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.—
Catherine Caruso
Catherine CarusoExamples of transphobic in a Sentence
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In the wake of that win at Cannes, right-wing French politician Marion Maréchal made transphobic remarks.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
One of their demands included protection from transphobic bullying, misgendering, and deadnaming, something that is apparently just as applicable to teachers as fellow students.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
The team scrubbed the campaign a day later, however, apologizing after some fans called it transphobic.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
One first posted on Telegram, for example, put a fake billboard with a grotesquely transphobic message in Times Square.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
A lot of the nastiness was transphobic; Greene used her speech to denounce the coincidence of Transgender Visibility Day, which has been observed on March 31 for 15 years, occurring on the same day as Easter Sunday this year.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
For Garrett, that visibility comes with drawbacks, like vitriol from transphobic commenters.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In January, Dave Chappelle, under fire for telling transphobic jokes on his Netflix special, leaped onstage as the cast was waving good night.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
And then social media explodes with vicious, transphobic insults.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
One of their demands included protection from transphobic bullying, misgendering, and deadnaming, something that is apparently just as applicable to teachers as fellow students.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
The team scrubbed the campaign a day later, however, apologizing after some fans called it transphobic.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
One first posted on Telegram, for example, put a fake billboard with a grotesquely transphobic message in Times Square.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
A lot of the nastiness was transphobic; Greene used her speech to denounce the coincidence of Transgender Visibility Day, which has been observed on March 31 for 15 years, occurring on the same day as Easter Sunday this year.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
For Garrett, that visibility comes with drawbacks, like vitriol from transphobic commenters.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In January, Dave Chappelle, under fire for telling transphobic jokes on his Netflix special, leaped onstage as the cast was waving good night.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
And then social media explodes with vicious, transphobic insults.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Transphobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transphobic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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