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 …—
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Zachary ZaneWhitehorn 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
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The recommendations, which were published in the medical journal Stroke, also warn that trans women who take the hormone estrogen for gender affirmation care may face a higher stroke risk.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2024
Jefferson County and the Watertown Police Department in Upstate New York will adopt new policies to ensure the humane treatment of transgender and intersex people, concluding a local trans woman’s seven-year legal battle with authorities.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
Just three years ago, Steele came out to Ferrell as a trans woman in an unexpected email.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Two years after the death of Cristina Rodríguez, La Veneno, Valeria finds the tape (1983’s DRESSED IN BLUE) that tells the stories of six trans women in Spain in the early 1980s.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2024
Jefferson County and the Watertown Police Department in Upstate New York will adopt new policies to ensure the humane treatment of transgender and intersex people, concluding a local trans woman’s seven-year legal battle with authorities.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
Just three years ago, Steele came out to Ferrell as a trans woman in an unexpected email.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Two years after the death of Cristina Rodríguez, La Veneno, Valeria finds the tape (1983’s DRESSED IN BLUE) that tells the stories of six trans women in Spain in the early 1980s.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Trans woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans%20woman. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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