Meaning of transyouth | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A member of a South Korean youth subculture highly active on social media.
   countable, uncountable
2. A transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.
   countable
3. Transgender or transsexual youths, collectively.
   uncountable
4. The state or condition of being a transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.
   uncountable

Examples

“Transyouth are in the transitional phase between youth and adulthood and have⟳ been the pioneers of the flourishing network culture in South Korea at the convergence of analog and digital.”

“In South Korea, mobile phones have⟳ created a new population called transyouths who connect⟳ to each other through screens and PC bangs (J.H-j. Choi, 2010).”

“The harassment of Latina/o trans-youths who came in for services became a point⟳ of contention for many of the youth clients seeking assistance.”

“Because of much of the validation the transyouth have⟳ experienced through the Internet and small group discussions, they are arriving on campuses with less trepidation and fear; instead, announcing, "here I am, I need⟳ services: housing, […]”

“In addition, since many policies intent on helping address sexism have⟳ replicated a binary gender divide⟳, transyouth and other gender nonconforming youth may face⟳ difficulties that go beyond policies intent on protecting women from bias.”

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