They typically dress and behave like women, and many Paṇḍakas even undergo surgery to make their bodies look more female.
What is "typical" for one culture may be "atypical" for another.
Distinctions between the terms transgender and transsexual are commonly based on.
In February 2010, France became the first country in the world to remove transgender identity from the list of mental diseases.
Being is having a gender identity that changes and shifts over time.
Below is an A to Z list of genders and words to describe gender identity.
People who experience discord between their gender and the expectations of others or whose gender identity conflicts with their body may benefit by talking through their feelings in depth; however, research on gender identity with regard to psychology, and scientific understanding of the phenomenon and its related issues, is relatively new.
Thus, these disparaging terms should be avoided.