Transgender

Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex. Some transgender people who desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another identify as transsexual. Transgender – often shortened as trans – is also an umbrella term: in addition to including people whose gender identity is the opposite of their assigned sex (trans men and trans women), it may include people who are not exclusively masculine or feminine (people who are non-binary or genderqueer, including bigender, pangender, genderfluid, or agender). Other definitions of transgender also include people who belong to a third gender, or else conceptualize transgender people as a third gender. Infrequently, the term transgender is defined very broadly to include cross-dressers, regardless of their gender identity.

Being transgender is independent of sexual orientation:  transgender people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, or may decline to label their sexual orientation. The term transgender is also distinguished from intersex, a term that describes people born with physical sex characteristics "that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies".[12] The opposite of transgender is cisgender, which describes persons whose gender identity or expression matches their assigned sex.

The degree to which individuals feel genuine, authentic, and comfortable within their external appearance and accept their genuine identity has been called transgender congruence. Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria, and some seek medical treatments such as hormone replacement therapy, sex reassignment surgery, or psychotherapy. Not all transgender people desire these treatments, and some cannot undergo them for financial or medical reasons.

Many transgender people face discrimination in the workplace and in accessing public accommodations,  and healthcare. In many places they are not legally protected from discrimination.

The concept and issue of Transgenderism was little on the mind of people during World War III, the revelation of actual aliens and advanced civilizations beyond Earth and the sol system put this issue further back. It became a criminal issue and was punished by forced medical treatment in the Blood and Steel period of the Dark Epoch. During the Second Exodus only one colony openly invited Transgender people (Vegas planet ) [1]Medical advances made gender surgery easy and complete in subsequent years. After the founding of the Union it became a non issue. Gender was no longer considered an identity feature. There were members with one, two and even some with three genders. There were species that changed gender at will, or by reaching certain stages of development. There were and are a few communities where it still might be an issue. (Usually very old colonies of United Earth origin)

[1] Witchita Planet was colonized after the Second Exodus but is considered to be a Mecca for Transgender people