Transgender is an umbrella term for anyone whose internal experience of gender does not match the sex they were assigned at birth (normally based on primary and secondary sex charateristics). Transgender people may experience discomfort or distress due to their gender not aligning with their sex, and therefore wish to transition to being the gender they identify with. Some transgender people feel this way from a very young age, while others go through a period of questioning before realizing they are transgender. Transgender people can be any gender. They can have any sexual orientation, express their gender through their appearance in any way, and may or may not fit into society's views of gender. People whose sex corresponds to their gender identity are referred to as cisgender. Flag designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999.