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*'''[[transfeminine]]'''. A transgender person who transitions in a feminine direction, but who doesn't necessarily identify as female. They may have a nonbinary gender identity.
*'''[[transfeminine]]'''. A transgender person who transitions in a feminine direction, but who doesn't necessarily identify as female. They may have a nonbinary gender identity.
*'''trans-feminism''', or '''transfeminism'''. The creation of this word in the late 1990s is credited to Diana Courvant and Emi Koyama.<ref>Alissa Quart, ''Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers and Rebels.'' p. 36.</ref> A [[feminism|feminist]] movement that takes into account transgender experience and rights.
*'''trans-feminism''', or '''transfeminism'''. The creation of this word in the late 1990s is credited to Diana Courvant and Emi Koyama.<ref>Alissa Quart, ''Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers and Rebels.'' p. 36.</ref> A [[feminism|feminist]] movement that takes into account transgender experience and rights.
[[File:Trans Pride Flag.png|thumb|[[Transgender]] flag designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999. Stripes for male (blue), female (pink), and [[other gender|other]] or [[transition|transitioning]] (white).]]
[[File:Transgender.png|thumb|[[Transgender]] flag designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999. Stripes for male (blue), female (pink), and [[other gender|other]] or [[transition|transitioning]] (white).]]
*'''[[transgender]]'''. An umbrella term for those with gender identities that don't match the genders they were assigned at birth.
*'''[[transgender]]'''. An umbrella term for those with gender identities that don't match the genders they were assigned at birth.
*'''[[transition]]'''. The process that individuals typically experiencing gender dysphoria go through to reach their desired social gender role, and/or physicality. There is no one definition of transition, as the term is based on the unique requirements of each individual.
*'''[[transition]]'''. The process that individuals typically experiencing gender dysphoria go through to reach their desired social gender role, and/or physicality. There is no one definition of transition, as the term is based on the unique requirements of each individual.
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