transgenderismn.
/tranzˈdʒɛndərɪz(ə)m/, /trɑːnzˈdʒɛndərɪz(ə)m/, /transˈdʒɛndərɪz(ə)m/, /trɑːnsˈdʒɛndərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /trænzˈdʒɛndəˌrɪz(ə)m/, /træn(t)sˈdʒɛndəˌrɪz(ə)m/ The state or quality of having a gender identity which does not correspond to one's sex at birth, or which does not otherwise conform to conventional notions of sex and gender. Sometimes: spec. transsexualism or transvestism (see note at transgender adj.).
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1965 J. F. Oliven Sexual Hygiene & Pathol. (ed. 2) xx. 514 Where the compulsive urge reaches beyond female vestments, and becomes an urge for gender (‘sex’) change, transvestism becomes ‘transexualism’. The term is misleading; actually, ‘transgenderism’ is meant, because sexuality is not a major factor in primary transvestism.
1984 TV-TS Tapestry No. 44. 7/1 Commit provides current literature concerning..transsexualism, transvestism, etc. Commit also provides a sanctuary where one may explore his/her transgenderism without fear.
1991 Chicago Tribune 14 Nov. c2 What's being tagged ‘transgenderism’,..a seeming increase in transvestites and crossdressers.
2013 M. Bronski et al. ‘You can tell just by Looking’ i. iii. 18 The subject of transgenderism has only recently been discussed in the mainstream media.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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