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4	An index of tropes pertaining to UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} and nonbinary people. See also GenderBlendingTropes. Subindex of QueerAsTropes.
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6	!!Tropes:
7	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: A character is cisgender in the original source but transgender/nonbinary in the adaptation, or vice versa.
8	* AdoptingTheGenderBinary: A member of a NonHumanNonBinary or OneGenderRace transitions gender to a binary gender.
9	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: The work is ambiguous about whether a character is supposed to be cis or trans.
10	* EasySexChange: Physically transitioning requires only one quick, unrealistically easy operation.
11	* EverybodyWantsTheHermaphrodite: Androgynous/nonbinary characters are attractive to people of a variety of genders and sexual orientations.
12	* MultiGenderedOutfit: Nonbinary and gender-nonconforming characters wear a combination of strongly masculine and feminine clothing.
13	* NonHumanNonBinary: A nonhuman (alien, robot, etc.) who does not identify as male or female.
14	* OldFriendNewGender: A new character turns out to be someone from the past, who transitioned offscreen.
15	* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: A supernatural creature who defies gender binaries.
16	* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: A child is raised by their parents as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth.
17	* SobriquetSexSwitch: The tendency of characters who change their gender presentation to keep their original name or switch to a direct opposite-gendered equivalent.
18	* SupernaturallyValidatedTransPerson: A form of magic works on a trans person based on their gender.
19	* TransAudienceInterpretation: A character who hasn't been canonically said to be trans is interpreted as trans by the audience.
20	* TransChaser: A cis character has a fetish for transgender or gender-nonconforming people.
21	* TransEqualsGay: A character or work assumes that trans people are "really" just cis gay people, or that gay people are all secretly transgender.
22	* TransEqualsHypersexual: Transgender or gender-nonconforming characters are depicted as having an ExtremeLibido, no sexual boundaries, [[FetishesAreWeird bizarre kinks]], or otherwise over-the-top sexual proclivities.
23	* TransNature: Someone doesn't identify with part of the identity they were assigned at birth.
24	* TransRelationshipTroubles: Being trans heavily impacts a character's love life.
25	* TransTribulations: Being trans serves as a source of hardship for a character.
26	* UnsettlingGenderReveal: A character is shocked and horrified to learn another character's gender or sex.
27	* WhichRestroomDilemma: While not always a transgender trope, the choice between which restroom to use can cause strife for a transgender character -- in particular someone else assuming they are in the wrong restroom or someone forcing them to use the wrong restroom -- especially since gender-neutral restrooms are rarely a thing in fiction.

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