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to trans the gay away

to trans the gay away

9.9
Try to make a gay person not gay by pushing gender or body changes
  • phrasal verb
  • Slur
: [ofensivo] intentar transicionar a alguien para eliminar su homosexualidad
  • She spoke out against efforts to trans the gay away during the community forum.

Examples

  • The idea that you can trans the gay away has caused concern among LGBTQ+ advocates.

  • Some online discussions criticize attempts to trans the gay away as harmful and misguided.

  • Don't trans the gay away just because you don't understand.

  • Some people believe that transing the gay away is a viable solution.

  • Many activists have condemned the notion that one can trans the gay away as a harmful misconception.

  • The widespread belief that you can trans the gay away by enforcing strict gender norms has been widely challenged.

  • Critics argue that attempts to trans the gay away undermine the validity of diverse sexual orientations.

Antonyms

acceptance
106 2.9

Willingness to be friendly to people and ideas that are different

How Coercive

to trans the gay away
  • Slur
9.9
to force down
  • Informal
5 7.0
to convert
130 4.5

Surface Forms

trans the gay away infinitive
transed the gay away past
transed the gay away past participle
transing the gay away present participle
trans the gay away third person singular

Morphology

trans + the + gay + away

The components ('gay' + 'away') give a basic clue that the phrase means removing or erasing gay identity, but the use of 'trans' as a verb is nonstandard and may be unfamiliar to a B1 learner; the precise ideological and sociopolitical nuance (encouraging or enforcing gender transition as a supposed solution) is not directly predictable from the parts. Because the constituents offer partial clues but the verbing of 'trans' and the specific pragmatic meaning require prior exposure, this is best classified as semi-transparent.

Etymology

Trans the gay away borrows an older saying like 'pray the gay away' and makes a clear image: people try to make someone trans so they will no longer be gay. That's why it means 'to try to change someone's sexual orientation or to erase LGBTQ+ identities', and many people call such efforts harmful.