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This article was nominated for merging with Transsexual on 2015-07-08. The result of the discussion was the articles were not merged. This article was nominated for merging with Transsexual on 2018-01-19. The result of the discussion was the articles were not merged. Section sizes Section size for Transgender (45 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 9,302 9,302 327 327 Terminology 3,014 27,572 119 1,104 Transgender 6,940 6,940 398 398 Transsexual 9,881 9,881 459 459 Other terms 4,776 4,776 0 0 Shift in use of terms 2,961 2,961 128 128 Sexual orientation 8,201 8,201 327 327 Related identities and practices 39 14,977 0 604 Non-binary identity 3,444 3,444 89 89 Transvestism and cross-dressing 7,673 7,673 266 266 Drag 3,821 3,821 249 249 History 9,646 9,646 569 569 Healthcare 686 27,781 35 1,581 Mental healthcare 18,463 18,463 1,078 1,078 Physical healthcare 4,356 4,356 277 277 Detransition 4,276 4,276 191 191 Legality 3,064 17,168 180 691 Europe 1,131 1,131 48 48 Canada 2,429 2,429 129 129 United States 6,109 6,109 195 195 India 4,435 4,435 139 139 Sociocultural relationships 70 16,078 0 671 LGBTQ community 2,475 2,475 234 234 Religion 59 59 0 0 Feminism 5,381 5,381 152 152 Discrimination and support 8,093 8,093 285 285 Demographics 2,113 28,241 190 1,051 Asia 12,419 12,419 152 152 Europe 969 969 67 67 North America 8,645 8,645 318 318 Latin America 2,368 2,368 202 202 Oceania 1,727 1,727 122 122 Culture 12 16,252 0 811 Coming out 4,896 4,896 392 392 Visibility 9,473 9,473 335 335 Pride symbols 1,871 1,871 84 84 See also 409 409 0 0 References 17 31,332 0 0 Citations 41 41 0 0 Sources 16 31,274 0 0 Secondary scholarly sources 14,045 14,045 0 0 Reference works 3,462 3,462 0 0 News coverage 6,163 6,163 0 0 Other 7,588 7,588 0 0 Further reading 1,775 1,775 0 0 Total 208,734 208,734 7,736 7,736

This question seems likley to have been resolved.

'It is now widely understood in both the medical and mental health professions that transgender identity is a normal variant along a spectrum of gender identities, rather than a pathologic condition, and variants in PCDH may explain some portion of that variation.(Fowlkes, 2019; Winter et al., 2016) PCDH genes appear to play a role in brain development overall, and have also been implicated in certain neuropsychiatric conditions. It is possible that different variants or combinations of variants could lead to a wide range of phenotypes, including both normal variations, such as transgender identity, as well as neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. Variants in multiple members of the PCDH family have been implicated in bipolar disorder, developmental delay, dyslexia, and major depressive disorder. Additionally, variants in PCDH8, PCDH9, PCDH10, PCDH15, PCDHΒ4, PCDHΒ15, PCDHγA1, as well as several PCDHα isoforms have been suggested as candidates contributing to autism.(Peek et al., 2017) Transgender individuals are at increased risk for certain psychiatric conditions.(Dhejne et al., 2016; Haas et al., 2014; Warrier et al., 2020) Many of these, such as anxiety and depression, are undoubtedly exacerbated by exposure to societal discrimination. However, it is now accepted that psychiatric conditions result from a combination of both environmental and genetic factors. As such, it is notable that neuropsychiatric conditions that have been linked to PCDH family variants are also more common in transgender individuals.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4409604

The genes that make a person transgender are also more likely to make them autistic. 92.27.170.189 (talk) 03:17, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure about this one, I'm slightly less inclined to call it reliable as it states that it hasn't been peer reviewed yet but I'm not so sure. If someone could give a third opinion that'd be great. Akechi The Agent Of Chaos (talk) 01:39, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's been published in F&S Science, and peer-reviewed journal. -- Cdjp1 (talk) 14:08, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[https://newrepublic.com/post/200688/fbi-coming-trans-people-kash-patel-charlie-kirk?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss ~According to a new report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning on labeling all trans people “violent extremists.”~ Doug Weller talk 14:58, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. It seems worthwhile enough to be added to the article, but we should make sure that it is written correctly, and is in the right place. Perhaps you can draft some sentences here? More broadly, a more robust discussion of it would be better suited to add to the Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration page, however, as the Transgender page is about ALL trans people, not just those in the U.S., perhaps under the "Dehumanization, scapegoating and misinformation" sub-section, as it isn't a federal policy at this point, it is only a *plan* for a possible policy.--Historyday01 (talk) 15:27, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think the right place for that is the Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration and the connected new Transgender violence hoax article, which are both specific to the U.S. and I believe both articles already cover it. There's also the 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States article which is interconnected and we've had various conversation on the talk page there on scope of the article since a lot of it in recent times was focused more closely on transgender people and not always the wider LGBTQ community. Raladic (talk) 18:06, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The source https://www.britannica.com/topic/transgender has only two uses in this article. Both of them are in the lead, and both of them are only used to push the idea that there is no agreed upon definition of transgender. However, Britannica themselves are mainly just talking about demography researchers, and that is already covered in the article. My two cents:

1. Encyclopedia Britannica is a weak tertiary source that should not be used in the lead of such an important Wiki article.

2. The claim itself is likely too contentious to be justified by a tertiary source.

I propose removing the claims and the source as-is. If a better source can be found, the digression will still likely belong somewhere outside of the lead. 50.38.35.238 (talk) 19:50, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Add a hyperlink to the Chair in Transgender Studies. The Chair in Transgender Studies is the world's first research chair focused on the study of transgender individuals, issues, and history. It is housed at the University of Victoria, located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Stormnabout (talk) 05:56, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Where specifically in the article do you propose this be added? Cannolis (talk) 06:23, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the first paragraph please change "typically" to "generally" and also add "generally" in front of "gender identity" for cisgender people. This situation is general not typical. ~2025-41263-28 (talk) 17:33, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done::Hi. Editor here. I will not be making either revision as I feel “generally” makes it less encyclopedic and “generally” is not necessary and would only lengthen the article without reason. Cooldood5555 (let's talk) 21:36, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]