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acceptance of transgenderism

acceptance of transgenderism

7.4
Support and recognition of people who are transgender
  • noun
  • /əkˈsɛptəns əv trænsgɛndərɪzəm/
translation icon : aceptación del transgenderismo
  • Educational programs can foster acceptance of transgenderism in schools and communities.

Examples

  • The country's laws reflect increasing acceptance of transgenderism over the past decade.

  • The acceptance of transgenderism is growing in many communities.

  • Activists organized events to promote greater acceptance of transgenderism throughout society.

  • Many organizations promote the acceptance of transgenderism in their policies.

  • Activists organized events to promote greater acceptance of transgenderism throughout society.

  • Educational programs can foster acceptance of transgenderism in schools and communities.

  • The country's laws reflect increasing acceptance of transgenderism over the past decade.

Antonyms

50 4.6

Not willing to accept small annoyances or people with different views

transphobia
  • Offensive
5 7.5

Strong fear or dislike of transgender people that causes unfair treatment

How Accepting

advocacy
145 4.4
support
1.0
acceptance of transgenderism
7.4
tolerance
160 3.7
opposition
250 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

acceptance + of + transgenderism

This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: 'acceptance' (tolerance/recognition) + 'of' linking to the referent, and 'transgenderism' (relating to transgender people or the phenomenon/identity). A learner who knows those constituents can directly infer it means recognition or support for transgender individuals; the 'acceptance of X' pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore transparent.

Etymology

Acceptance of transgenderism brings to mind welcoming someone who says they are a different gender than people first thought. Here, acceptance is like opening a door to let them in and transgenderism means living as a gender different from the one given at birth, so the phrase means 'recognition and support of transgender people and their identities'.