A state or condition in which a person's identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional ideas of male or female gender.
Example sentencesExamples
LGB focuses more on your sexuality, while transgenderism is about gender identity, which is fundamentally different from your sexual orientation.
It's heartwarming, funny and packs a real punch about a subject that doesn't get enough attention: transgenderism.
He added: "I was quite troubled at school but my world just clicked after my teacher explained transgenderism to me."
He was the first to raise the issue of transgenderism in Parliament in the 1990s.
I hope that you will talk to others about what you have learned about transgenderism.
Derivatives
transgenderist
noun & adjectivetransˈdʒɛndərɪst
The feelings of gender are difficult to understand but, to the transgenderist, they are very strong.
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Unlike the average crossdresser who will spend most of his time in the masculine role, the transgenderist is a person who lives and works in the crossgendered role full time.
Female to male transsexuals, transgenderists and cross-dressers who present as men should be addressed as men.
The biological sex of transgenderists is usually a source of great distress to them.
The personal stories of crossdressers and transgenderists - and for that matter, intersexed people - are rare.
In reference to the transgender community, intersex and transgenderist are probably the best examples of people who blur the lines between traditional gender identity and gender role.