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transmisogyny

noun

Etymology

From trans- + misogyny. Coined by Julia Serano in 2006 and popularised in her 2007 book Whipping Girl, who defined it as the intersection of traditional sexism (belief in women's inferiority) with oppositional sexism (belief in a rigid gender binary).

  1. derived from μισογυνία
  2. formed as transmisogyny — “trans- + misogyny”

Definitions

  1. Hatred of or contempt for trans women.

    • I talk about “transmisogyny” in my book, which is the intersection of being trans and experiencing misogyny. As a trans woman, I don't just experience how our culture devalues femininity—I'm treated as a fake woman.
    • As to bisexual trans woman, in addition to all of the above, they are also subject to a whole other set of sexual harassment and violence as a result of transphobia and transmisogyny (this goes especially for trans women of color).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA