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 Candy’s struggle as a trans woman is the reason Carr undertook this project. Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Black, Hispanic, and Latina trans women were all more likely to use PrEP than their white counterparts. Theresa Gaffney and Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 25 Jan. 2024 Their new film documents the pair taking a cross-country road trip together following Steele coming out as a trans woman. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024 Rowling has come under fire in recent years for her views surrounding the transgender community, particularly trans women, which many have perceived as anti-trans. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 For Dorfman, a trans woman, the decision to simply attend the festival comes with potential difficulties. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 But in 2021, DeSantis signed a law vetoing trans women from playing in female sports. Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024 This short film, running less than nine minutes, captures a day in the life of a Black trans woman in Los Angeles in the 1960s. Isabela Espadas Barros Leal, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023 Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been quietly mounting a legal battle against World Aquatics to overturn the swimming governing body’s effective ban on most trans women competing in the highest levels of the sport, a lawyer representing Thomas confirmed to NBC News on Friday. Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trans woman was in 1996

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“Trans woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans%20woman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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