Talk:Trans woman/Definitions

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"is a woman..."
Academic sources which take the form "a trans woman is a woman who..." or "trans women are women who...".


 * 1) "...a trans woman is a woman who was assigned the sex male at birth" (Cit: 57)
 * 2) "A woman who was assigned male at birth" (Cit: 45)
 * 3) "A transwoman is a woman who was assigned male at birth and identifies as a female" (Cit: 8)
 * 4) "...while a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 3)
 * 5) "A transgender (trans) woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth" (Cit: 62)
 * 6) "A woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 5)
 * 7) "Specifically, a “transgender woman” is a woman who was assigned the biological aspects of a male at birth..." (Cit: 3)
 * 8) "With this definition in mind, a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth and who lives as a woman regardless of the intelligibility (or lack thereof) of their identity to cisgender individuals." (Cit: 1)
 * 9) "...a woman who was assigned a male anatomical sex at birth..." (Cit: 129)
 * 10) "transgender woman (ie, a woman who was assigned male at birth)" (Cit: 118)
 * Riggs, Damien W., Gavriel Y. Ansara, and Gareth J. Treharne. "An evidence‐based model for understanding the mental health experiences of transgender Australians." Australian Psychologist 50.1 (2015): 32-39.
 * 1) "A trans women is a woman who was assigned male at birth" (Cit: 1)
 * Sauerland, William. "Trans Singers Matter: Gender Inclusive Considerations for Choirs." Voiceprints 15.5 (2018): 95-105.
 * 1) "... transgender woman (a woman who was assigned male sex at birth)" (Cit: 2)
 * 2) "...a trans woman (a woman who was assigned male at birth)" (Cit: 5)
 * 3) "...a trans woman is a woman who was assigned a male sex at birth but identifies as female." (Cit: 8)
 * 4) "A trans-woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 0)
 * Izzi, Mabel, and Ophelia Umunna. "Critical Examination Of LGBT Rights In Nigeria." Juridica 7.3 (2011): 28.
 * 1)  "A woman who was assigned male at birth (may choose to transition from male to female)" (Cit: 0)
 * 2) "For example, a woman who was assigned female at birth is a cisgender woman, while a woman assigned male at birth is a transgender woman." (Cit: 10)
 * Sanders, Nathan, Pocholo Umbal, and Lex Konnelly. "Methods for increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion in linguistics pedagogy." Proceedings of the 2020 Meeting of the Canadian Linguistics Association. 2020.
 * 1) "Broadly speaking, a trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 15)
 * 2) "...a trans woman is a woman who was assigned a male sex at birth and identifies as female." (Cit: 24)
 * 3) "A transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth..." (Cit: 0)
 * Weppler, Brianna. "There’s No “Gender” in Team: Developing State Policies for the Inclusion of the Transgender Interscholastic Athlete." Touro Law Review 38.1 (2022).
 * 1) "A trans woman, for example, is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 9)
 * Ashley, Florence. "Surgical informed consent and recognizing a perioperative duty to disclose in transgender health care." McGill JL & Health 13 (2019): 73.
 * 1)  "A trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 4)
 * Blincoe, Emily. "Sex markers on birth certificates: Replacing the medical model with self-identification." Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 46.1 (2015): 57-83.
 * 1) "For example, a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth..." (Cit: 106)
 * 2) "...trans woman means 'woman assigned to the male sex at birth.'" (Cit: 82)
 * 3) "transgender woman (transfeminine, woman assigned male at birth)" (Cit: 1)
 * Nuyen, Brian, et al. "The health burden of transfeminine facial gender dysphoria: an analysis of public perception." Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 23.5 (2021): 350-356.
 * 1) "trans women are women who were assigned male at birth"
 * 2) "Broadly speaking, a trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 3) "Transgender, or trans, means your gender identity does not align with the sex you were assigned at birth; for example, a trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 4) "trans women are women who were designated male at birth and identify as women"
 * 5) "I maintain that trans women are ontologically real women and in discussing this claim I weigh up whether trans women should be allowed to stand for, or represent, women in the political fight for women’s rights."
 * 6) "Gender data should be self-identified, include nonbinary options, and recognize that trans women are women."
 * Weppler, Brianna. "There’s No “Gender” in Team: Developing State Policies for the Inclusion of the Transgender Interscholastic Athlete." Touro Law Review 38.1 (2022).
 * 1) "A trans woman, for example, is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 9)
 * Ashley, Florence. "Surgical informed consent and recognizing a perioperative duty to disclose in transgender health care." McGill JL & Health 13 (2019): 73.
 * 1)  "A trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth." (Cit: 4)
 * Blincoe, Emily. "Sex markers on birth certificates: Replacing the medical model with self-identification." Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 46.1 (2015): 57-83.
 * 1) "For example, a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth..." (Cit: 106)
 * 2) "...trans woman means 'woman assigned to the male sex at birth.'" (Cit: 82)
 * 3) "transgender woman (transfeminine, woman assigned male at birth)" (Cit: 1)
 * Nuyen, Brian, et al. "The health burden of transfeminine facial gender dysphoria: an analysis of public perception." Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 23.5 (2021): 350-356.
 * 1) "trans women are women who were assigned male at birth"
 * 2) "Broadly speaking, a trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 3) "Transgender, or trans, means your gender identity does not align with the sex you were assigned at birth; for example, a trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 4) "trans women are women who were designated male at birth and identify as women"
 * 5) "I maintain that trans women are ontologically real women and in discussing this claim I weigh up whether trans women should be allowed to stand for, or represent, women in the political fight for women’s rights."
 * 6) "Gender data should be self-identified, include nonbinary options, and recognize that trans women are women."
 * 1) "Transgender, or trans, means your gender identity does not align with the sex you were assigned at birth; for example, a trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 2) "trans women are women who were designated male at birth and identify as women"
 * 3) "I maintain that trans women are ontologically real women and in discussing this claim I weigh up whether trans women should be allowed to stand for, or represent, women in the political fight for women’s rights."
 * 4) "Gender data should be self-identified, include nonbinary options, and recognize that trans women are women."
 * 1) "I maintain that trans women are ontologically real women and in discussing this claim I weigh up whether trans women should be allowed to stand for, or represent, women in the political fight for women’s rights."
 * 2) "Gender data should be self-identified, include nonbinary options, and recognize that trans women are women."
 * 1) "Gender data should be self-identified, include nonbinary options, and recognize that trans women are women."

