TNBGD

Adjective

transgender (not comparable)

1. (broadly) 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.1978 December – 1979 January, J. J., “The Fellowship Family: News and Notes of MCC People and Events around the World”, in F. Jay Deacon, editor, The Gay Christian: A Journal of Theological...
   1. (broadly, strictly) 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...1988, Merissa Sherrill Lynn, “Definitions of Terms Commonly Used in the Transvestite–Transsexual Community”, in Diane Dixon, Jan Dixon, Veronica Brown, editors, The TV–TS Tapestry: The Journal for...
2. (broadly) 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...1992 June, Howlin’ Mad Johann [pseudonym], “[Letter]”, in Maximum Rocknroll, number 109, San Francisco, Calif.: Maximum Rock’n’Roll, →ISSN, →OCLC, page [10], column 2
3. 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.1978 December – 1979 January, J. J., “The Fellowship Family: News and Notes of MCC People and Events around the World”, in F. Jay Deacon, editor, The Gay Christian: A Journal of Theological...
4. 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.2001, Walter O. Bockting, Sheila Kirk, “Transgender Health and Social Service Needs in the Context of HIV Risk”, in Transgender and HIV: Risks, Prevention, and Care, New York, N.Y.: The Haworth...
5. Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
   • Group wants transgender bathrooms for UMASS [title]2002 October 2, Benjamin Gedan, “Group wants transgender bathrooms for UMASS”, in The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass.: The Globe Newspaper Co., →ISSN, →OCLC

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