Citations:trans widow

English citations of trans widow and transwidow

Noun: "a trans woman whose spouse has died"

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Noun: "(gender-critical feminism) a cis woman who feels her marriage ended or is at risk of ending due to her spouse coming out as a trans woman"

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  • 2012, Christine Benvenuto, Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On[1], page unnumbered page:
    When I began my public life as a transwidow, I knew who knew by the curious or pitying stares we got.
  • 2021, Helen Joyce, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality[2]:
    Tinsel now writes about trans widows for feminist websites, and publishes their stories online under pseudonyms.
  • 2021, Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism[3]:
    What the experiences of 'trans widows' of late-transitioning trans women are actually like, and what their own political needs are.
  • 2021 February 12, Holly Lawford-Smith, “A warning from Australia on the transgender debate”, in The Spectator:
    Another implication of the bill is that ‘trans widows’ — women whose husbands abandon their marriages to live as women — could be guilty of an offence if they don’t affirm their spouses in their new identities.
  • 2021 June 20, Ewan Somerville, “'Trans widows' fear being trapped in loveless marriages if gender law changes”, in The Telegraph:
    Trans widows’ face being trapped in loveless marriages if their spouses no longer need their permission to change gender, MPs examining proposals to change the law have been warned.
  • 2022 October 10, Jerome German, “Psychology: Replacing the Couch with Knife and Injection”, in Crisis Magazine:
    Tracy Shannon considers herself a “trans-widow.” The mother of three lost her husband to autogynephilia, a term coined by psychologist Ray Blanchard (1989).
  • 2023 August 12, Amanda Prestigiacomo, “‘Trans Widow’ Details Dark Side Of Ideology In Interview With Michael Knowles”, in Daily Wire:
    A Texas woman named Tracy Shannon, dubbed a “trans widow,” details real consequences of the transgender movement during a sit-down interview [] / Shannon says her family was torn apart when her husband tossed aside his family — including his three children — to fully embrace his cross-dressing sexual fetish and live a transgender lifestyle.