transphobia

[trans-foh-bee-uh]

noun

1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of transgender people.

Sensitive Note

See homophobia.

Other Word Forms

• transphobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transphobia¹

First recorded in 1990–95; trans(gender) + -phobia

Example Sentences

In a world where anti-Blackness and transphobia remain as entrenched as ever, her rise signals both artistic excellence and a profound cultural shift of the stories told about Black and trans experiences.

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Chairman Reed Hastings may have inadvertently fueled another conservative cancellation cycle last year when he donated to Kamala Harris’ campaign, but he’s consistently defended Dave Chappelle’s transphobia, and his company has frequently backed “anti-woke” entertainment like the reality show Snowflake Mountain and a whole host of stand-up specials whose titles riff on the onetime buzzword triggered.

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Newly elected leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski said in a recent interview with The Canary website that "transphobia will absolutely not be tolerated" under his leadership.

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Or perhaps the speaker could recognize that a cousin at the table may be closeted, and take it upon themselves to model how to push back against transphobia.

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Transphobia, she explained, creates the pretext for that.

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