"is a [person/an individual/someone who]..."
Academic sources which take the form "a trans woman is X" or "trans women are X", where X is a gender-neutral noun like "person", "individual", "someone", "adult", etc.


 * 1) "A term to describe a person who was identified male at birth but who identifies and portrays her gender as female" (Cit: 37)
 * 2) "A person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman or in similar terms (eg, as a “trans woman” or “woman of transgender experience”)." (Cit: 784)
 * 3) "A person with a female gender identity and male assigned sex would be referred to as a 'transgender girl/woman,' 'transfemale,' or MTF (male to female)"(Cit: 41)
 * 4) "Transgender woman (also: trans woman, male-to female, transgender female): This refers to individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women." (Cit: 1397)
 * 5) "Transwoman – A transgender person assigned male sex at birth but whose gender identity is that of a woman (also known as MTF or woman)" (Cit: 10)
 * 6) "Under this umbrella, a trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and was assigned male at birth, while a trans man is a person who identifies as a man and was assigned female at birth." (Cit: 1)
 * 7) "trans women (people categorized as male at birth who later come to identify as women)" (Cit: 202)
 * 8) "trans women (individuals assigned male at birth who identify and present as women)"
 * 9) "Trans women are people who are transitioning (or who have transitioned) from a masculine to a feminine subjectivity, who conceive of themselves as feminine subjects, and who call themselves trans women as a political statement."
 * 10) "Trans women are individuals who were assigned male at birth, but now identify as women. "
 * 11) "Transgender females are people assigned male at birth, but who self-identify as female."
 * 12) "Trans women are people who were assigned a male sex at birth and identify and live as women"
 * 13) "Trans women are individuals who were assigned male sex at birth and currently identify as women"
 * 14) "Transgender women or trans women are individuals who were assigned male at birth but who have gender identities as women."
 * 15) "Trans women are people who were identified at birth as male and were raised as boys, but the disjunction between their assigned sex and their identity lead them to decide to transition to live as women. "
 * 16) "Trans women are individuals who were assigned male at birth but who identify as women"
 * 17) "Trans women are people who were assigned a male sex at birth, but identify as female. "
 * 18) "Transgender women are individuals who were assigned the male gender at birth and later come to identify and live as a woman or transgender female."
 * 19) "trans woman / A person usually assigned male at birth who has taken social, medical, or surgical steps to physically or socially feminize her gender expression or body. This term emphasizes chosen gender as opposed to assigned gender."
 * 20) " or  or  are people who have gender identities as women and who were assigned male at birth. They may or may not have undergone any transition. MTF or Male-to-Female are older terms that are falling out of use."
 * 21) "transgender females (also called trans women) are individuals who self-identify as females but were assigned male gender at birth."
 * 22) "Trans women are individuals who are assigned as males at birth but whose gender identity is female. They identify psychologically and emotionally as women"
 * 23) "Transgender women, or trans women, are individuals who were assigned male sex at birth with the expectation they would have concordant gender identities (e.g., man) and masculine gender expression, yet have gender identities such as transgender woman or woman, and feminine gender expression"
 * 24) "trans women are people who have been classed as men whilst having a female gender identity, and who often seek to change their social position so that they are classed as women."
 * 25) " Trans women are people who claim social and legal recognition as women, or trans-women, or male-to-female (MtF)"
 * 26) "Trans women are people who were assigned a male sex at birth, but identify as female."
 * 27) "Trans women are people who now identify as women."
 * 28) "trans women are people who identify as female/woman or on the transfeminine spectrum but who were labelled male sex at birth"
 * 29) "trans women are people who remain as men at birth but identify themselves as female"
 * 30) "Trans women are people who now identify as women."
 * 31) "a transwoman is a person assigned male sex at birth but identifying as a woman"
 * 32) "Transwoman: A person assigned male at birth who identifies as female"
 * 33) "A person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman or in similar terms (eg, as a “trans woman” or “woman of transgender experience”) "
 * 34) " ‘Transgender women’, sometimes referred to as ‘male-to-female’ (or ‘MTF’) are individuals who were assigned male sex at birth, but who identify as women or as transgender women"
 * 35) "Transgender person assigned male sex at birth but whose gender identity is that of a woman"
 * 36) "a person assigned male at birth may identify and present as female (transwoman)"
 * 37) "A person assigned male sex at birth, but who identifies with femininity to a greater extent than masculinity."
 * 38) "Trans woman (MTF): A person who was assigned male at birth (AMAB) but who lives as a woman or identifies as female. "
