True or False:

All transgender individuals must have surgery in order to transition.

  • TRUE

    False!: While many individuals do have various surgeries depending on their level of gender incongruence, "One's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither - how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth" (Human Rights Campaign Foundation).

  • FALSE

    Yes, you got it!

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