A: The super short answer (from Dictionary.com) is "a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex."
However, definitions and language usage are always evolving--it's important to keep up with definitions to avoid being accidentally offensive. I recommend these resources:
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Very short (47 second) YouTube video: What Does it Mean to be Transgender?
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| LGBTQ+ definitions |
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| Understanding and Supporting Non-Binary People |
Do not let the title fool you--the resources on this site are for everyone. This site has terms/definitions that you click on one at a time, instead of a list.
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| Fact Sheet: Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth in School from Sylvia Rivera Law Project (2018). |
Click here to go back to Supporting transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender nonbinary students/patrons in your libraries
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