How to Use trans woman in a Sentence

trans woman

noun
  • Among the passengers: a trans woman who runs afoul of some toughs.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • How many trans women are killed and people don’t even know about it?
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • There’s nothing stronger and braver than a Black woman and a Black trans woman.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Violence has been a steady part of my life as a trans woman.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Dealing with anxiety and the worry of what the world was gonna say [about me] as a trans woman.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The film follows the meeting of Larissa, a trans woman and Claudio, a cis man.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The film is about a group of old friends reuniting, with Black playing a trans woman.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • All but one of those 36 victims were trans women, and over half were Black trans women.
    James Factora, Them, 14 Aug. 2024
  • This is so insulting to cis women, to trans women, and to the game itself.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This year, 69% of all victims were Black, and 51% were Black trans women, according to the report.
    Isabela Espadas Barros Leal, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This short film, running less than nine minutes, captures a day in the life of a Black trans woman in Los Angeles in the 1960s.
    Isabela Espadas Barros Leal, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In one story, a trans woman purchases a pregnancy bump and wears it out in the world.
    Kristen Arnett, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • Neverending Nina, is a singer in L.A. who’s a Black trans woman.
    Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • In addition, Melo came out as a trans woman two years ago, just past age 30.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 June 2024
  • What also played a role here is how trans women are depicted on film.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
  • Now trans women are essentially banned from the Olympics.
    Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
  • One thing that is new: The team’s best player — and ultimately its captain — is a trans woman (Kaimana).
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • After the men started a fight with a bouncer, Josie Carter, a Black trans woman, intervened.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • How did that issue intersect with the challenges of coming out as a trans woman?
    Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In March, World Athletics banned trans women from competing in track and field events.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • One of her closest friends during those years was a trans woman named Patricia.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • Their most respected doctor is a trans woman (Hari Nef).
    Jourdain Searles, refinery29.com, 27 July 2023
  • Every trans woman should be so lucky as to play Audrey opposite Corbin Bleu.
    Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Stop Alarm Safety remains a concern for women on the road, and that fear can be heightened for women of color and trans women.
    Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Candy’s struggle as a trans woman is the reason Carr undertook this project.
    Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In 2018, Totah came out as a trans woman through a personal letter published by Time.
    Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
  • That day came in July of 2015 when Daugherty dropped her birth name and began living full-time as a trans woman, known as Jenna.
    Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • One study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that trans women had a 9% faster mean run speed after a one-year period of testosterone suppression.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Bobbie Glass, a trans woman in her 70s, looked out at the crowd and said her younger self would never have believed there would be that many people rallying for trans rights.
    Olivia Krauth, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Black trans women face even more challenges when navigating the U.S. health care system, which is poorly equipped to meet their needs.
    Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024

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