My understanding has always been that “transsexual” refers to a specific portion of the transgender popoulation, namely those who seek to change their sex to match their gender identity. So to me it’s kind of an “all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares” situation. So one can say “transgender” to be safe, but it’s a very non-specific term that encompasses many, many different kinds of gender variance.
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