The Problematic Definition of 'Transgender' The newly minted word 'transgender' along with the variations 'transgendered', and 'transgenderism' is explored in terms of both definition, implication and value. Transgender' is a problematic term in that the strict definition of it would suggest changing from one gender to another, and this is paradoxical at best, and nonsensical at worst. WHY Sex is physical.
Sex is the shape and function and form of physical organs of the body.
Gender is a subset of basic identity, a mental and emotional moiety, without an easily defined physical existence. Although our identity, and therefore our gender, reside in the neurochemistry of our physical brains, it is impossible to point to the precise location of either or to quantify them in a purely physical way. Identity, and gender, are the abstract result of the complex interactions of a vast system, not a specific thing. Gender is part of identity of self. An individual person possesses an individual identity, and that identity is defined by a set of describable qualities, one of which is gender.