How to Use transphobia in a Sentence

transphobia

noun
  • For her, the spear of geopolitics is tipped with transphobia.
    Danielle MacKey, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Comparing trans women to men, or trans girls to boys, is transphobia.
    Dawn Ennis, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021
  • At a panini spot in Old Towne Orange, Daniels quickly disabused me of my low-key transphobia.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
  • All of the recent tweets have mentioned popular right-wing talking points, like transphobia and gas stoves, and mocked Ocasio-Cortez.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • The book, which revolves around a male serial killer who dresses like a woman, is accused of transphobia.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 13 Feb. 2023
  • As a result, nearly two-thirds of trans people don’t use public restrooms, and half of the trans people living in the UK feel unable to leave their house due to transphobia.
    Vic Parsons, Vogue, 19 July 2023
  • Others have shown support for Mulvaney and shamed their haters for spreading transphobia.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • There have been discussions online about her transphobia for quite some time, both public and private.
    Time, 19 June 2020
  • Homophobia, transphobia and other forms of prejudice persist in the United States and across the globe.
    Matthew Oware, The Conversation, 5 June 2023
  • This is a belief that is the core of antisemitism, of white supremacy, of homophobia, of transphobia and intolerance of any kind.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
  • Yasmin plays Elle, a new student who transferred from the nearby all-boys school after dealing with transphobia and bullying.
    Essence, 2 June 2022
  • Peddling transphobia seems to have been immensely profitable for Walsh.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • Leo is further along in his transition, and the two help each other find community and balance in the face of adversity and transphobia.
    Megan Lasher, Seventeen, 22 June 2023
  • That said, Lungulov-Klotz’s script doesn’t let its hero off with blaming all his rocky relationships on other people’s transphobia.
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light ghosted her after a beer promotion opened her up to a torrent of bullying and transphobia.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Help put a stop to transphobia by calling people out on their remarks and actions instead of being complicit through silence.
    Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But the article’s headline zeroed in on Blume’s comments about Rowling, in a line of questioning that appeared to be spurred by Freeman, who has also been accused of transphobia.
    Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Police ruled out transphobia as a motivating factor in the killing and the case was not prosecuted as a hate crime, due to the list of other victims that Girl X and Boy Y had considered targeting.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Trump considered firing his son-in-law, and engaged in casual transphobia.
    CBS News, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Or the folks who are harmed by casual homophobia or transphobia that rappers are lobbing at one another.
    Bob Mehr, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
  • Disclosure can also provide an understanding of how media has had an impact on the transphobia that's still fought today.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 June 2020
  • Shaw is adamant she is not motivated by transphobia or a repudiation of gay culture.
    Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In one particularly egregious example, Shaun demonstrated a level of ignorance and transphobia toward a patient that the show seemed to chalk up to his autism.
    Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 23 May 2024
  • The transphobia and discrimination that propelled her flight from Venezuela are more virulent in Mexico, the second most dangerous place in the world to be transgender after Brazil.
    Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
  • In October, Netflix employees staged a walkout to protest Dave Chapelle’s recent stand-up special, which has been accused of promoting transphobia.
    Fortune, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The fallout of that relationship, combined with the ongoing transphobia of both Gotham at large and Joker’s mother in particular, is what leads this woman to turn on society and embrace her true self.
    Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The audience for this special is people who are already transphobic and want their transphobia validated in some subtle way, and his followers are gonna follow him no matter what.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021
  • He’s also received accusations of transphobia over his past attempts at humor.
    Paul Cobler, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • When people do detransition, it’s often understood to be a product of transphobia and discrimination in their lives.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But most complaints stem from ongoing resistance to J.K. Rowling's transphobia.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 14 Apr. 2023

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