How to Use transsexual in a Sentence

transsexual

adjective
Definition of transsexualnext
  • At the time, some of the more common terms did in fact start that way (transgender, transsexual).
    — Katy Steinmetz, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The idea of a transsexual lesbian was novel, and Bornstein’s new friends asked a lot of questions.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 June 2019
  • The doc is a portrait of 97-year-old Lucy, deemed to be the oldest transsexual woman in Italy, a living witness of the 20th century and all its dark shadows.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Amanda Lepore, the transsexual NYC celebutante known the world over for her extensive plastic surgeries, has made a career of turning out iconic looks and performing in clubs across the world.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2018
  • June Amelia Rose is an anarchist leatherdyke fiction writer and proud transsexual living in Brooklyn.
    — Juneameliarose, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2020
  • The same right to use bathrooms freely was also rescinded by the Senate president, Thomas Rivera Schatz, for that chamber’s transsexual employees.
    — Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 June 2017
  • Manning, who came out as transsexual in 2013, later tweeted a picture of herself in a convertible next to Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen from Virginia who sued his school district for denying him access to the boys' restroom.
    — Tara John, Time, 26 June 2017
  • Imagine a couple-thousand impeccably dressed attendees -- gay, lesbian, straight, transsexual, black, white, purple and gold -- transfixed by a gorgeous rendition of the anthem, many with hands in the air and tears on their cheeks.
    — Michael Dumas, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Dasha Burns, a writer and strategist, wrote in a CNN op-ed in 2016 that people who menstruate -- including women, young girls, transsexual men and non-binary folks -- don't have a choice to not purchase menstrual products.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Porter in his work always flaunts the transvestite and transsexual issues that now preoccupy woke Hollywood.
    — Armond White, National Review, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Nineteen will showcase artworks exclusively by women and will include works by at least one transsexual woman.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • So, what does Trump’s decision mean for transsexual — and transgender — people currently serving in the military?
    — Lily Carollo, Daily Intelligencer, 27 July 2017
  • Homosexuality was long a taboo in Poland, though views have changed in recent years, with Poles in 2011 making history by electing an openly gay man and a transsexual woman to the national parliament.
    — Washington Post, 9 June 2018
  • Ahead of shooting, Sauvaire spent one year in Thailand to cast the project, hiring gang members, former prisoners (including several transsexual prostitutes, who are often incarcerated) and boxers.
    — Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2017
  • The law would add women, people who are homosexual, transsexual or with disabilities, to those protected by a law banning discrimination and punishing hate crimes.
    — Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
  • Vendors can register beginning this week, and people of color as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people are encouraged to participate.
    — Katy Read, Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
  • Dana International’s win was controversial in Israel, as some members of the Orthodox community condemned the idea of the country being represented by a transsexual performer.
    — Monica Mercuri, Billboard, 29 May 2018

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