The transsexual world has its own language and understanding that language can help you deal with the experience.

Term	Definition
TS	Transsexual
Gender Dysphoria	Is a mind that  believes it is literally, physically, trapped in a body of the opposite sex.
M - F	Male to female transsexual
F - M	Female to male transsexual
SRS / GRS	Gender Reassignment Surgery, the act of having surgery to change the sexual identity.
Hormone Therapy	A regime of hormone replacement that blocks the genetic hormones and replaces them with the new gender hormones. A lifetime therapy.
Pre-Op	A person living as their alternate gender prior to having GRS.
Post-Op	A TS who has completed GRS and is now living as their chosen gender.
Transgenderism	A word used as a neutral label for any individual not conforming to normal rules of gender expression.
Cross Dresser	A person who engages in the act of wearing clothing appropriate to the opposite sex either privately or in public.
Drag Queen Transvestite	Terms used to identify a person engaging in cross dressing.