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Do transsexuals have to have surgery?
Not necessarily. Trans-gender belongs to a kind of social gender identity, that is, the gender that a person feels based on personal experience may or may not be consistent with his physiological gender.

Whether a person is transgender or not is based on his own gender identity, not whether he has had surgery. Many transgender people do not choose sex replacement surgery, and many transgender people choose surgery. Surgery or not is not necessarily related to transgender identity. Comprehensive education requires people to understand the differences between physiological gender and social gender and respect others' social gender identity.

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Changes of transgender appellation in modern society

Entering the modern society, with the gradual deepening of the society's understanding of transgender people, the vocabulary used for transgender people and transgender people in Chinese context is constantly changing.

The most widely used word is "transsexuality", which often refers to physical changes, but transgender people, as a kind of gender identity, cannot be equated with transgender people's physical characteristics. "Transgender" and "transgender" are discriminatory and are gradually being eliminated. Another widely used word is "shemale". The word "shemale" may come from cross-dressing performances in Thailand, and many people use it to address transgender women. This word shows the demonization of transgender people and the degradation of transgender personality, which is strongly discriminatory and is being eliminated.

In addition, some words such as "men and women" are used to address transgender people and other individuals who try to break the shackles of traditional gender norms, indicating that a person's gender identity is still equal to his assigned gender, which is also a very backward and discriminatory title. "transgender" is a literal translation of the English word "transgender", which means tolerance and respect. It is the most commonly used word in community and academic research and reports at present, and it is being understood and used by more people in society.

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