Transgender ka matlab hota hai ki vyakti apne jeevan mein apne janma ke ling (gender) ke sthan par dusre ling (gender) ka anubhav karta hai ya mahsus karta hai. Yani, jab koi vyakti apne man aur atma ki anubhuti ke anusaar apne ling (gender) se alag mehsoos karta hai aur apna ling (gender) badalna chahta hai ya badal chuka hai, to use transgender kaha jata hai.

Transgender vyaktiyan samaj mein alag-alag tarah ke ling (gender) identities ke saath paida hote hain. Kuch transgender vyakti mahsus karte hain ki unka ling (gender) janm se diya hua nahi hai aur ve apne asli ling (gender) ko prapt karne ki koshish karte hain. Isliye ve ling (gender) transition, yani apne ling (gender) ko badalne ki prakriya mein shamil ho sakte hain. Ling (gender) transition mein hormone therapy, surgery, aur samajik parivartan jaise karyawahiyan shamil ho sakti hain.

Transgender vyaktiyan ke liye apne asli ling (gender) aur apne anubhav ki sahi samajh, sammaan, aur samajik sahyog prapt karna mahatvapurna hota hai. Prabhavshali samajik badlav, samajik niyamo mein sudhar, aur jagrukta ki jarurat hai taki transgender vyaktiyan samaj mein samman aur adhikar se ji saken.