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

Whitehorn 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

Examples of trans woman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their 30-year friendship is something to behold, especially because a few years ago, Steele came out as a trans woman. —

Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2024 Will & Harper is a revelatory and daringly honest look at the evolving relationship between its two subjects, and also an older trans woman’s affection for her country. —

Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Sep. 2024 Baltimore Safe Haven, a nonprofit that provides transitional housing service focused especially on Black trans women, received an increase of 7,000 calls last year after Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order protecting gender-affirming medical care in Maryland, according to the Baltimore Sun. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024 Republicans haven’t needed proof to make allegations that trans women athletes are taking opportunities away from cisgender women, and proof of trans people posing a threat to cisgender people wasn’t needed to pass anti-trans legislation across the country. —

Orion Rummler, Them, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trans woman

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