Transgenderism Transgenderism Nancy R. Nangeroni, International Foundation for Gender Education Transgenderism is the practice of transgressing gender norms. A Transgender person is someone whose gender display at least sometimes runs contrary to what other people in the same culture would normally expect. Gender variations are more common than most people suspect, because many people hide their true nature out of fear for their safety and security.
Many people explore transgender behavior without identifying themselves as transgendered.
Women wearing pants may not seem transgender today, but fifty years ago it would have been. In order to understand the difference between someone who is gay, lesbian, or bisexual, and someone who is transgender, you need to be clear on the distinction between sex and gender. Simplistically, sex is polarity of anatomy, gender is polarity of appearance and behavior. As one becomes more closely involved with transgenderism, these definitions quickly break down, but they serve as a good starting point. Most people think there are just two sexes, male and female.