transgender

Etymology
The is derived from, modelled after  and probably modified from  which was  (1915–1975) in 1965;  the terms transgender, , , , and similar terms arose in the decades after this. By the 1990s, the word transgender had acquired its current senses, and had also largely displaced the earlier term transsexual: see the usage notes.

The and  are derived from the adjective. Regarding noun (“synonym of transgenderism”), compare.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender.
 * 2)  Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity).
 * 3)  Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
 * 4) Of or pertaining to transgender people , or their experiences or identity.
 * 5) Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
 * 6) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1)  Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity).
 * 2)  Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
 * 3) Of or pertaining to transgender people , or their experiences or identity.
 * 4) Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
 * 5) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1)  Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to transgender people , or their experiences or identity.
 * 3) Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
 * 4) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1)  Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to transgender people , or their experiences or identity.
 * 3) Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
 * 4) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of or pertaining to transgender people , or their experiences or identity.
 * 2) Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
 * 3) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
 * 2) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
 * 1) Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.

Usage notes

 * The word transgender became popular in the 1970s, and by the 1990s it had largely displaced the older word . (Transsexual is now often considered outdated, although some people still prefer it; see its entry for more. Neither term should be confused with ; see further at that entry.) Transgender is an umbrella term, encompassing trans men and trans women, and often also encompassing nonbinary people; using transgender to refer strictly to people with a binary gender identity might be considered offensive and exclusionary towards non-binary people.
 * For the usage of this word (and similar adjectives) as a noun and verb, see below.

Translations

 * Basque: transgenero
 * Catalan:
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Estonian: transsoolisus
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , trans*,
 * Icelandic: transfólk
 * Irish: trasinscneach
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: трансро́дов
 * Maori: irawhiti
 * Nepali:
 * Newar: यितामि
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: transkjønnet,
 * Nynorsk: transkjønna, transperson
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: transgénero
 * Russian:
 * Sardinian: transgènere
 * Scottish Gaelic: tar-ghnèitheach
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh:


 * Arabic: مُتَحَوِّل جِنْس, مُتَحَوِّلَة جِنْس, عَابِر, عَابِرَة
 * Bulgarian: трансджендър
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: transxénero, transxénera
 * German:, , trans*,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: טרנסג׳נדרי
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: трансгендерлық
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: transkjønnet
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: transgénero ,
 * Romanian: transgen, transgender
 * Russian: ,
 * Sardinian: transgènere
 * Scottish Gaelic: tar-ghnèitheach
 * Serbo-Croatian: transrodan, transrodna, трансродна
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tigrinya: ስግረ ጾተኛ, ስግረ ጾተኛዊት
 * Welsh:


 * Finnish: transsukupuolisiin liittyvä
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: transsukupuolisille tarkoitettu
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: transsukupuolisille sallittu
 * Macedonian:

Noun

 * 1)  A transgender person; also (preceded by the), transgender people collectively.

Usage notes

 * In Western countries, many transgender people consider the use of transgender (and similar adjectives) as a noun to be offensive, and several guides advise against such usage. “A transgender man” (for a man who was assigned the female sex at birth) or “a transgender woman” (for the reverse) is frequently more appropriate.

Translations

 * Arabic: تَحَوُّل الْجِنْسِيّ
 * Armenian: տրանսգենդեր
 * Belarusian: трансге́ндар
 * Bengali: রূপান্তরিত লিঙ্গ
 * Breton: treuzrevelezh
 * Bulgarian: трансджендър
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 跨性別者
 * Danish: transperson
 * Esperanto: transgenrulo,
 * Estonian: trans inimene
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: transexual
 * Georgian: ტრანსგენდერი
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: טרנסג׳נדר
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: transfólk
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 性別越境者
 * Korean:
 * Malayalam: ഭിന്നലിംഗർ
 * Northern Sami: tránsaolmmoš
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish: osoba transpłciowa
 * Portuguese: transgénero ,
 * Romanian: transgen, transgender
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: tar-ghnèitheach
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: трансродно
 * Roman: transrodno
 * Spanish:, transgénera
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tigrinya: ስግረ ጾተኛ, ስግረ ጾተኛዊት
 * Ukrainian: трансге́ндер, трансге́ндерка, трансґе́ндер, трансґе́ндерка
 * Welsh: trawsrywedd
 * Yurok: wergern / wrgrn

Verb

 * 1) To change the gender of (someone).
 * 2)  To change the sex of (someone).
 * 1)  To change the sex of (someone).

Usage notes

 * In Western countries, many transgender people consider the use of transgender (and similar adjectives) as a verb in reference to transgender individuals to be offensive, much the same as its use as a noun.

Translations

 * Finnish: vaihtaa sukupuolta
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: vaihtaa sukupuolta
 * Macedonian:

Adjective

 * 1) transgender

Etymology
Borrowed from. See also.

Adjective

 * 1) transgender

Noun

 * 1) A transgender person.

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) transgender