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transgenderism

Syllables: trans·gen·der·ismUK/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm//ˌtɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm/

transgenderism noun: the state of being transgender.

Noun

transgenderism (usually uncountable, plural transgenderisms)

  1. (dated, usually) The state of being transgender.
    • the International Journal of Transgenderism
    • Transexualism. Where the compulsive urge reaches beyond female vestments, and becomes an urge for gender ("sex") change, transvestism becomes "transexualism." The term is misleading; actually, "transgenderism" is meant, because sexuality is not a major factor in primary transvestism....1965, John F. Oliven, “Sexual Deviations”, in Sexual Hygiene and Pathology: A Manual for the Physician and the Professions, 2nd edition, →OCLC, page 514
  2. (derogatory, offensive, usually) A purported ideology behind transgender identities, trans activism and trans rights movements; transness as an ideology.
    • Let us be free to debate transgenderism without being accused of 'hate speech'.2012 May 29, Sheila Jeffreys, The Guardian
    • The dispute between radical feminism and transgenderism.2014 August 5, Michelle Goldberg, “What is a Woman?”, in The New Yorker

Examples of transgenderism in a sentence

  • Instead of searching for physiological causes of transgenderism, the early psychoanalysts proposed possible psychological origins for cross-dressing and transgenderism.1994, Gordene Olga MacKenzie, Transgender Nation, page 37:
  • We will briefly discuss the interaction of gender orientation and sexuality, including transgenderism.2012, Richard D. McAnulty, Sex in College: The Things They Don't Write Home About, page 169:
  • In this wider sense, transgenderism is on a continuum line with the condition of anyone who may seek to live a life that is authentic to themselves as individuals.2013, Simona Giordano, Children with Gender Identity Disorder, page 9:
  • “If transgenderism is true, if men really can become women, then it’s true for everybody of all ages.2023 March 4, Peter Wade, quoting Michael Knowles, “CPAC Speaker Calls for Transgender People to Be ‘Eradicated’”, in Rolling Stone...

Synonyms of transgenderism

Forms of transgenderism

pluraltransgenderisms

Origin of transgenderism

From transgender + -ism.

Questions about transgenderism

What does transgenderism mean?
Transgenderism means the state of being transgender.
How do you use transgenderism in a sentence?
Instead of searching for physiological causes of transgenderism, the early psychoanalysts proposed possible psychological origins for cross-dressing and transgenderism.
What part of speech is transgenderism?
Transgenderism is a noun.
How do you pronounce transgenderism?
Transgenderism is pronounced /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm/ (UK).
What is the plural of transgenderism?
The plural of transgenderism is transgenderisms.

Words near transgenderism in the dictionary

  1. transgenderisation
  2. transgenderise
  3. transgenderised
  4. transgenderises
  5. transgenderising
  6. transgenderism
  7. transgenderisms
  8. transgenderist
  9. transgenderists
  10. transgenderity
  11. transgenderization

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