Transgender is an umbrella term for people whose internal sense of gender does not align with societal expectations based on their birth-assigned sex. According to Pew Research Center , approximately 9% of LGBTQ adults identify as transgender, including those who are nonbinary, trans men, and trans women.

: Staggering rates of HIV infection and a lack of access to medically necessary transition-related care.

: High rates of attempted suicide are often linked to a lack of social support and systemic discrimination.

: The community has developed specific language to describe its experiences, prioritizing terms like "trans" over older, clinical, or stigmatizing labels like "transvestite".

: Individuals who transition to live as a gender different from the one assigned at birth.

The community is characterized by a wide array of identities: