Refers to an incongruence between an individual’s physical, or assigned gender, and the individual’s self-identified gender.

Note: Definitions related to identity terms vary across communities, cultures, regions, may change across time, and are dependent on an individual’s interpretation and experiences. Not all patients/victims may agree with or identify with the current definitions in this glossary.

Variations: gender confirming surgery, gender reassignment surgery, sex reassignment surgery (SRS), sex change surgery