transphobia

[ trans-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of transgender people.

Sensitive Note

See homophobia.

Other Words From

• trans·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transphobia¹

First recorded in 1990–95; trans(gender) + -phobia

Example Sentences

“They’re not boys. I’m not going to listen to transphobia at this table,” commentator Jay Michaelson, a frequent critic of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and policy, interjected.

From Salon

His campaign message was a shambolic tapestry of fearmongering, race-baiting, transphobia, dishonesty, and increasingly irrelevant mumbling.

From Slate

They like the bluster and the imprecision; they like the bigotry and the transphobia; they like the obvious lies that flatter their own biases.

From Slate

He also used transphobia to batter Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn.,

From Salon

In addition to pandering to the aforementioned anti-science prejudices — in some cases mixed with other prejudices, such as homophobia and transphobia — Project 2025 relies on the general public distrusting established scientists and refusing to comprehend the scientific method.

From Salon