h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The original Transsexual, Transgender, Transvestite paragraph states:

These three words are often used interchangeably, when in fact they do have different meanings. A transvestite is someone who wears the clothing of the opposite gender, sometimes but not always for sexual gratification. A transsexual is someone who feels they should have been born as the opposite gender. A transgendered person is someone who falls physically between the two genders, either from birth or through hormones and/or surgery. 'Trans' means literally across, and any trans person is said to cross the boundaries of absolute gender identification in one way or another.

I'm not 100% happy with that, so I suggest:

Transsexual, Transgender, Transvestite

Not sexual orientations, but gender identities, these three words are often used interchangeably, when in fact they do have different meanings. A transvestite (or cross-dresser) is someone who wears the clothing of the opposite gender, sometimes but not always for sexual gratification. A transsexual person is someone who feels they should have been born as the opposite gender and who may transition to the opposite gender through hormones and/or surgery. An intersex person, or a person with a disorder of sexual development (DSD), is someone who falls physically between the two genders from birth, either in relation to their anatomy or at a genetic level. 'Trans' means literally across, and any trans person is said to cross the boundaries of absolute gender identification in one way or another, so 'transgender' is mostly used as an umbrella term incorporating transsexual identities as well as identities that are non-binary (neither male nor female), such as agender, genderqueer or genderfluid. Like transsexual people, non-binary trans people may also wish to undergo some transition through hormones and/or surgery to bring their bodies into line with their gender identity, or they may simply modify their clothes, hair and/or use cosmetics to reflect their identity.

I hope that's better.

Sounds good to me. I suspect this is being constantly redefined with each generation, so it's good to bring it up to date.

A412570

I've changed that, thanks Sasha

GB

Thanks Icy

Thanks GB