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How to pronounce “transgender”

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Pronunciation guide for transgender

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of transgender with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The beauty and complexity of finding common ground"I can't have a relationship with anybody who is transgender
Definition summary
(loosely) Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender. [from 1974]

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How to pronounce transgender

The beauty and complexity of finding common ground

"I can't have a relationship with anybody who is transgender

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “transgender”

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (loosely) Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender. [from 1974]
  • (loosely) Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
  • Of or pertaining to transgender people (adjective sense 1), or their experiences or identity.
  • Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
  • Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
  • (dated) Synonym of crossgender (“across multiple genders”). [from mid 20th c.]
  • [Noun]
  • (countable, now often offensive) A transgender person
  • (uncountable, rare) Synonym of transgenderism (“the state of being transgender”).
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To change the gender of (someone).
  • (transitive, loosely) To change the sex of (someone).

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