transgenderism

[trans-jen-der-iz-uhm, tranz‐]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transgenderism¹

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

Example Sentences

He argues that, in stark contrast to the United States - where free speech is protected by the first amendment to the constitution, "the UK has, with increasing vigour, been curbing what one is allowed to say, all in the name of fighting racism, sexism, Islamophobia, transgenderism, climate-change denial and whatever else the woke extremists conjure up".

From BBC

She suggested immigrants — make that “invaders” — and college protesters should be shot and transgenderism should be treated with “meds or commitment to an in-patient facility.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, political battles grew pitched and ugly, and the chief antagonists were not people with genuine concerns for trans kids, but people who believe that transgenderism is a mental illness and gender-nonconforming kids should be taught to conform to their birth gender.

From Slate

It went on about Marxism and transgenderism and the non-existent Green New Deal, as to be expected — all the memos and orders from the new administration sound like they were written by right-wing social media troll-bots.

From Salon

Well, they didn’t look so ruthlessly effective on Wednesday: After a two-page Office of Management and Budget memo purporting to “pause” $3 trillion in federal spending to review whether it promoted “Marxist equity,” “transgenderism,” or “green new deal social engineering” triggered 36 hours of confusion, angry backlash, and a national shutdown of the Medicaid payment system, the Trump administration has abandoned the effort.

From Slate