How to Use trans woman in a Sentence

trans woman

noun
  • Those were hard, hard times for a trans woman to come out.
    — Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
  • The queen is a trans woman, and the king is a gay man.
    — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • How many trans women are killed and people don’t even know about it?
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • In other words, trans women are women, and trans men are men.
    — Jenna Norosky, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Here, trans women are able to feel themselves, be hot, and be wanted.
    — Nicholas Goodly, Them, 5 Oct. 2024
  • What also played a role here is how trans women are depicted on film.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
  • The novel also begs the question of what does love mean through the prism of a trans woman?
    — Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
  • This is so insulting to cis women, to trans women, and to the game itself.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The shirt is used to express support for trans women, who are sometimes referred to as dolls.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Dealing with anxiety and the worry of what the world was gonna say [about me] as a trans woman.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The film is about a group of old friends reuniting, with Black playing a trans woman.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • There’s nothing stronger and braver than a Black woman and a Black trans woman.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But there is no evidence in the draft report or elsewhere that the threat comes from trans women and not men.
    — Jenna Norosky, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • No trans woman has yet won the contest, though Machete placed in the top 20.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
  • All but one of those 36 victims were trans women, and over half were Black trans women.
    — James Factora, Them, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In one story, a trans woman purchases a pregnancy bump and wears it out in the world.
    — Kristen Arnett, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • How did that issue intersect with the challenges of coming out as a trans woman?
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Nevada is a novel that was written by a trans woman, about trans women, for trans readers.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Revathi writes that both trans women and men can be found in ancient Indian texts.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2025
  • One of her closest friends during those years was a trans woman named Patricia.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • In addition, Melo came out as a trans woman two years ago, just past age 30.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 June 2024
  • Wiener replied that he was committed to the safety of all women—trans women included.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Just three years ago, Steele came out to Ferrell as a trans woman in an unexpected email.
    — Tomris Laffly, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The film follows the meeting of Larissa, a trans woman and Claudio, a cis man.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The ruling does not require states to block trans women and girls from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026
  • Candy’s struggle as a trans woman is the reason Carr undertook this project.
    — Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Within a day, the NCAA had banned trans women from women’s sports.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Both Megan Morris and Autumn Hill are trans women.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Red brought her trans friends out of their shells by doing things as a trans woman that her friends wouldn’t even dare think about doing, Mason added.
    — Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
  • But in recent years, 27 states have barred trans women and girls from participating in girls' sports.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026

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