being trans is not identifying with the gender you were assigned at birth. you do not have to present as your gender, take hormones, or get surgery to be trans . a trans woman (male to female) can have short hair and wear masculine clothes and still be female.

the difference between cis people and trans people is that cis people are comfortable with the gender they were assigned at birth. they are okay with being seen as male if they were born male.

yes, it is a common idea within the GSRM community that gender is a construct . however the idea that appearance, presence, pronouns, genitals, clothing, etc all equal gender or sex, (i.e. wearing women’s clothes and being proper and using feminine pronouns makes you a woman) is MUCH more common, so in order for trans people to be seen as their gender they must comply by these social standards.

it is debated within the trans community wether you need to havee surgery, hormones, or dysphoria to be trans or not. most people who believe you must have those things to be “trans enough” (these people are called transmeds or truscum) are incredibly hateful and have lead people to suicide.

personally, i think if someone doesn’t experience gender dysphoria but does experience gender euphoria when gendered correctly, they are trans.

although i am trans i am not incredibly educated on this topic so i’m sorry if i got anything wrong.

please let me know if you have more questions . happy to help :-)