| LC control no. | sh 85137086 |
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| LC classification | HQ77.7 HQ77.8 Biography |
| Topical heading | Transsexuals |
| Variant(s) | Transexuals Transsexual people Transsexualism--Patients |
| See also | Transgender people |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on individuals whose gender identity does not match their physical sexual characteristics, and who usually undergo an anatomical sex change. |
| Found in | American Heritage dict. (transsexual: 1. One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex. 2. One who has undergone a sex change.) Random House dict. (transsexual: 1. a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex. 2. a person who has undergone hormone treatment and surgery to attain the physical characteristics of the opposite sex.) |
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