 * 39) "Transgender woman—someone who was assigned the male sex at birth but currently identifies as a woman (also known as male-to-female)."
 * 40) "Transgender—Describes a person whose gender identity and sex assigned at birth do not correspond based on traditional expectations; for example, a person assigned female sex at birth who identifies as a man; or a person assigned male sex at birth who identifies as a woman. "
 * 41) "trans women (male sex assigned at birth, female gender identity)"
 * 42) "A person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman or in similar terms (eg, as a “trans woman” or “woman of transgender experience”)."
 * 43) "A trans-gender female is a person assigned male at birth who has a gender identity of a female"
 * 44) "A trans woman is someone who was assigned male at birth – in other words, doctors put the letter “M” on her birth certificate – but now she identifies as a woman or female."
 * 45) "A trans woman is someone who was labeled male at birth but experiences herself as a woman"
 * 46) "A trans woman is someone who was assigned male at birth but self-identifies as female and therefore transitions from male to female (MTF)."
 * 47) "Analogously, individuals assigned male gender at birth with a female identity sometimes call themselves transgender women, trans women, or women."
 * 48) "Individuals whose assigned sex at birth was male and who have changed, are changing, or wish to change their body and/or gender role to a more feminized body or gender role are often referred to as transgender women, transwomen, or trans women."
 * 49) "Trans women are individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women, commonly using the pronouns she, her or hers, and who may employ medical intervention to feminize their bodies"
 * 50) "Trans/transgender woman: Individuals assigned male at birth whose gender identity is female."
 * 51) "transgender women (individuals assigned male who identify as female)"
 * 52) "Transgender woman (also: trans woman, male-to female, transgender female): This refers to individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women."
 * 53) "Transsexual (TS) women are individuals assigned male genders at birth, but who transition to or assume female/woman/feminine gender identities and expressions in order to be congruent with their subconscious sex."
 * 54) "Trans women are people who were identified at birth as male and were raised as boys, but the disjunction between their assigned sex and their identity lead them to decide to transition to live as women."
 * 55) "Transgender or trans women are persons who were given a sex assignment as male at birth, and in childhood or later they identified as female."
 * 56) "a male-to- female [MTF] transsexual woman [Trans woman] is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity, and therefore transitions to live completely and permanently as a woman"
 * 57) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "Trans women are people who now identify as women."
 * 2) "a transwoman is a person assigned male sex at birth but identifying as a woman"
 * 3) "Transwoman: A person assigned male at birth who identifies as female"
 * 4) "A person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman or in similar terms (eg, as a “trans woman” or “woman of transgender experience”) "
 * 5) " ‘Transgender women’, sometimes referred to as ‘male-to-female’ (or ‘MTF’) are individuals who were assigned male sex at birth, but who identify as women or as transgender women"
 * 6) "Transgender person assigned male sex at birth but whose gender identity is that of a woman"
 * 7) "a person assigned male at birth may identify and present as female (transwoman)"
 * 8) "A person assigned male sex at birth, but who identifies with femininity to a greater extent than masculinity."
 * 9) "Trans woman (MTF): A person who was assigned male at birth (AMAB) but who lives as a woman or identifies as female. "
 * 10) "Transgender woman—someone who was assigned the male sex at birth but currently identifies as a woman (also known as male-to-female)."
 * 11) "Transgender—Describes a person whose gender identity and sex assigned at birth do not correspond based on traditional expectations; for example, a person assigned female sex at birth who identifies as a man; or a person assigned male sex at birth who identifies as a woman. "
 * 12) "trans women (male sex assigned at birth, female gender identity)"
 * 13) "A person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman or in similar terms (eg, as a “trans woman” or “woman of transgender experience”)."
 * 14) "A trans-gender female is a person assigned male at birth who has a gender identity of a female"
 * 15) "A trans woman is someone who was assigned male at birth – in other words, doctors put the letter “M” on her birth certificate – but now she identifies as a woman or female."
 * 16) "A trans woman is someone who was labeled male at birth but experiences herself as a woman"
 * 17) "A trans woman is someone who was assigned male at birth but self-identifies as female and therefore transitions from male to female (MTF)."
 * 18) "Analogously, individuals assigned male gender at birth with a female identity sometimes call themselves transgender women, trans women, or women."
 * 19) "Individuals whose assigned sex at birth was male and who have changed, are changing, or wish to change their body and/or gender role to a more feminized body or gender role are often referred to as transgender women, transwomen, or trans women."
