1. The Science of transgender unmc Science cafe
Dr. Jay A. Irwin, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel, Assistant Professor of Public Health

2. Technical Language Sex Gender Gender Identity Gender Expression
Sexual Attraction
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Behavior

3. Learning the Alphabet LGBTQQIA: Sexual Minority Populations
L = Lesbian
G = Gay
B = Bisexual
T = Transgender
Q = Questioning
Q = Queer
Intersex
Ally or Asexual
Sexual Minority
Populations

4. Continuum of Identity

5. Transgender Medical Terms
Gender Identity Disorder
Old term used by the DSM IV-TR
Problematic term for many trans people
Gender Dysphoria
New term used by the DSM V
Still a lot of disagreement within the community
Mostly these terms are used by MDs and mental health professionals and are largely medical coding mechanisms
Most insurance companies will not pay for things associated with these codes

6. Transgender Identity Terms
Transgender – an umbrella term for people who identify as something other than their sex assigned at birth
Transsexual – someone who seeks medical intervention to change their bodies to match their internal sense of gender
Male to female (MTF)/Male Assigned At Birth (MAAB)/Trans woman – a person classified as male at birth, but now identifies as something other than male
Female to male (FTM)/Female Assigned At Birth (FAAB)/Trans man – a person classified as female at birth, but now identifies as something other than female
NOT all trans people are comfortable with this term

7. Transgender Identity Terms
Others include trans*, transmasculine, transfeminine, genderqueer, bigender, agender, genderf*ck, etc.
The term that someone identifies with is personal and important
Cisgender – someone who is not trans; someone who identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth; non-transgender persons

8. Transgender Terms Pronouns
Someone who presents as a woman = feminine pronouns
Someone who presents as a man = male pronouns
Could be more complicated:
Someone who presents female at school, but must work as their birth gender or go by their birth name at home
It is ok to respectfully ask someone what pronouns they use
Someone who presents as female at school, but due to other factors they work as their birth gender or go by their birth name at home
In this instance, if you are a classmate or friend, you should call them the name that they identify with and the pronouns of the gender they identify with
It is ok to ask someone what pronouns they would like to be called, as long as it’s asked in a respectful way
PGP = preferred gender pronouns

9. Transgender Terms Gender Neutral Terms
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10. Prevalence How many trans people are there in the U.S.?
“Official” estimates are 1:30,000 (MtF) and 1:100,000 (FtM)
American Psychiatric Association – DSM-IV-TR 2000
Dutch studies 1:10,000 (MtF) and 1:30,400 (FtM)
van Kesteren et al. 1996
Broader categorization 1:4,500 (MtF) and 1:8,000 (FtM)
Conway 2002
Most recent estimate is around 700,000 trans people in the U.S. (0.3% of the population)
Gates 2011

11. Transition as a Process
All persons experience a unique transition experience, but there are some common steps:
Social transition
Psychological care
Hormonal transition
Surgical transition
There is no one way to transition, and regardless of where one is in this process, the way they identify is the way we should address them

12. National Support/Advocacy Groups
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
National Center for Transgender Equality
Trevor Project – 24 hour LGBTQ suicide prevention hotline
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Human Rights Campaign

13. Local Support Groups River City Gender Alliance
PFLAG Cornhusker and PFLAG Omaha
Queer Nebraska Youth Networks (14-24 yr olds)
Proud Horizons (Omaha)
Open Arms Transgender Youth Group (Omaha)
Parents of Gender Non-Conforming Children Group (Lincoln)

14. Local Professional Organizations
MSHRC – Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative
PTRN – Professional Transgender Resource Network

15. QUESTIONS?
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