BLACK TRANS SWITCH ORGANIZATION

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Trans-individuals have been able assisted by us on their gender affirming journey

about us

Black Trans Switch

The idea of our peer support group arose from a number of transgender persons’ desires in Kansas City for a stronger and face-to-face exchange about transgender issues back in 2003. Exchanging true experience and information can help reduce worries and fear, can simply make you feel better, free your mind and help instigate undared steps of development. This is particularly important if you are at the start of the avenue to your transsexual life when questions about your gender identity may seem to move in circles.

YOur GROWTH

A person’s perception of her or his gender identity may indeed deviate from that person’s sex as assigned at birth. If a born male feels that she is a woman or if a born female feels that he is a man there might be a case of transsexualism.

Becoming Gender Incongruent

The World Health Organization (WHO) has replaced the term transsexualism with gender incongruence in mid 2018 (read more on our medical considerations site). We appreciate the replacement of the former term that many have been perceiving as negative and discriminating. Yet this website continuous to use that term for the time being, because

  • the new term is widely unknown by now and not suitable as a search phrase
  • the General translation of ICD-11 is pending and until then the old term remains valid in the General health care system