(to) misgender

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22:54 Nov 1, 2019
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Social Sciences - Psychology
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English term or phrase: (to) misgender
Definition from Oxford Dictionary:
Verb, transitive. The action of misstating a person's gender, especially of addressing or referring to a transgender person in terms that do not reflect their gender identity.

Example sentence(s):
  • Such a law might have reminded Vlaming that misgendering a transgender child is wrong. CNN
  • "Personally, I've been misgendered many times before. and it can be really demoralizing and just frustrating and that people just assume who you are and then try to make excuses for why they have used the wrong pronoun," said owner of Cocoa and Spice, Jennifer Mowad. NBC29
  • Sam Dylan Finch recounts his experience of being misgendered by doctors after attempting suicide, showing why it's critical that doctors do better for transgender patients. Teen Vogue
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4обръщам се в погрешен род (който не отговаря на половата идентичност)
Vilina Svetoslavova
3да се заблудя относно нечий пол
Dimitar Dimitrov


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да се заблудя относно нечий пол


Definition from own experience or research:
Ами няма дефиниция на български. В българските източници се третира само случаят за неправилното определяне на пола НА БЕБЕТО...

Example sentence(s):
  • Винаги се чувствам ужасно, когато се заблуждават относно пола ми. - Собствено творчество. 
Dimitar Dimitrov
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обръщам се в погрешен род (който не отговаря на половата идентичност)


Definition from own experience or research:
Обръщам се в погрешен род към хора, чиято полова идентичност не отговаря на телесния им пол и на пола, който им е приписан при раждането (транс-личности).

Example sentence(s):
  • Фрапира ме контрапунктът със снощната им фрапираща визия. Двама мъже, просто двама мъже! Как да се обръщам към тях в женски род, на което те много държат? - Жената нес  
  • Направи ми впечатление, че когато говори с теб, Кристина се обръща като към мъж, а когато говори за теб, използва женски род. Аз се обиждам, когато пред хора ми говори в мъжки род. Все пак градя имидж. - EVA  
  • Как предпочиташ да водим интервюто – да се обръщам към теб изцяло в женски род, или да използвам мъжки или среден? – Не, нека да е в божествен род, или да ви улесня – в женски род - Lifebg.net  

Explanation:
From Dictionary.com

Misgender - to refer to or address (a person, especially one who is transgender) with a pronoun, noun, or adjective that inaccurately represents the person's gender or gender identity:
At first my teacher misgendered me.

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Vilina Svetoslavova
Bulgaria
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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