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
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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Trump used the same reference before signing the executive order banning trans women and girls from playing in female sports.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
According to an April 2024 study funded in part by the International Olympic Committee, trans women athletes may indeed have several physical disadvantages when competing with cisgender women.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Mar. 2025
In this book, a reserved New Jersey criminal defense attorney takes on a case defending a 19-year-old transgender prostitute in a self-defense stabbing case, spotlighting McCabe’s own identity as a trans woman in a way she’s been reluctant to.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
And this is just my personal circumstance and thinking about other trans women who this might also be happening to or other trans people.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
According to an April 2024 study funded in part by the International Olympic Committee, trans women athletes may indeed have several physical disadvantages when competing with cisgender women.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Mar. 2025
In this book, a reserved New Jersey criminal defense attorney takes on a case defending a 19-year-old transgender prostitute in a self-defense stabbing case, spotlighting McCabe’s own identity as a trans woman in a way she’s been reluctant to.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
And this is just my personal circumstance and thinking about other trans women who this might also be happening to or other trans people.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Trans woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans%20woman. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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