Meaning of transgendercide | Babel Free

Definitions

The killing of a transgender person or transgender people collectively because of their gender, especially when motivated by transphobia.

no-plural, nonce-word, rare, uncountable, usually

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“At the march⟳, protesters held handmade signs denouncing the murder⟳ of Ms. Sacayán, 40, one of the most prominent transgender activists in Argentina. She led a group that fights discrimination against transgender people and was a regional representative of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. On the street, someone had stenciled graffiti that read⟳, “Basta de travesticidios,” or “Enough transgendercide.””

“This article has exposed how the transdanger presence in the performing arts in Brazil is more than just a new aesthetic form⟳, but a necessary political turn⟳ in favour of protecting transgender people from unbridled transgendercide.”

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