Passing: The act of being assumed by others to be a particular gender or identity, regardless of how you identify. While a useful term and popular milestone for some transgender people, it’s not without controversy. The term can imply that a person is simply playacting as a gender and not actually that gender. It also puts sometimes unnecessary emphasis on a connection between physical appearance and gender. In many cases, a good alternative is to say that one has been read as a particular gender.
