A term that refers to people whose gender identity is different from their assigned sex. Often, transsexual people alter or wish to alter their bodies through hormones, surgery and other means to make their bodies as congruent as possible with their gender identities.

American Psychological Association. (2011). Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity, and gender expression.Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender.aspx.