: Roughly 1.4 million adults in the U.S. identify as transgender, though accurate counts are difficult due to safety concerns and varied data collection methods. LGBTQ+ Culture and History
: It is used as an adjective (e.g., "a transgender person"), while terms like "transgendered" are considered grammatically incorrect and offensive.
Transgender is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.
