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'We're part of society': HB2 highlights struggles of being transgender
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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
'We're part of society': HB2 highlights struggles of being transgender
- By Joe Killian
- Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016
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Payton McGarry, 20, is a UNC-Greensboro student who is one of two transgender people who, along with a lesbian law school professor, filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging House Bill 2.
Lynn Hey/News & Record
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By Joe Killian
GREENSBORO — Last month, Payton McGarry had a big decision to make. It wasn’t the first time.
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Contact Joe Killian at (336) 373-7023, and follow @JoekillianNR on Twitter.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Here are some terms commonly used in discussions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues as defined by medical professionals and various LGBT groups.
It is important to note not everyone agrees on these terms or definitions.
Sex: What is assigned at birth: male, female or intersex.
Gender: The characteristics a society or culture considers masculine or feminine.
Gender identity: A person's internal sense of being male, female or something else.
Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity, expression or behavior is different from those typically associated with their assigned sex at birth. “Trans” is shorthand for “transgender.” "Transgender" is correctly used as an adjective. "Transgender people” is appropriate but “transgenders” is often viewed as disrespectful.
Transgender man: A term for a transgender person who identifies as a man.
Transgender woman: A term for a transgender person who identifies as a woman.
Transition: A period where someone tries to live as the gender they identify with rather than the gender they were assigned at birth. This can include changes to names, grooming and dress. It may also — but does not always — include hormone therapy or surgery.
Sex reassignment surgery: Surgical procedures that change a person's body to better reflect their gender identity. This can include “top surgery” (breast augmentation or reconstruction) or “bottom surgery” (altering genitals). These surgeries are medically necessary for some and not others. Some prefer the term "gender affirmation surgery." "Sex change" is generally considered derogatory.
Non-binary, gender non-conforming or genderqueer: Someone who does not identify as male or female but instead considers themselves to be on a spectrum of gender identity that includes both or neither.
Sources: The American Psychological Association, National Center for Transgender Equality, Tree of Life Counseling
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