TRANSGENDER Definition & Meaning

transgender

[trans-jen-der, tranz‑]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s sex assigned at birth: She identifies as transgender.
The organization supports transgender rights.
She identifies as transgender.
noting or relating to a person who does not conform to societal gender norms or roles.

noun

Usually Offensive.��a person who is transgender.

transgender

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adjective

of or relating to a person who wants to belong to the opposite sex

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Sensitive Note

The term transgender has largely replaced the older term transsexual, which is now considered outdated, though some people within the community continue to identify with the word transsexual, especially older people. Transgender is a less clinical term, referring more to gender identity and gender expression than to physical sex characteristics or sexual orientation. It is also a more general and inclusive term: a transgender person may be nonbinary, gender-fluid, genderqueer, third gender, etc. Use of transgender as a noun (One of my colleagues is a transgender ) is declining and is usually taken as offensive. And many people object to the adjectival variant transgendered (One of my colleagues is transgendered ) because the –e�� suffix seems to imply that something happened to make the person transgender. See also trans, transsexual.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of transgender¹

First recorded in 1970–75; trans- + gender ¹

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In West Hollywood Park, rainbow flags were commonplace as activists spoke out against many of the president’s policies, including his push against transgender teens playing on school sports that match their gender identity.

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Gaines has become a leading voice for preventing transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.

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Justice Department Monday over its demand that local school districts ban transgender youth from competing in sports.

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Polls have shown that Americans generally support transgender rights, but also that a majority oppose transgender girls competing in youth sports.

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“He’s picking these fights over executive power and over the power of federal government on a political terrain in which he’s most popular: immigration, transgender athletes, DEI, ‘woke’ universities.

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