Transidentity

[Joanne; male → transgender (i.e.neither male nor female) or genderqueer; 44; preoperative] Joanne's decision to come out publicly shows that ze transformed from not accepting hir transidentity to embracing and affirming it.

Her transidentity, which bridged the established dichotomy between gender identity and anatomical sex, was the result of her choice to undergo a de-construction/re-construction process of her body: new breasts, hips and thighs, hair loss, beard removal […]