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transgendered, a. and n.
Brit. |tranzˈdʒɛndəd|, |trɑːnzˈdʒɛndəd|, |transˈdʒɛndəd|, |trɑːnsˈdʒɛndəd|, U.S. |trænzˈdʒɛndərd|, |træn(t)sˈdʒɛndərd|
[‹ trans- prefix + gendered adj. Compare slightly earlier transgenderist n., and also transgender adj.]
A. adj. Having an identity which does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male or female gender; (sometimes) spec. transsexual or transvestite: see note s.v. transgender adj.
1983K. E. Stuart Uninvited Dilemma viii. 97 A therapist..who specializes in working with transgendered persons. 1992N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Feb. a18/1 In the spirit of embracing diversity, gender is defined broadly to include ‘transgendered individuals’. 1994Guardian 24 June ii. 5/2 All that competitors have to do is sign a declaration that they are competing ‘in the gender in which they live their daily life’. The status of ‘transgendered’ competitors is a particular problem. 1997D. Denny in B. Bullough et al. Gender Blending i. 37 Openly transgendered persons were historically persecuted and sometimes executed for their manner of dress. 2001Cosmopolitan Dec. 122/3 Some transgendered people just dress differently and leave it at that, while others have sex-change operations.
B. n. A transgendered person; (with the) transgendered people as a class (with pl. concord).
1992Washington Times 13 Jan. a8/2 The bill has broadened the language pertaining to sexual orientation to bar specific discrimination against ‘transgendereds’, or those who have had sex-change operations. 1992Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Apr. d1 [She] was contacted through an organization representing the ‘transgendered’ and agreed to appear on Joan Rivers's show last fall. 1997A. D. Kahn Many Faces of Gay v. 87, I identify with the problems of the transgendered. 2000B. Tong Chinese Americans viii. 183 (note) The term ‘queers’ is used in the positive sense and encompasses gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendereds. |