transgender

adjective trans-gender · transgener · xgender

1. broadly, not comparable Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender. We have taken to the local radio station, to talk about transgender problems. Carol Fremont is working in this area, and by General Conference we should have some interesting insights and understandings to share regarding transgender persons.
2. broadly, not comparable Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity). Gender identity is whether or not a person perceives him/herself to be a man or woman (see ‘man’ and ‘woman’). The problem arises when a male perceives himself to be a woman, and vise versa.^([sic – meaning vice versa]) Notice I said man or woman, and not male or female. The difference is important.
3. broadly, not comparable Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female. I think the new punk rockers are going to be more androgynous, more bisexual, more transgender, more ethnically diverse and less willing to take shit than before, as well as less homophobic, racist, and sexist, not because it's politically correct, man, but because all of those things stink of a par
4. not comparable Of or pertaining to transgender people (adjective sense 1), or their experiences or identity. We have taken to the local radio station, to talk about transgender problems.
5. not comparable Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people. Despite the significant HIV/AIDS risks faced by transgenders, we could locate targeted prevention programs in only a handful of locations throughout the country. […] In Boston, no AIDS prevention messages are posted at the primary drag queen and transgender bar.
6. not comparable Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people. Group wants transgender bathrooms for UMASS [title]
7. dated, not comparable Synonym of crossgender (“across multiple genders”). Of course some unhappiness is simply a transgender phenomenon. Realists learn to expect a day in which perhaps 40 to 80 per cent is made up of repetition of what was done the day before and the day before that. Any set of normal days with over 20 per cent of excitement in them would be extraordinary

   Similar: crossgender

Similar: T*, TG, trans*, trans-gender, transgenderal, transgendered, transgener, trans · Opposite: cisgender

noun transgenders · trans-gender · transgener · xgender

1. countable, offensive, often, usually A transgender person "If you understand trans-genders," she [Christine Jorgensen] says, choosing the word she prefers to transsexuals, "then you understand that gender is different than sexual preference. It doesn't have to do with bed partners, it has to do with identity." Jorgensen says she knows of some male-to-femal

   Similar: transgenderal

2. countable, offensive, often, uncountable, usually Transgender people collectively.

   Similar: transgenderal

3. rare, uncountable, usually Synonym of transgenderism (“the state of being transgender”). In spite of not "rootin' and tootin'" as a trans-gender case, in recent years [Christine] Jorgensen has been a staple on the college lecture circuit, speaking – of course – about trans-gender and herself.

   Similar: transgenderism

verb transgenders · transgendering · transgendered · trans-gender · transgener

1. offensive, often, transitive, uncommon To change the gender of (someone). […] and one that is still dominated by male nominees, women nominees might be seen as either contributing to the regendering, or the transgendering, of the Cabinet. […] This chapter examines women secretaries-designate in terms of their contributions to regendering or transgendering a cabinet office
2. broadly, offensive, often, transitive, uncommon To change the sex of (someone).