transsexual — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

2

Of or relating to such a change.

"'I'm in the process of going through surgery, a transsexual operation.'" She [Sharon Davis] continued, "He [my partner] said that made no difference to him. And when he said that, just like that, I just stopped crying. I was so happy." They've been together ever since.

Stormy […] […] returned from Morocco, where she'd had transsexual surgery.

noun

1

A transsexual person.

Lesbians for Justice therefore appeals to the organizers of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to nullify its "womyn-born-womyn only" policy, and to allow the attendance of post-operative male-to-female transsexuals at all future festivals.

When a man is a woman trapped in a man's body, and has a little operation, he is a transsexual.

Collocations

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ADJ.

bisexual, gay, post-operative

The support group welcomed gay and transsexual members from across the city.

VERB + TRANSSEXUAL

am

I am transsexual and I've been living authentically for the past five years.

TRANSSEXUAL + NOUN

', he's, operation, surgery, treatments, woman

She underwent transsexual surgery to align her body with her gender identity.

PREP.

in, through, with

She struggled with her transsexual identity for many years before finally coming out.

ADV.

tacitly

The company tacitly accepted transsexual employees but never publicly acknowledged their diversity initiatives.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the op

transexual

noun — a person who has undergone a sex change operation

transexual
transgendered

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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"'I'm in the process of going through surgery, a transsexual operation.'" She [Sharon Davis] continued, "He [my partner] said that made no difference to him. And when he said that, just like that, I j

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Stormy […] […] returned from Morocco, where she'd had transsexual surgery.

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Before the Iranian Revolution, transsexual treatments were tacitly allowed, but Molkara wanted a ruling that provided clerical legitimacy. After the Revolution, she met with Khomeini and got a fatwa o

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Lesbians for Justice therefore appeals to the organizers of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to nullify its "womyn-born-womyn only" policy, and to allow the attendance of post-operative male-to-fem

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When a man is a woman trapped in a man's body, and has a little operation, he is a transsexual.

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He claimed that they had this wonderful and loving relationship in which the transsexual-to-be had felt that his suitor truly loved him the way he was and didn’t want him to have the surgery, […]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, transsexual is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.