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Sex and Gender Identity: Strength
Gender identity is linked to a person's sense of self, and the sense of being male or female. A person's gender identity is different from their sexual orientation, which is also protected under the Code. People's gender identity may be different from their birth-assigned sex, and may include:

Transgender: People whose life experience includes existing in more than one gender. This may include people who identify as transsexual, and people who describe themselves as being on a "gender spectrum" or as living outside the categories of "man" or "woman."

Transsexual: People who were identified at birth as one sex, but who identify themselves differently. They may seek or undergo one or more medical treatments to align their bodies with their internally felt identity, such as hormone therapy, sex-reassignment surgery or other procedures.

Intersex: People who are not easily classified as "male" or "female," based on their physical characteristics at birth or after puberty. This word replaces the inappropriate term "hermaphrodite."

Crossdresser: A person who, for emotional and psychological well-being, dresses in clothing usually associated with the "opposite" sex.
Trans: An umbrella term used to describe individuals who, to varying degrees, do not conform to what society usually defines as a man or a woman.