 * 20) "Trans women are individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women, commonly using the pronouns she, her or hers, and who may employ medical intervention to feminize their bodies"
 * 21) "Trans/transgender woman: Individuals assigned male at birth whose gender identity is female."
 * 22) "transgender women (individuals assigned male who identify as female)"
 * 23) "Transgender woman (also: trans woman, male-to female, transgender female): This refers to individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women."
 * 24) "Transsexual (TS) women are individuals assigned male genders at birth, but who transition to or assume female/woman/feminine gender identities and expressions in order to be congruent with their subconscious sex."
 * 25) "Trans women are people who were identified at birth as male and were raised as boys, but the disjunction between their assigned sex and their identity lead them to decide to transition to live as women."
 * 26) "Transgender or trans women are persons who were given a sex assignment as male at birth, and in childhood or later they identified as female."
 * 27) "a male-to- female [MTF] transsexual woman [Trans woman] is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity, and therefore transitions to live completely and permanently as a woman"
 * 28) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "A trans woman is someone who was assigned male at birth – in other words, doctors put the letter “M” on her birth certificate – but now she identifies as a woman or female."
 * 2) "A trans woman is someone who was labeled male at birth but experiences herself as a woman"
 * 3) "A trans woman is someone who was assigned male at birth but self-identifies as female and therefore transitions from male to female (MTF)."
 * 4) "Analogously, individuals assigned male gender at birth with a female identity sometimes call themselves transgender women, trans women, or women."
 * 5) "Individuals whose assigned sex at birth was male and who have changed, are changing, or wish to change their body and/or gender role to a more feminized body or gender role are often referred to as transgender women, transwomen, or trans women."
 * 6) "Trans women are individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women, commonly using the pronouns she, her or hers, and who may employ medical intervention to feminize their bodies"
 * 7) "Trans/transgender woman: Individuals assigned male at birth whose gender identity is female."
 * 8) "transgender women (individuals assigned male who identify as female)"
 * 9) "Transgender woman (also: trans woman, male-to female, transgender female): This refers to individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women."
 * 10) "Transsexual (TS) women are individuals assigned male genders at birth, but who transition to or assume female/woman/feminine gender identities and expressions in order to be congruent with their subconscious sex."
 * 11) "Trans women are people who were identified at birth as male and were raised as boys, but the disjunction between their assigned sex and their identity lead them to decide to transition to live as women."
 * 12) "Transgender or trans women are persons who were given a sex assignment as male at birth, and in childhood or later they identified as female."
 * 13) "a male-to- female [MTF] transsexual woman [Trans woman] is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity, and therefore transitions to live completely and permanently as a woman"
 * 14) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "transgender women (individuals assigned male who identify as female)"
 * 2) "Transgender woman (also: trans woman, male-to female, transgender female): This refers to individuals assigned male at birth but who identify and live as women."
 * 3) "Transsexual (TS) women are individuals assigned male genders at birth, but who transition to or assume female/woman/feminine gender identities and expressions in order to be congruent with their subconscious sex."
 * 4) "Trans women are people who were identified at birth as male and were raised as boys, but the disjunction between their assigned sex and their identity lead them to decide to transition to live as women."
 * 5) "Transgender or trans women are persons who were given a sex assignment as male at birth, and in childhood or later they identified as female."
 * 6) "a male-to- female [MTF] transsexual woman [Trans woman] is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity, and therefore transitions to live completely and permanently as a woman"
 * 7) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "Trans women are people who were identified at birth as male and were raised as boys, but the disjunction between their assigned sex and their identity lead them to decide to transition to live as women."
 * 2) "Transgender or trans women are persons who were given a sex assignment as male at birth, and in childhood or later they identified as female."
 * 3) "a male-to- female [MTF] transsexual woman [Trans woman] is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity, and therefore transitions to live completely and permanently as a woman"
 * 4) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "a male-to- female [MTF] transsexual woman [Trans woman] is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity, and therefore transitions to live completely and permanently as a woman"
 * 2) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "A trans woman is a person who identifies as a woman and who lives in a female role, but who was assigned male at birth."

