Transgendercide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The killing of a transgender person or transgender people collectively because of their gender, especially when motivated by transphobia. no-plural, nonce-word, rare, uncountable, usually
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Example
More examples"At the march, protesters held handmade signs denouncing the murder of Ms. Sacayán, 40, one of the most prominent transgender activists in Argentina. She led a group that fights discrimination against transgender people and was a regional representative of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. On the street, someone had stenciled graffiti that read, “Basta de travesticidios,” or “Enough transgendercide.”"
Etymology
From transgender + -cide, by analogy with genocide, homicide, femicide, etc. In some uses, a calque of Spanish travesticidio (“travesticide”).
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