The word transgender is an umbrella adjective to describe people whose gender identity or expression differs from their sex assigned at birth.

When referring to trans people as a demographic, you can use the term transgender and gender-diverse people:

Unless it is central to a story, avoid mention of a person’s transgender status or gender transition in news coverage.

Pronouns are words that we use to refer to people without using their names — like she/her, he/him, and they/them.

If you work in communications or write press releases, it would also be helpful to add a source’s pronouns and honorifics in written responses.

Always use a trans person’s chosen name in your reporting. Never use a trans person’s previous name — also called a deadname — in your reporting unless it is relevant to the story or the person requests it.

Never deadname someone in posthumous news coverage. Never use someone’s deadname or former pronouns when writing about that person’s past.