Meaning of gender minority | Babel Free
Definitions
- A person who is not a binary cisgender person (i.e. a transgender or non-binary person), or these people collectively. (Also used attributively.)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gender, minority.
Equivalents
Examples
“In addition, the process⟳ of coming out as a gender minority may or may not be related to sexual orientation, and the concept may have⟳ vastly different meanings and applications in the gender minority (GM) community.”
“There are different types of surgeries that may be specific to the surgeon performing the surgery or related to the size of a gender minority person's chest. A double⟳ incision procedure with nipple grafts is the most common procedure ...”
“Anecdotal evidence suggests that this discomfort occurs when children are a gender minority as well. For example, one colleague reported that when her son was given a choice of making pancakes or building a birdhouse as a group activity, he said explicitly, "I really want⟳ to make⟳ pancakes, but there are no other boys making pancakes, and I don't want⟳ to be the only boy."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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