Understanding Trans* Identities

With all the news about the fight for trans rights, you might be wondering what exactly transgender and a number of other related terms mean. In this installment of my Trans 101 series, I tackle the following questions. What’s the difference between trans and trans*? What’s the difference between trans, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, bigender, and other gender identities? How should we talk about trans people (is it ‘trans woman’ or ‘transwoman’?), and why? Why do people not like ‘transgendered’? Are drag queens/kings ‘transgender’?

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