Detransition
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdiː.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Detransition is a verb meaning (intransitive, LGBTQ) To revert to one's original gender presentation, role, or identity.
Meaning
(intransitive, LGBTQ) To revert to one's original gender presentation, role, or identity.
More Meanings
- The act of one who detransitions.
Example Sentences
Thus, “[t]he number of people who detransition or discontinue gender treatments is not precisely known.”
But in 2020, after coming across detransition videos online, she began to doubt the gender-affirming model.
I recently had an encounter in which I was asked if I was detransitioning simply because I was wearing a pair of jeans!
People detransition because they may find it difficult to get jobs, or because of social ostracism, not passing in their target gender, family responsibilities, and so on.
Word Forms
- detransitions
- detransitioning
- detransitioned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transition, retransition, transsex, retransform, transgender, transdifferentiate.
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