`` Transition '' refers to the process of adopting a social and personal identity that corresponds to one 's own sense of the gendered self , and may or may not include medical intervention ( hormone treatment , surgery , etc. ) , changes in legal documents ( name and\/or sex indicated on identification , birth certificate , etc. ) , and personal expression ( clothing , accessories , voice , body language ) .
`` Transitioning '' refers to the act of changing a person 's social and personal gender identity to the gender identity that they feel is their real self , and may or may not include having medical treatments done , or surgery , and the changing of their legal papers to show their new identity ( such as their birth certificate ) and changing the way that they dress .