transfolk

See also: transfólk

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ folk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

transfolk pl (plural only)

1. (informal) Transgender people.

   Antonym: cisfolk

   • 1997, A. Spencer Bergstedt, Transition and Beyond, page 28:

     Transfolk are not covered in any applicable laws like Title VII or the ADA - in fact, transsexualism is explicitly excluded from the ADA. Therefore, you have no causes of action against an employer based on federal law.

   • 2010, Kath Browne, Catherine J. Nash, Queer Methods and Methodologies, →OCLC, page 140:

     This highlights the awkwardly linked histories of transfolk and the gay and lesbian community due to historical and geographical coincidences.