transsexualismn.
/tran(z)ˈsɛkʃʊəlɪz(ə)m/, /tran(z)ˈsɛkʃᵿlɪz(ə)m/, /tran(z)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)lɪz(ə)m/, /trɑːn(z)ˈsɛkʃʊəlɪz(ə)m/, /trɑːn(z)ˈsɛkʃᵿlɪz(ə)m/, /trɑːn(z)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)lɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /træn(t)(s)ˈsɛkʃ(əw)əˌlɪz(ə)m/, /trænzˈsɛkʃ(əw)əˌlɪz(ə)m/ The state or quality of being born with the physical characteristics of one sex but identifying as belonging to the other sex; the fact of living (esp. after sex reassignment) or wishing to live as a member of the opposite sex. Cf. transsexual adj. 2.Before the coinage of the term transsexual, those feeling a strong desire to live as a member of the opposite sex were often described as exhibiting a pronounced form of transvestism (see quot. 1953), although the two are now usually regarded as separate and distinct phenomena. While transsexualism remains the most widely accepted term among transsexual people, academics, and medical practitioners, use of the word transsexuality in this sense is increasingly common.
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transsexuality1950
transsexualism1953
transgender1984
1953 H. Benjamin in Internat. Jrnl. Sexology Aug. 12/1 Transvestitism..is the desire of a certain group of men to dress as women, or of women to dress as men. It can be..overwhelming, even to the point of wanting to belong to the other sex and correct nature's anatomical ‘error’. For such cases the term Transsexualism seems appropriate.
1968 ‘A. D'Arcangelo’ Homosexual Handbk. 254 Nobody knows the why of homosexualism... And trans-sexualism is even less understood.
1999 Advocate 25 May 41/1 I'm living my life the way I want, and I'm really very happy doing it... That's what's important, not that you understand my transsexualism or my relationship or any of my life's choices.
2016 Clin. Advisor (Nexis) July The prevalence of adult transgenderism and transsexualism is difficult to estimate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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