transgendered

English

Adjective

transgendered (comparative more transgendered, superlative most transgendered)

(now uncommon and often offensive and proscribed) Transgender; denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth.

Usage notes

Historically, transgendered was common, both inside and outside the transgender community, until about 2000 (Julia Serano, trans writer, notes its use in "classic" trans-related books such as Kate Bornstein’s Gender Outlaw and Leslie Feinberg’s Trans Liberation, and compares it to the accepted term gendered),[1][2] but the term transgender has become more common and is preferred by many transgender people. Although some[3] still accept transgendered, several dictionaries, style guides and other authorities proscribe it, often comparing its use to the hypothetical use of lesbianed in place of lesbian.[4][5][6][7][8]

Noun

transgendered (plural transgendereds)

(nonstandard, rare, offensive) A transgender person.

Usage notes

See the usage note at transgender regarding the use of this type of word as a noun.

Verb

transgendered

simple past tense and past participle of transgender

References

Google Ngrams data show that transgender has been more common since 1998
A Personal History of the "T-word": We routinely talk about people being “gendered,” so it makes sense that one might describe someone as being “transgendered.” But at some point in the mid-’00s, there were increasing complaints about “transgendered.” Many of these centered on the notion that, because the word is an adjective, it is grammatically incorrect to add an “-ed” to it, or that the “-ed” implied “past tense” (although others have thoroughly debunked such claims).
E.g. Matt Kailey: Trasgender v. Transgendered: Changing My Policy, Not My Mind
GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Transgender Issues: Problematic: "transgendered". Preferred: transgender. The adjective transgender should never have an extraneous "-ed" tacked onto the end. An "-ed" suffix adds unnecessary length to the word and can cause tense confusion and grammatical errors. It also brings transgender into alignment with lesbian, gay, and bisexual. You would not say that Elton John is "gayed" or Ellen DeGeneres is "lesbianed," therefore you would not say Chaz Bono is "transgendered."
“transgendered” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
German Lopez, Why you should always use "transgender" instead of "transgendered" (Vox, 18 February 2015)
Dan Savage, Savage Love: Gayed, Blacked, Transgendered (Creative Loafing, 11 January 2014)
Guardian and Observer style guide: use transgender [...] only as an adjective: transgender person, trans person; never "transgendered person" or "a transgender"

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[1] Google Ngrams data show that transgender has been more common since 1998

[2] A Personal History of the "T-word": We routinely talk about people being “gendered,” so it makes sense that one might describe someone as being “transgendered.” But at some point in the mid-’00s, there were increasing complaints about “transgendered.” Many of these centered on the notion that, because the word is an adjective, it is grammatically incorrect to add an “-ed” to it, or that the “-ed” implied “past tense” (although others have thoroughly debunked such claims).

[3] E.g. Matt Kailey: Trasgender v. Transgendered: Changing My Policy, Not My Mind

[4] GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Transgender Issues: Problematic: "transgendered". Preferred: transgender. The adjective transgender should never have an extraneous "-ed" tacked onto the end. An "-ed" suffix adds unnecessary length to the word and can cause tense confusion and grammatical errors. It also brings transgender into alignment with lesbian, gay, and bisexual. You would not say that Elton John is "gayed" or Ellen DeGeneres is "lesbianed," therefore you would not say Chaz Bono is "transgendered."

[5] “transgendered” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

[6] German Lopez, Why you should always use "transgender" instead of "transgendered" (Vox, 18 February 2015)

[7] Dan Savage, Savage Love: Gayed, Blacked, Transgendered (Creative Loafing, 11 January 2014)

[8] Guardian and Observer style guide: use transgender [...] only as an adjective: transgender person, trans person; never "transgendered person" or "a transgender"