: Be aware that trans people face significantly higher rates of workplace discrimination, poverty, and violence. The LGBT Great Inclusive Language Guide

: Avoid intrusive questions about medical history, body parts, or genitalia, which are considered rude and inappropriate.

: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

: A person's internal, deeply held sense of their own gender.

: Never "out" a transgender person without their express permission, as it is a matter of both privacy and safety.