transphobic
adjective
trans·pho·bic
ˌtran(t)s-ˈfō-bik 
ˌtranz-
: having or showing discrimination against, aversion to, or fear of transgender people
If you go out of your way to intentionally misgender someone, however, that is transphobic.—
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The latest tweets represent something of a switch for Banks, who has been criticized multiple times over the past years for her own transphobic comments, in which she’s claimed that transgender women are not real women and spread misinformation about gender-affirming care.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
What these arguments fail to understand is that DEI protections were put in place for certain groups because of historically discriminatory hiring practices and to course-correct toxic, racist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist workplaces.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Black trans women face disproportionately high levels of transphobic violence.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
How else does one explain the hypocrisy of claiming to value LGBTQ+ creators, audiences and employees, then forging lucrative, multiyear relationships with transphobic comics or excising a trans storyline from a children’s series?
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Betts-Ramsey shared a Snapchat story of footage of the attack, a photo of the victim on a ventilator, and several transphobic slurs.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
This reputation goes some way to explaining why the transphobic posts liked by USWNT midfielder Korbin Albert in 2023 received such widespread rebuke from fanbases around the world.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
Within a few days, the document had accumulated nearly 100 links to problematic comments from Ruby over the years, including discussions of withholding food from her kids and transphobic and ableist remarks.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Michelle Buteau is done with Dave Chappelle's transphobic comments.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
What these arguments fail to understand is that DEI protections were put in place for certain groups because of historically discriminatory hiring practices and to course-correct toxic, racist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist workplaces.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Black trans women face disproportionately high levels of transphobic violence.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
How else does one explain the hypocrisy of claiming to value LGBTQ+ creators, audiences and employees, then forging lucrative, multiyear relationships with transphobic comics or excising a trans storyline from a children’s series?
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Betts-Ramsey shared a Snapchat story of footage of the attack, a photo of the victim on a ventilator, and several transphobic slurs.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
This reputation goes some way to explaining why the transphobic posts liked by USWNT midfielder Korbin Albert in 2023 received such widespread rebuke from fanbases around the world.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
Within a few days, the document had accumulated nearly 100 links to problematic comments from Ruby over the years, including discussions of withholding food from her kids and transphobic and ableist remarks.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Michelle Buteau is done with Dave Chappelle's transphobic comments.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Transphobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transphobic. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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