Gender transition
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Transitioning is the process of ceasing to live in one gender role and starting to live in another, undertaken by transgender and transsexual people.
Transitioning usually happens before any sex reassignment surgery, and in some cases even before any hormone replacement therapy. Transitioning often marks the start of the real life experience which is usually required for SRS by the Standards Of Care.
Many people also use the term 'transitioning' to refer to the entire transgender/transsexual process (from living 24/7 in the original gender role to after surgery). The beginning of the real life experience is then often called 'going fulltime' (i.e. starting to live 24/7 in the opposite gender role).
Transitioning is generally performed in several stages, first at home, then in social and family life, and generally at work. As a result, someone may live mostly in one gender role, but one part of their life may have no idea as to their transition.
Transitioning can involve sex reassignment therapy, name changes, wearing clothing seen as gender appropriate or the use of make-up, and generally coming out of the closet.
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