transidentity

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ identity or trans +‎ identity.

Noun

transidentity (uncountable)

1. (rare) Transness; the state of being trans, of having a gender identity which is different from the sex one was assigned at birth (i.e. having a transgender identity).
   • 2012, H. Chiang, Transgender China, Springer, →ISBN:

     [Joanne; male → transgender (i.e.neither male nor female) or genderqueer; 44; preoperative]
     Joanne's decision to come out publicly shows that ze transformed from not accepting hir transidentity to embracing and affirming it.

   • 2017, Paul Baker, Giuseppe Balirano, Queering Masculinities in Language and Culture, page 181:

     Her transidentity, which bridged the established dichotomy between gender identity and anatomical sex, was the result of her choice to undergo a de-construction/re-construction process of her body: new breasts, hips and thighs, hair loss, beard removal […]

Antonyms

• cisidentity (rare)

Translations

Translations

• French: transidentité (fr) f
• German: Transidentität (de) f
• Japanese: トランスアイデンティティ (toransuaidentiti)
• Portuguese: transidentidade f
• Spanish: transidentidad m

See also

• trans
• transgender
• transsexual (TS), transsex
• gender dysphoria