumes for stage presentation. Usually but not always, drag queens do not dress other than for the stage. Drag Queens for the most part are made up of gay males and transsexuals. Feminine describes socially acceptable traits associated with females. It has been described as being passive, nurturing, graceful, and beautiful and many more attributes, although many of the traits attributed to females is manifest in males as well. Many of the traits can be attributed to reproduction. These include breasts and hips wider than waist. Masculine describes socially acceptable traits associated with males. It has been described as aggressive, strong, intelligent and many more attributes. Although many of the traits attributed to males is manifest in females as well. Gender describes how we as a society define how one should act and think, as either feminine or masculine. Social pressure defines how one should think act and dress. That pressure is placed on the...
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