trans+

[ trans, tranz, trans-pluhs, tranz-pluhs ]

adjective

1. of or relating to people with gender expressions outside traditional norms, as transgender, genderqueer, agender, or nonbinary:

   an inclusive trans+ support group.

noun

1. Usually Offensive. a person with a gender identity outside traditional gender norms.

Usage Note

trans, transgender.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trans+¹

First recorded in 2000–05; by shortening of transgender ( def )

Example Sentences

“It impacts all of the people who work on Capitol Hill who identify as trans and nonbinary. It impacts the reporters who cover the Hill that identify as trans and nonbinary. And it also impacts every single one of our constituents who come into the halls of Congress to meet with us.”

From Los Angeles Times

“She’s just a deeply good person, and my hope is that, as her Republican colleagues in Congress get to know her, they will see her as a person and not as some unknown member of the trans community who they feel it’s OK to attack,” Goodman said.

From Los Angeles Times

But the targeted harassment of an individual trans person, with a name and a face, who’s just trying to live her life, might not make Republicans come across so well.

From Slate

Natalie Johnson, Mace’s former director of communications, took to X to question the motives of Mace’s bill to ban trans women from women’s restrooms in the House before McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, is set to take office.

From Salon

The academy could lean into the extraordinary story of Spanish trans actress Gascón.

From Los Angeles Times