noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s sex assigned at birth: 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.
Also trans .
Compare cisgender. See also trans*.
Origin of transgender
First recorded in 1970–75; trans- + gender1
usage note for transgender
The term transgender has largely replaced the older term transsexual, which is now considered outdated. Transgender is a less clinical term, referring more to gender identity and gender expression than to sexual orientation or physical sex characteristics. It is also a more general and inclusive term: a transgender person may be gender-fluid , genderqueer , third gender , etc. Use of transgender as a noun is declining and is usually taken as offensive. And people object to the adjectival variant transgendered because the –ed suffix could imply that something happened to make the person transgender. See also trans.
We are sad, but we are also angry and not powerless because we will fight to ensure that no other transgender woman has to suffer the agony that you suffered and that deprived you of your hopeful smile.
Tijuana authorities criticized over handling of transgender woman’s murder|Michael K. Lavers|September 17, 2020|Washington Blade
Put differently, the Constitution does not require Idaho to provide the special treatment Plaintiffs request, under which biological males are allowed to compete against biological females if and only if the biological males are transgender.
How the Trump administration is getting around Bostock to allow anti-trans discrimination|Chris Johnson|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
The Torch Awards recognize achievements and honor individuals whose work has impacted the lives of transgender and gender nonconforming people across the nation.
D.C. fall calendar filled with virtual events|Steph Purifoy|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
Young transgender actor Evie Macdonald stars as Hannah Bradford who is attending school for the first time as a girl and finding the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Fall TV season brings handful of queer shows|Brian T. Carney|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
This series, which began in May, is designed to help employ transgender people, who statistically face a higher rate of unemployment than anyone else is the LGBTQ community due to workplace discrimination.
HRC web series for trans job seekers|Steph Purifoy|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
He loves the fact that, like on Grindr, users can identify as transgender.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He identifies as transgender on Scruff but not always on Grindr.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Your death is a tragic bookend to a year touted as the “transgender tipping point.”
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Through Weirich, she also met her wife Alice Levine, also a transgender woman.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What is the suicide rate of Christian teens relative to transgender ones?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for transgender
transgender
/ (ˌtrænzˈdʒɛndə) /
adjective
of or relating to a person who wants to belong to the opposite sex
How Young People Are Redefining “Transgender” And “Nonbinary”March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of transgender people as well as advocate for the transgender community.