Social Transition

Social transition is how a transgender or nonbinary person begins living publicly as the gender they know themselves to be. It can include using a new name and pronouns, changing clothing, hairstyle, or voice, using different spaces such as restrooms, and coming out to family, friends, and coworkers. None of it requires hormones, surgery, or a doctor. A person decides which of these steps fit them, and many take only some. Social transition is often one of the first stages of affirming gender, and it can be reversed or adjusted along the way. For many people it eases gender dysphoria and improves mental health and sense of self.