BDSM Lexicon · Orientation & gender

Transsexual

The term transsexual refers to a person who has taken or wishes to take medical steps to bring their body into line with their experienced gender, such as through hormone treatments or surgery. It is an older term that is now less commonly used than transgender.

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Related terms

• Transgender

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