transgenderism

American  

[trans-jen-der-iz-uhm, tranz‐] / ˌtrænsˈdʒɛn dərˌɪz əm, ˌtrænz‑ /

noun

1. possession of a gender identity that is not congruent with the sex assigned at birth: often associated with, but not necessarily resulting in, gender dysphoria.

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Etymology

Origin of transgenderism

First recorded in 1960–65; transgender ( def. ) + -ism ( def. )

Example Sentences

At one point Judge Boardman asked the school district’s legal team how a teacher would handle a situation where a student says learning about transgenderism violates their religious beliefs.

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For one, Miller Lite’s campaign doesn’t involve transgenderism – Ms. Glazer may be queer-identifying, but she’s also a woman who recently had a baby.

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The protest outside the Supreme Court was scheduled well before the massacre, but the confluence of events stoked concerns about the increasingly inflammatory language of left-wing social movements generally and transgenderism in particular.

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The tweet was part of a conversation that began Monday evening with Ms. Berry condemning “transphobic” progressives, often feminists who condemn transgenderism as an erasure of women.

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Ms. Cole, who appeared last week on a transgenderism panel at CPAC, said she was put on puberty blockers and testosterone at 13.

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