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Sophie white has been in the entertainment industry for many years in lots of different roles and it wasn’t long ago that she officially came out as a transgender. She is that picture of courage in living in a world that is becoming more excepting but still not to where we would like things to be.

Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity or expression (masculine, feminine, other) is different from their sex (male, female) at birth. Gender identity refers to one’s internal understanding of one’s own gender, or the gender with which a person identifies. Gender expression is a term used to describe people’s outward presentation of their gender. Gender identity and sexual orientation are different facets of identity. Everyone has a gender identity and a sexual orientation, but a person’s gender does not determine a person’s sexual orientation. Transgender people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or none of the above.

Can a biological male be a lesbian? If this question seems crazy, then your probably not that different than many people out there and probably because you’re unaware of this paradigm. This paradigm says that a transwoman can count as a lesbian; and that many do. Though precise statistics are unavailable, many transwomen are exclusively female-attracted. Prior to transition, they’re what we would ordinarily call heterosexual, or straight: males attracted to the opposite biological sex. When transition occurs, this pattern of attraction usually persists. But, for some, it’s unacceptable to now think of themselves as straight – for this carries with it a lingering connotation of manhood, now rejected. Hence some transwomen self-identify as lesbians.

Sophie White: Transgender Actress and Producer With a Powerful Story of Hope and Courage

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