transsexuality

trans·sex·u·al (tr

ns-s

A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery.

adj.

1. Of or relating to such a person.

2. Relating to medical and surgical procedures designed to alter a person's external sexual characteristics so they resemble those of the opposite gender.

Transsexual

A person with gender identity disorder who has an overwhelming desire to change anatomic sex; one who seeks hormonal or surgical treatment to change sex.

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transsexual

[transek′cho̅o̅·əl]

a person whose gender identity is the opposite of his or her biologic sex.

Transsexual

adjective Referring to transsexualism
noun A person who manifests transsexuality—a disturbance of gender identity in which the person feels a life-long discomfort with his or her own sex and a compelling desire to be of the opposite sex

transsexual [trans-sek´shoo-al]

1. a person affected by transsexualism.

2. a person whose external anatomy has been changed to resemble that of the opposite sex.

transsexual

adjective Referring to transsexual behavior noun A person manifesting transsexualism, see there

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The Vatican talks about homosexuality or transsexuality as if it were a whim, never as suffering," Hofer told AFP, adding that the Roman Catholic Church "reduces sexual orientation to the sexual act as if it had nothing to do with a person's identity.

Gays outraged by pope's 'homophobic attack' by AFP / AFP Global Edition

After all, he asserted, "the Library was enthusiastic about hiring David Schroer--until she disclosed her transsexuality.

Sex. Gender. Employment discrimination: one woman's successful ... by Christensen, Jen / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

What follows is a helter-skelter of hilarity which touches on prostitution, transsexuality, incest, pornography and death.

reviews: Enjoy this helter-skelter descent into black humour; theatre ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

transposition of gender-identity/role

transposition of great vessels