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Transsex
adj, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Transsexual. not-comparable
"New York, Ohio, and Texas ruled that transsex persons could marry only in the gender role that they had been assigned at birth."
Noun
- 1 Transsexuality, transsexualism; the state of being transsexual. (Compare transgender.) rare, uncountable
"Before we can answer this question, we need to consider two other phenomena – transsex and transgender – which also expose the muddle within conventional categories of sex."
Verb
- 1 To transition (to undergo a transition) from being one sex/gender to being another (especially by sex reassignment surgery). (Compare transgender.) intransitive
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:transsex."
- 2 To transgender; to (cause something to) change from being sexed/gendered in one way to being sexed/gendered in another way. transitive
"There is a common misconception that gay men, for instance, are naturally effeminate and may someday wish to transsex their bodies."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From trans- + sex.
Etymology 2
From trans- + sex.
Etymology 3
From trans- + sex.
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