trans woman

noun

plural trans women

: a transgender woman : a woman who was identified as male at birth

Sharon Brackett has become the first trans woman to be elected to public office in the state of Maryland …—

Zachary Zane

Whitehorn shared her experiences with us about working in the technology sector as a trans woman, and how from her position she feels the industry could take further steps to better support the trans community.—

Madeline Bennett

Examples of trans woman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Permits will not be given to organizations that allow trans women to compete on women’s teams but will allow trans men to compete on men’s teams. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 July 2024 Neverending Nina, is a singer in L.A. who’s a Black trans woman. —

Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024 The study also found that 91% of the worldwide trans murder victims were trans women or female-presenting and that the majority were people of color. —

Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 11 July 2024 Seventy-three percent of victims have been people of color, and 33% were Black trans women. —

James Factora, Them, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trans woman

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