transsexual


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Synonyms for transsexual

a person who has undergone a sex change operation

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a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex

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Those who may have undergone an operation to change their sex meanwhile identify themselves as transsexual. She added that transsexual may be deemed a "subset" of the transgender.
The same obviously cannot be said for a M2F transsexual who has not had such surgery, even if the person dresses and acts like a woman, since the presence of a penis and testicles amidst girls who were showering or changing could be very disconcerting - and perhaps even threatening - to say the least, suggests Banzhaf.
Tiffany-Rose, 23, said she came up with the idea because she was always being asked for help and advice by transsexuals while she was out on the town or on social media.
Scottish-born Anna Gristina said Sheen used her former New York agency between 2009 and 2010, and often asked her girls if they could hook him up with any transsexuals. She explained: "He never asked me, but he said it to my girls." Yesterday the Mirror revealed Sheen paid more than PS6.6million to stop tapes being made public, including ones of him having sex with men, women and a transsexual.
According to US reports: "Casper has been a single guy and can text or see whoever he wants, but the idea he was knowingly texting a transsexual is laughable.
To allow a transsexual to change sex and have the physical appearance of a person of the opposite sex, to bear the cost of treatment incurred by the health insurance system, but not to allow him to rectify all his acts of civil status, according to his new identity, is, no doubt, a paradoxical situation, which can be interpreted the same as the European Court of Human Rights, as a tacit recognition by default, of transsexuals, but in a traditionalist manner; this will definitely change over time, under the pressure not only of the evolution of science, but also of the Court's decisions.
Yet, instead of getting them all possible psychological help, surgeons trap transsexual people in their delusion by performing sex reassignment surgery' (HL Deb, 2003: Col 1310).
The Elements of a Better Policy for Transsexual Inmate
Almost no empirical research has been done on transsexuals' experiences whatsoever.
At many Pride events this year, even in major cities, a separate stage will be designated for the TS/TG (transsexual or transgender) performers--it will be smaller and in a less prominent location.
Currently, twenty-four states and the District of Columbia statutorily permit changing a birth certificate to recognize a transsexual's acquired sex.
Since 1999 a Court of Appeal ruling in the case of R v North West Lancashire Health Authority means it is every health board's duty to treat the transsexual community with gender dysphoria, yet in her experience there is a postcode lottery in Wales and they are flouting the Court of Appeal ruling.
16-year-old becomes Spain's youngest transsexual. The Guardian (UK), 13 January 2010.