T. J. was born a female and is currently having difficulty accepting his male gender identity. T. J.'s example BEST illustrates ______.

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T. J.'s difficulty in accepting his male gender identity indicates gender dysphoria, which refers to the distress or discomfort experienced by individuals whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth. Bisexuality refers to sexual attraction to both genders, transsexuality refers to the experience of identifying as a gender different from the sex assigned at birth and seeking medical intervention such as hormone therapy or surgery, and transvestism refers to the practice of dressing in clothing typically worn by the opposite gender for the purpose of erotic arousal or expression of one's gender identity.

T J Was Born a Female and Is Currently Having Difficulty