The term transgender includes those who may not yet have undergone gender reassignment surgery but are living as the opposite gender.

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While the term transgender has traditionally been used for those who have undergone gender reassignment surgery, with a growing awareness of the issues of transgenders and a greater sense of themselves than historically has come a change in the use of the term. It is now often used more loosely to include those who may not yet have surgery but are living as the opposite gender.

The Term Transgender Includes Those Who May Not Yet Have