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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