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transsexual, transexual 1. a person who permanently acts the part of and completely identifies with the opposite sex 2. a person who has undergone medical and surgical procedures to alter external sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex transsexual [tran′sek·shə·wəl] (psychology) An individual whose chromosomes, gonads, and body habitus mark that individual as a member of one sex, but who feels psychically to be of the other sex, with an overwhelming desire for sex reassignment through surgical and hormonal intervention. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Toronto -- Unless it was already underway, sex reassignment surgery for transsexuals in Ontario was delisted from OHIP in 1998. A male-to-female transsexual, she became the first openly transgender individual to be elected to a state-level office in the United States. Polito has denied a request from transsexual Sarah Rockefeller to change his name to Evan, saying Rockefeller must provide medical evidence first that he is suffering from "gender identity disorder. |
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