transfem

English

Etymology

Clipping of transfeminine.

Adjective

transfem (comparative more transfem, superlative most transfem)

1. (LGBT) Transfeminine.

   Coordinate term: transmasc

   • 2017 January 26, Tyrone Beason, “Black Like Me: It’s time for a deeper conversation about race in America”, in Pacific NW Magazine‎^[1]:

     Self-described transfem performer and activist The Lady B, a cast member of the show “Dear White People,” says gender-fluid identity poses daily challenges. [image caption]

   • 2018 September 18, Guy Trebay, “For Capitalism, Every Social Leap Forward Is a Marketing Opportunity”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     “People are always surprised when I tell them, but as transfem nonbinary folks, what we face is drastic,” Mx. Tobia said, explaining how on a visit to New York not long ago they listened in horror on a subway car as two strangers loudly discussed whether to set them aflame. “They were, like: ‘What is that? We should be burning that.’”

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:transfem.

Translations

Translations

• French: transfem (fr)

Noun

transfem (plural transfems)

1. (LGBT, informal) A trans woman or other transfeminine person.

   Coordinate term: transmasc

   • 2023 April 8, RobinsEggViolet, “Comment on 'I just want to fall asleep in someone's arms ;_;'”, in r/MtF‎^[3], Reddit, archived from the original on 9 April 2023:

     The #1 leading cause of death for transfems is lack of cuddles.

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