Notes
1 A transgender person is one who identifies as a gender different from the one assigned at birth. Transgender, Merriam-Webster Unabr. Dictionary (3rd ed. 2002).
2 Gender dysphoria is a diagnosed incongruence between the patient’s expressed gender and assigned gender. Am. Psychiatric Ass’n, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 452 (5th ed. 2013).
3 Cisgender is a person with a gender identity that corresponds with the gender assigned at birth. Cisgender, Merriam-Webster Unabr. Dictionary (3rd ed. 2002).