transgender

adjective

trans·gen·der tran(t)s-ˈjen-dər

tranz-

: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person was identified as having at birth

especially : of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person was identified as having at birth

transgenderism

tran(t)s-ˈjen-dər-ˌi-zəm

tranz-

noun

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Gonzales has a transgender daughter, Libby, and the family has vocally opposed anti-transgender legislation, including testifying at hearings at the state Capitol. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 And as transgender issues have become central to political culture wars — and as anti-transgender activists have increasingly focused their attention on transgender kids — Trump has become increasingly vocal about the topic as well. —

Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024 Bundy’s son Eli, who is transgender and attends college out of state, has frequently addressed the Legislature to oppose anti-transgender bills. —

Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2023 In another part of the city, an underground art group for transgender people organized by Center T met on a warm afternoon last month, in an atmosphere so exuberant that the outside world of politicians whipping up anti-transgender sentiment seemed far away for a few hours. —

Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for transgender