"is a male..."
Academic sources which define trans women using "male" ("biological male", etc.) as a noun:


 * 1) "a male-to-female (MTF) transsexual, i.e., a “trans woman,” is a genetic male consistent on all five biological definitions who identifies or thinks of herself as a female, and has “taken social, medical, or surgical steps to physically or socially feminize her gender expression or body” (Shultz 2015: 200–201).'" (Cit: 109)
 * 2) "In contrast to Professor Sharpe, we maintain that transwomen are males who are trans, and transmen are females who are trans; transwomen are a subset of the male sex class and transmen are a subset of the female sex class."
 * 3) "Transwoman is a male who feels she is a female inside This person feels like a female and is a biologically male person who identifies as a female. Transwoman feel they should correctly referred to as female."
 * 4) "transwoman: Biological male who identifies as female."
 * 5) "A trans man is a biological female who has transitioned to male; a trans woman is a biological male who has transitioned to female."
 * 1) "transwoman: Biological male who identifies as female."
 * 2) "A trans man is a biological female who has transitioned to male; a trans woman is a biological male who has transitioned to female."
 * 1) "A trans man is a biological female who has transitioned to male; a trans woman is a biological male who has transitioned to female."
 * 1) "A trans man is a biological female who has transitioned to male; a trans woman is a biological male who has transitioned to female."

