transmed
transmed noun: a person who believes that medically-diagnosed gender dysphoria or medical transition are essential traits of being transgender.
Noun
transmed (plural transmeds)
- A person who believes that medically-diagnosed gender dysphoria or medical transition are essential traits of being transgender.
- Interestingly, both transmeds and anti-transmeds use medical discourses to legitimate their claims, despite anti-transmeds claiming to be against the medicalization of trans identities.2020, Hanna Jacobsen, "Who Counts as Trans?: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Tumblr Posts", thesis submitted to the University of Victoria
- Someone gave the example of a trans person with many social media followers who is a transmed and said: […]2020, Taika Augustaitis, "Online Transgender Health Information Seeking:Facilitators, Barriers, and Future Directions", thesis submitted to the University of Michigan School of Information, page 10
- Synonyms:
- transmedicalist, truscum
- Antonyms:
- tucute
Synonyms of transmed
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Forms of transmed
| plural | transmeds |
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Origin of transmed
Clipping of transmedicalist.
Words formed from transmed
Questions about transmed
- What does transmed mean?
- Transmed means a person who believes that medically-diagnosed gender dysphoria or medical transition are essential traits of being transgender.
- What part of speech is transmed?
- Transmed is a noun.
- What is the plural of transmed?
- The plural of transmed is transmeds.
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