transgender
Adjective
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- A transgender person is someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.
- Antonym: cisgender
- The state's laws block transgender women from doing certain things.
- Our company welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
- He became transgender in his 30s.
Noun
[change]- (uncountable) Transgender is a gender for someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.
- We had a long talk about issues around transgender.
- Your support was so important for the transgender - and the rest of the LGBTQ community.
- (countable) Transgenders are people who are were male but now identify as female or female but now identify as male.
- Transwomen (male-to-female transgenders) are more common than transmen.