transyouth

Noun

transyouth (countable and uncountable, plural transyouths or transyouth)

1. A member of a South Korean youth subculture highly active on social media.
   • Transyouth are in the transitional phase between youth and adulthood and have been the pioneers of the flourishing network culture in South Korea at the convergence of analog and digital.2010, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson, Damien Spry, Youth, Society and Mobile Media in Asia, page 90
   • In South Korea, mobile phones have created a new population called transyouths who connect to each other through screens and PC bangs (J.H-j. Choi, 2010).2021, Micky Lee, Peichi Chung, Media Technologies for Work and Play in East Asia, page 23
2. (countable) A transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.
   • The harassment of Latina/o trans-youths who came in for services became a point of contention for many of the youth clients seeking assistance.2015, Gilberto Q. Conchas, Cracks in the Schoolyard Confronting Latino Educational Inequality
3. (uncountable) Transgender or transsexual youths, collectively.
   • Because of much of the validation the transyouth have experienced through the Internet and small group discussions, they are arriving on campuses with less trepidation and fear; instead, announcing, "here I am, I need services: housing, […]2004, Yolanda C. Padilla, Gay and Lesbian Rights Organizing
   • In addition, since many policies intent on helping address sexism have replicated a binary gender divide, transyouth and other gender nonconforming youth may face difficulties that go beyond policies intent on protecting women from bias.2014, Cris Mayo, LGBTQ Youth and Education
4. (uncountable) The state or condition of being a transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.