Transgender vs. Hijra

Transgenderadjective

(narrowly) Having a gender (identity) which is different from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male at birth but having a female gender or vice versa; or, pertaining to such people. Compare transsexual, and the following sense.

Transgenderadjective

(broadly) Not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female; having changed gender identity from male to female or female to male, or identifying with elements of both, or having some other gender identity; or, pertaining to such people. Compare genderqueer, transsexual.

Transgenderadjective

(of a space) Intended primarily for transgender people.

Transgenderadjective

(of a space) Available for use by transgender people (in addition to non-transgender people).

Transgendernoun

Transgenderism; the state of being transgender. Compare transsex.

Transgendernoun

A transgender person.

Transgenderverb

(uncommon) To change the gender of; (used loosely) to change the sex of. Compare transsex.

Transgender

Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth. Some transgender people who desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another identify as transsexual.

Hijranoun

A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.

Hijranoun

A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.

Hijranoun

Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.