transsexual

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I make no claims to understand what it means to be transsexual, I am just trying to understand the dynamics involved.

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Quick take

A transsexual person.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A transsexual person.

adjective

(dated) Of or relating to such a change.

adjective

(dated) Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for transsexual.

noun

A transsexual person.

adjective

(dated) Of or relating to such a change.

adjective

Example sentences

I make no claims to understand what it means to be transsexual, I am just trying to understand the dynamics involved.

Face tattoos are a choice, I don't believe being a transsexual is.

For myself, I am all for transsexual rights, but also believe that gender and sexual identity may be more fluid than much transsexual rhetoric would have it.

Secondly, taking cross-gender hormones is itself an excellent diagnostic test to see if someone is a transsexual.

Edit responding to your new last paragragh: Regarding the parents of the child identifying as transsexual, why specify that they're adoptive lesbians?

Trans basically means transsexual / transgender.

They wanted to make it crystal clear that they were transsexual, not transgender.

Certainly this is the argument most advocates for transsexual rights would make.

Since when are face tattoos and being a transsexual the same thing?

I (obviously) support equal rights and access to life saving hormones and surgery for transsexual people - since I am one myself.

Hindu culture is resplendent with gay and transsexual gods.

Someone said there's more transsexual programmers than female ones.

Quote examples

Being a transsexual is not a "lifestyle".

The term "transsexual" is somewhat misleading, yet I think it's the best term available for what I'm talking about.

It's not like Facebook has an "I'm a transsexual" checkbox on your profile.

Actually, prevalence of transsexual women (the accepted term for what you meant, since "women" is what they identify as) is probably quite a bit higher than that.