: Awareness of one's identity can happen at any age, from early childhood to much later in life.
Transgender individuals are those whose gender identity—their internal sense of being a man, woman, non-binary, or another gender—differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
: Transitioning can involve social changes (names, pronouns), legal changes (documents), or medical changes (hormones, surgery), though not all trans people pursue every option. Intersectionality and Community Resilience
: Gender identity is not binary; it includes non-binary, genderqueer, and gender-diverse individuals.