: Individuals who identify and express their gender outside the traditional male/female binary.

: Communities create "safe spaces" to mitigate the impact of external stress and foster positive identity development.

: An umbrella term for those whose gender identity differs from birth-assigned sex.

A transgender person’s internal sense of gender does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth. This community is highly heterogeneous, including:

: The clinical term for the distress caused by the mismatch between one’s gender identity and assigned sex. Core Aspects of LGBTQ Culture

: The evolution of terminology (from "transvestite" to "transgender" and "queer") reflects a deeper societal understanding of gender and sexual minorities. Public symbols like the rainbow flag help youth find resources and feel a sense of global belonging. Trans research review