SOFFA

See also: soffa

English

Noun

SOFFA (plural SOFFAs)

1. Initialism of significant other, family, friend, and/or ally.
   • 1996 November 14, <mdixoncd@aol.com>, “True Spirit Conference”, in alt.transgendered‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2021-11-15:

     Liasons^[sic] are available for people of color, soffas and differently-abled.

   • 2011, Malcolm Sargeant, “Age, sexual orientation and gender identity”, in Malcolm Sargeant, editor, Age Discrimination and Diversity, →ISBN, page 113:

     It is the public nature of transgenderism that is an issue both for the individuals and for their SOFFAs (significant others, friends, families and allies.)

   • 2020, Heather Bryant, “Finding Community”, in My Trans Parent, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 195:

     You don't need to go from zero to SOFFA overnight. Sadie talked about "the pressure to become a super trans ally or otherwise cut off contact with the transgender parent, […] "

Usage notes

Though the term does not have an explicit connection to transgender people, most or all uses are in transgender contexts.