transgenderism

English

Etymology

transgender +‎ -ism

Noun

transgenderism (usually uncountable, plural transgenderisms)

1. The state of being transgender. (See usage notes)
2. A purported ideology behind transgender identities, trans activism and trans rights movements. (Compare homosexual agenda.)

Usage notes

• The term is common in science and social science literature, but is little used by the trans community and considered offensive by some. GLAAD says the term is primarily used by anti-transgender activists, and recommends synonyms like "being transgender". Julia Serano agrees that it has been appropriated by transphobic authors in recent years and used as though it referred to an ideology (compare e.g. liberalism or conservatism) rather than a state of being; she does not consider it offensive per se but notes that it has started to be objected to.

Synonyms

• transgenderness

See also

• transsexuality
• berdachism

References

• Oxford Dictionaries, [1]