A+ for effort. However, the one part of the definition that I have a problem with is the reference to one’s personal judgment about their identity. For trans people to be real and normal, it cannot be a matter of whim. If it’s a matter of whim how do you identify the people who are really trans from those who are just mentally deranged or otherwise unhappy with their lives? There needs to be a certain amount of objectivity in definitions or they don’t really work very well in real life. My whole premise and understanding, which has not shifted over the years, is that there is a biological phenomenon at work in the brains of trans people that makes them different from cis normative society. So to me the best definition is one that eliminates the idea of subjectivity. As I have stated before, and I think you agree with, there are people out there who are just mentally disturbed or confused who claim to be “trans”. Society, which does not really understand the phenomenon of being trans very well, tends to lump the deranged and the authentically trans together. And that hurts the legitimacy of the trans community. I’d love to be able to come back with a ironclad bullet proof definition. But obviously it is hard. Trust me. If I had a better definition, I would share it with you. But I absolutely applaud your efforts to come up with a better idea. I think it’s wonderful you are doing so. 🌹