Other / Unspecified
Sources which do none of the above, either through active voice (as in "A trans woman identifies as..."), or an ambiguous demonstrative pronoun ("Trans women are those who..."):


 * 1) "A transgender female or transwoman identifies her gender as female, but was biologically considered a male at birth." (Cit: 3)
 * 2) "Transgender women (TGW), sometimes referred to as transwomen or trans, self-identify their gender as female or other though they were assigned male at birth"
 * 3) "Trans women are those who were assigned male at birth and identify as women or feminine"
 * 4) "Transgender women or trans women are those who now self-identify as women who were identified by others as male at birth."
 * 5) "Trans women are those who were assigned male at birth on the basis of genital appearance but who later identify themselves as female."
 * 6) "Trans women are those who identify as women or primarily feminine, and trans men are those who identify as men or primarily masculine.
 * 7) "a transgender woman was assigned male at birth but identifies as a woman."
 * 1) "Trans women are those who were assigned male at birth on the basis of genital appearance but who later identify themselves as female."
 * 2) "Trans women are those who identify as women or primarily feminine, and trans men are those who identify as men or primarily masculine.
 * 3) "a transgender woman was assigned male at birth but identifies as a woman."
 * 1) "Trans women are those who identify as women or primarily feminine, and trans men are those who identify as men or primarily masculine.
 * 2) "a transgender woman was assigned male at birth but identifies as a woman."
 * 1) "a transgender woman was assigned male at birth but identifies as a woman."

"is a woman..."

 * 1) "A woman or girl assigned a male sex at birth."
 * 2) "A transgender woman is a woman (lives as a woman, identifies as a woman) and was assigned male at birth."
 * 3) "Trans Woman – A woman who was assigned male (or intersex) at birth and identifies as a trans woman."
 * 4) "A transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth and has a female gender identity."
 * 5) "Trans Woman - A woman who was assigned male at birth. Signifies that she is a woman while still affirming her transgender history."
 * 6) "trans woman a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 7) "Transgender woman: Often shortened to Trans woman. A woman who was assigned male at birth. Some trans women may also use MTF (Male to Female) or M2F (Male to Female) to describe their identity."
 * 8) "Trans man or trans woman – noun : A transgender man who was assigned female at birth, or a woman who was assigned male at birth. Not all trans people adopt this identity label and prefer to refer to themselves simply as a “woman” or “man.”"
 * 9) "Transgender Woman/Trans Woman: A woman who was assigned male sex at birth."
 * 1) "trans woman a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 2) "Transgender woman: Often shortened to Trans woman. A woman who was assigned male at birth. Some trans women may also use MTF (Male to Female) or M2F (Male to Female) to describe their identity."
 * 3) "Trans man or trans woman – noun : A transgender man who was assigned female at birth, or a woman who was assigned male at birth. Not all trans people adopt this identity label and prefer to refer to themselves simply as a “woman” or “man.”"
 * 4) "Transgender Woman/Trans Woman: A woman who was assigned male sex at birth."
 * 1) "Trans man or trans woman – noun : A transgender man who was assigned female at birth, or a woman who was assigned male at birth. Not all trans people adopt this identity label and prefer to refer to themselves simply as a “woman” or “man.”"
 * 2) "Transgender Woman/Trans Woman: A woman who was assigned male sex at birth."
 * 1) "Transgender Woman/Trans Woman: A woman who was assigned male sex at birth."
 * 1) "Transgender Woman/Trans Woman: A woman who was assigned male sex at birth."

