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transgender

transgender

71 5.9
Relating to people whose gender is different from the sex they were given at birth
  • adjective
  • /trænˈdʒɛndər/
translation icon : transgénero
  • My own father doesn't accept me for being transgender and that's really hard.
  • transgender people
  • transgender community
  • transgender identity

Hooray, I'm the transgender Princess of Turf Island.

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Examples

  • Families cannot necessarily be depended on to offer a safe haven for transgender youths.

    Academic text (2007)
  • There is much to learn from the transgender community about courage, resilience, authenticity, and social justice.

    Academic text (2007)
  • And it matters not to me whether someone is gay or transgender or whatever.

  • For example, how often do transgender people seek services from social workers?

    Academic text (2007)
  • With so many possibilities for working with the transgender community, social workers should be prepared.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In the face of this negative social environment, transgender people try to adapt and survive.

    Academic text (2007)
  • There is also a need for more articles related to transgender issues in mainstream social work journals.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Along these lines, social workers can present a transgender identity as a viable identity option for gender-variant clients.

    Academic text (2007)
  • All my kids identify as either lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

  • The school aims to create a safe environment for all students, including those who are transgender.

Synonyms

trans-identified
vstransgender
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A person who says they are a different gender than given at birth

means the same but is the more common widely used label

Surface Forms

transgender positive

Morphology

transgender = gender (transparent) = trans + gender

The meaning is a straightforward combination of the productive prefix 'trans-' ('across/beyond') and 'gender', yielding the sense of crossing or differing from assigned gender.

Etymology

Transgender comes from the prefix trans- meaning 'across' or 'on the other side', as in transport or transfer, and the word gender. So transgender as an adjective describes people or experiences where a person's gender is different from the sex they were given at birth.