Transgender Inclusion

Chapter 12Conclusion

We have covered a lot of information in this book and it's time to wrap things up. As I reflected on the best way to do so, I found myself thinking perhaps we should do a bit of a recap. I can't hit every point, but I want to revisit some of the highlights and make sure you know where in the book to find information concerning specific areas if you need clarification.

Chapter 1, “Getting to Know the Transgender Community”

We discussed several things in Chapter 1. It's important that you remember the difference between sex assigned at birth and gender identity. When we confuse these two concepts, we make faulty assumptions and inaccurate generalizations. The sex you were assigned at birth relies almost exclusively on the medical professional's exclamation after seeing your genitals for the first time. Your gender identity is a matter of self‐identification. It is the deep internal sense of gender. It is whether you feel like a boy, a girl, a combination of the two, a third gender, or perhaps have no sense of gender at all. Gender identity is not how someone else describes you based on societal norms, but how you describe yourself based on your own sense of identity.

It's also important that you remember the distinction between transgender and cisgender. If your gender identity aligns with the sex that you were assigned at birth, then you are considered cisgender. If your gender identity does not align with the sex that you were assigned at birth, then ...