Refer to (someone, especially a transgender person) using a word, especially a pronoun or form of address, that does not correctly reflect the gender with which they identify.
various media outlets have continued to misgender her
Example sentencesExamples
The papers go out of their way to misgender and belittle, replacing every correct gender reference with one that seems calculated to humiliate.
When trans women are murdered, newspapers commonly misgender them.
She rarely speaks up when characters misgender her or demean her.
Their reports also misgender the trans student several times.
I hope she was able to be around people who treat her as a valued, valid human being and don't misgender her.
Television news programs have similarly continued to misgender her.
They aren't the only professionals familiar with the case who tend to misgender Brandon when discussing his case.
Calling trans women males is a way to misgender us and reinforce the idea that we're not "real women."
Even though they keep misgendering trans people, they still don't treat them the same way they treat folks of (what they think as the) "corresponding" gender.
By repeatedly misgendering Bal as "him" in her commentary, she does more than simply misinterpret an admittedly ambiguous name.
Definition of misgender in US English:
misgender
verbmisˈjendər
[with object]
Refer to (someone, especially a transgender person) using a word, especially a pronoun or form of address, that does not correctly reflect the gender with which they identify.
various media outlets have continued to misgender her
Example sentencesExamples
When trans women are murdered, newspapers commonly misgender them.
Even though they keep misgendering trans people, they still don't treat them the same way they treat folks of (what they think as the) "corresponding" gender.
She rarely speaks up when characters misgender her or demean her.
Television news programs have similarly continued to misgender her.
I hope she was able to be around people who treat her as a valued, valid human being and don't misgender her.
They aren't the only professionals familiar with the case who tend to misgender Brandon when discussing his case.
Calling trans women males is a way to misgender us and reinforce the idea that we're not "real women."
By repeatedly misgendering Bal as "him" in her commentary, she does more than simply misinterpret an admittedly ambiguous name.
Their reports also misgender the trans student several times.
The papers go out of their way to misgender and belittle, replacing every correct gender reference with one that seems calculated to humiliate.