For example, Christine Jorgensen, the first person widely known to have sex reassignment surgery (in this case, male-to-female), rejected transsexual and instead identified herself in newsprint as trans-gender, on this basis.
Christine Jorgensen, contohnya—orang pertama yang diketahui secara luas telah menjalani operasi penentuan ulang seks—menolak istilah transseksual dan lebih memilih mengidentifikasi dirinya sebagai trans-gender.