"is a [person/an individual/someone who]..."

 * 1) "MTF: Male-to-female transgender person. Sometimes known as a transgender woman. Someone assigned the male gender at birth who identifies on the female spectrum."
 * 2) "For example, the term 'trans woman' is used for an individual whose sex at birth was assigned male and whose gender identity is female."
 * 3) "MtF – A person who was assigned a male sex at birth and whose gender identity is girl/woman."
 * (Linked by the Princeton Gender + Sexuality Resource Center)
 * 1) "MTF Individuals: Male-to-female transsexual people, transsexual women, or transwomen – individuals assigned male at birth who identify as female."
 * 2) "A person whose sex assigned at birth was male, but who identifies as a woman (see MTF)."
 * 3) "Trans woman: A woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 4) "a person assigned male identifying as a girl is a transgender woman"
 * 5) "A male-to-female/MTF trans woman is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity and transitions to live permanently as a woman."
 * 6) "Conversely, people who were assigned male, but identify and live as female and alter or wish to alter their bodies through medical intervention to more closely resemble their gender identity are known as transsexual women or transwomen (also known as male-to-female or MTF)."
 * 1) "Trans woman: A woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 2) "a person assigned male identifying as a girl is a transgender woman"
 * 3) "A male-to-female/MTF trans woman is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity and transitions to live permanently as a woman."
 * 4) "Conversely, people who were assigned male, but identify and live as female and alter or wish to alter their bodies through medical intervention to more closely resemble their gender identity are known as transsexual women or transwomen (also known as male-to-female or MTF)."
 * 1) "A male-to-female/MTF trans woman is someone who was labelled male at birth but has a female gender identity and transitions to live permanently as a woman."
 * 2) "Conversely, people who were assigned male, but identify and live as female and alter or wish to alter their bodies through medical intervention to more closely resemble their gender identity are known as transsexual women or transwomen (also known as male-to-female or MTF)."
 * 1) "Conversely, people who were assigned male, but identify and live as female and alter or wish to alter their bodies through medical intervention to more closely resemble their gender identity are known as transsexual women or transwomen (also known as male-to-female or MTF)."

"is a woman..."

 * 1) "Trans woman: A woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 2) "Transgender woman: a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "Transgender woman: a woman who was assigned male at birth."

"is a [person/an individual/someone who]..."

 * 1) "A person assigned male at birth who identifes as female."
 * 2) "Transgender woman": "This category includes persons whose sex assigned at birth was reported as male and whose current gender was reported as female. It also includes persons whose current gender was indicated as transwoman."
 * 3) "The term transgender woman typically is used to refer to someone who was assigned the male sex at birth but who identifies as a female."
 * U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: "Fact Sheet: Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"
 * 1) "We use 'trans woman' for someone who was registered male at birth and now identifies as a woman"
 * U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: "Fact Sheet: Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"
 * 1) "We use 'trans woman' for someone who was registered male at birth and now identifies as a woman"
 * 1) "We use 'trans woman' for someone who was registered male at birth and now identifies as a woman"

Other / Unspecified

 * 1) "a transgender woman may be assigned male at birth, but transition to living as a woman consistent with her gender identity"
 * US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

"is a woman..."

 * 1) "A trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Some trans women prefer to simply be referred to as women, whereas others feel being trans is an important part of their gender label."
 * 2) "A trans woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 3) "A trans woman is someone who is a woman, or has a present experience of womanhood, and who was presumed to be male at birth. This can include trans women, trans feminine people, and more."
 * 4) "Transgender Woman: A woman who was assigned male at birth may use this term to describe herself. She may shorten it to trans woman. (Note: trans woman, not "transwoman.") Some may prefer to simply be called women, without any modifier. Use the term the person uses to describe their gender."
 * 5) "A transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 6) "trans woman: a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "Transgender Woman: A woman who was assigned male at birth may use this term to describe herself. She may shorten it to trans woman. (Note: trans woman, not "transwoman.") Some may prefer to simply be called women, without any modifier. Use the term the person uses to describe their gender."
 * 2) "A transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth"
 * 3) "trans woman: a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "trans woman: a woman who was assigned male at birth."
 * 1) "trans woman: a woman who was assigned male at birth."

