What does passing mean in terms of transgender people?

Some trans people work very hard to pass both because it eases their own dysphoria and because life is safer if you pass. Some trans people push back against the pressure to pass. Some of us are visibly queer and are completely fine with that. read more

Passing refers to a transgender person’s ability to be correctly perceived as the gender they identify as. Passing transgender. read more

Passing refers to a transgender person’s ability to be correctly perceived as the gender they identify as and beyond that, to not be perceived as transgender. You’ll frequently hear conversations around “passing privilege” and there’s a good reason for that. read more