trans widow
See also: transwidow
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]trans widow (plural trans widows)
- (gender-critical slang, offensive) A cis woman who feels her marriage ended or is at risk of ending due to her spouse coming out as a trans woman.
- 2012, Christine Benvenuto, Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On, unnumbered page:
- When I began my public life as a transwidow, I knew who knew by the curious or pitying stares we got.
- 2021, Helen Joyce, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, unnumbered page:
- Tinsel now writes about trans widows for feminist websites, and publishes their stories online under pseudonyms.
- 2021, Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism, unnumbered page:
- What the experiences of 'trans widows' of late-transitioning trans women are actually like, and what their own political needs are.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:trans widow.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trans, widow; a widow who is transgender.
- 2014 February 19, “Texas Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Trans Widow”, in Florida Agenda, page 9:
- 2014 May 30, Anna Waugh, “Texas marriage cases stall in state, federal courts”, in Dallas Voice[1], page 9:
- Trans widow Nikki Araguz won her battle in February to have her marriage recognized to her deceased husband.
- 2021 July 31, Elaine O'Neill, “I’m a real trans widow – anyone saying their newly out trans partner is ‘dead’ disgusts me”, in Metro, UK:
- If Helen were around, I feel she would be annoyed that I’m not able to describe myself as a real ‘trans widow’ because the term has been captured hatefully by a group who regard announcing that you are trans means you have expired.
Usage notes
[edit]- The term is considered offensive to transgender people, as it likens the process of coming out to death and bereavement.
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References
[edit]- Henry Giardina (2021 June 21) “Please Stop Saying “Trans Widows””, in Into, retrieved 2024-08-26