"is a [person/an individual/someone who]..."

 * 1) "A person whose sex assigned at birth was male but whose gender identity is female."
 * 2) "A transgender person whose gender identity is girl/woman/female may use these terms to describe themselves. Some will use the term woman.
 * 3) "Transgender Girl – Children assigned male at birth who identify themselves as girls"
 * 4) "MtF: an abbreviation for male-to-female. It refers to a transgender person who was assigned male at birth, and whose gender identity is that of a woman. This person would also be known as a transwoman."
 * 5) "Transgender woman: A term used to describe someone who is assigned male at birth but identifies and lives as a woman. This may be shortened to trans woman"
 * 6) "Transgender woman/transwoman/transfeminine individual - Person with a feminine gender identity who was designated a male sex at birth"
 * 7) "Trans women are people who were assigned male at birth (their birth gender was registered as male) who identify as female"
 * 1) "Transgender woman: A term used to describe someone who is assigned male at birth but identifies and lives as a woman. This may be shortened to trans woman"
 * 2) "Transgender woman/transwoman/transfeminine individual - Person with a feminine gender identity who was designated a male sex at birth"
 * 3) "Trans women are people who were assigned male at birth (their birth gender was registered as male) who identify as female"
 * 1) "Transgender woman/transwoman/transfeminine individual - Person with a feminine gender identity who was designated a male sex at birth"
 * 2) "Trans women are people who were assigned male at birth (their birth gender was registered as male) who identify as female"
 * 1) "Trans women are people who were assigned male at birth (their birth gender was registered as male) who identify as female"

Other / Unspecified

 * 1) "A transgender woman lives as a woman today, but was thought to be male when she was born"
 * 2) "‘trans women’ are those born with male appearance but identifying as women."
 * 3) "Transgender Female or Transwoman: A transgender female or transwoman identifies her gender as female, but was biologically considered a male at birth."
 * 1) "Transgender Female or Transwoman: A transgender female or transwoman identifies her gender as female, but was biologically considered a male at birth."
 * 1) "Transgender Female or Transwoman: A transgender female or transwoman identifies her gender as female, but was biologically considered a male at birth."

"is a woman..."

 * 1) "a transgender woman : a woman who was identified as male at birth"
 * 2) "a transgender or transsexual woman"
 * 1) "a transgender or transsexual woman"

"is a [person/an individual/someone who]..."

 * 1) "A person whose birth sex was male but who lives and identifies as a woman; a transgender woman."
 * 2) "an adult who was assigned male at birth but whose gender identity is female."
 * 3) "A transgender person who identifies as a woman."
 * 4) "transwoman, n. – A male-to-female transgender or transsexual person."
 * 1) "A transgender person who identifies as a woman."
 * 2) "transwoman, n. – A male-to-female transgender or transsexual person."
 * 1) "transwoman, n. – A male-to-female transgender or transsexual person."

Non-academic publications

 * 1) "Trans women are women who were assigned male at birth and identify as women."
 * 2) "those assigned male at birth but living as a woman may call themselves a 'transgender woman'"
 * 3) "Transgender describes someone whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (this can also be shortened to “trans”). For example, a transgender woman is someone who was listed as male at birth but whose gender identity is female."
 * 1) "Transgender describes someone whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (this can also be shortened to “trans”). For example, a transgender woman is someone who was listed as male at birth but whose gender identity is female."
 * 1) "Transgender describes someone whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (this can also be shortened to “trans”). For example, a transgender woman is someone who was listed as male at birth but whose gender identity is female."