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cisgender
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individuals whose sex assigned at birth and gender identity are congruent
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gender dysphoria
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a deep sense of unease, anxiety, or discomfort that may occur in people whose gender does not align with their sex assigned at birth
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gender expression
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ways in which a person outwardly expresses their gender identity
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gender fluid
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a person who does not identify with a single fixed gender or has a changing or unfixed gender identity
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gender identity
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a person’s deeply held beliefs about who they are from a sexual perspective and with which, if any, gender they identify
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gender nonconforming
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a gender presentation that is outside the typical binary presentation; it can also define an individual who identifies outside the man–woman binary.
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gynecomastia
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a condition in which male breast tissue becomes enlarged and overdeveloped
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nonbinary
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an individual whose gender identity does not fit into the man–woman dichotomy
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transgender
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a broad term used by individuals whose sex assigned at birth does not match the gender they feel they are
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transsexual
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a term that sometimes may be used interchangeably with
transgender
to indicate an individual whose sex assigned at birth and gender identity do not match