| Descriptor English: | Transgender Persons |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Personas Transgénero |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pessoas Transgênero |
| Descriptor French: | Personnes transgenres |
| Entry term(s): |
Person, Transgender Person, Transgendered Person, Transsexual Person, Two-Spirit Persons, Transgender Persons, Transgendered Persons, Transsexual Persons, Two-Spirit Transexual Transexuals Transgender Transgender Person Transgendered Person Transgendered Persons Transgenders Transsexual Person Transsexual Persons Two Spirit Persons Two-Spirit Person Two-Spirit Persons |
| Tree number(s): |
M01.777.500 SP3.001.004.070.020.010 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063106 |
| Scope note: | Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, with or without a desire to undergo SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES. |
| Annotation: | index both MALE and FEMALE check tags |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification ED education HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data |
| Previous Indexing: |
Transsexualism (2001-2012) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2016; see TRANSGENDERED PERSONS 2013-2015 |
| History Note: | 2016 (2013) |
| Related: |
Disorders of Sex Development
MeSH Gender Identity MeSH Health Services for Transgender Persons MeSH Transsexualism MeSH |
| DeCS ID: | 55143 |
| Unique ID: | D063106 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2013/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2012/07/03 |
| Revision Date: | 2017/01/18 |
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NAMED GROUPS
Persons [M01]Persons
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Transgender Persons
- Preferred
Two-Spirit Persons
- Related but not broader or narrower
Transsexual Persons
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0571147 |
| Scope note | Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, with or without a desire to undergo SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES. |
| Preferred term | Transgender Persons |
| Entry term(s) |
Person, Transgender Person, Transgendered Persons, Transgender Persons, Transgendered Transgender Transgender Person Transgendered Person Transgendered Persons Transgenders |
| Concept UI |
M000616949 |
| Preferred term | Two-Spirit Persons |
| Entry term(s) |
Person, Two-Spirit Persons, Two-Spirit Two Spirit Persons Two-Spirit Person |
| Concept UI |
M0571148 |
| Scope note | Those individuals with gender dysphoria and with a persistent desire to undergo SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES. |
| Preferred term | Transsexual Persons |
| Entry term(s) |
Person, Transsexual Persons, Transsexual Transexual Transexuals Transsexual Person |
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