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TRANSEXUALISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

The state or quality of being born with the physical characteristics of one sex but identifying as belonging to the other sex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
DEF

Sentiment d'appartenir au sexe opposé, le plus souvent associé au désir de changer de sexe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
DEF

Alteración por la cual una persona quiere adoptar el sexo opuesto.

OBS

Se incluye en [la categoría de transexual] a quienes, mediante tratamiento hormonal e intervención quirúrgica, adquieren los caracteres del sexo opuesto.

OBS

Transexual masculino es quien tiene conformación biológica de hombre y quiere ser mujer. Transexual femenino es lo opuesto de lo anterior.

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