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Transgender (often shortened to trans) is a term referring to an individual whose gender identity does not entirely, always, only, or at all correspond with their assigned gender at birth (AGAB). [1]

Transgender is not a gender identity on its own, rather it is a gender modality; it expresses that there is a difference between one's AGAB and one's gender identity. [1]

Transgender (also referred to as the transgender umbrella, or the trans umbrella) is most commonly understood as an umbrella term that can refer to a wide range of experiences. The term trans on its own does not solely refer to men who were assigned female at birth and women who were assigned male at birth; however, these experiences are representative of a very significant proportion of the trans community. [1]

To reflect this, the trans umbrella includes both binary trans individuals (binary trans men and binary trans women) and non-binary trans individuals, even though not all non-binary individuals identify as transgender. [1]