DaytonDailyNews.com – By Valryn Warren – Staff Writer
Transgender people have existed for at least as long as there is written history, but the term “transgender” is relatively new, coined in the 1990s.
It broadly encompasses a number of ways a person’s biological sex can differ from their gender identity – the sense of who they are, the things they’re drawn to and the way they prefer to appear.
But many people are still uncertain exactly what it means to be transgender — and that sometimes even includes those who are.