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Misgendering

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Bus with transphobic message promoted by the right-wing organization HazteOir. Top text in Spanish translates to "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vulva. Don't let them deceive you. If you're born a man, you are a man. If you're a woman, you'll keep being one."

Misgendering is the act of labelling or referring to others with a gender that does not match their gender identity.[1] It can be deliberate or accidental, and could amount to an act of transphobia. Common examples include use of the wrong pronouns,[2][3] use of the wrong honorific (e.g. "ma'am" or "sir"),[4] use of a former name ("deadnaming"),[2][5][6] or insisting that a person must adhere to the social norms of their biological sex; for example, use of a bathroom designated for one gender when the person identifies as another.[7]

The experience of being misgendered is common for all transgender people before transition, and for many afterwards too.[8] Transgender people are regularly misgendered by doctors,[9] police, media, and peers. Such experiences have been described as "mortifying",[10] cruel,[11] and "only making our lives harder".[12] A 2018 study of 129 transgender and other gender-expansive youth published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that "for each additional social context in which a youth's chosen name was used, there was a statistically significant decrease in depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviors,"[13] though the study was "correlational so causality cannot be assumed, and the sample size was small."[14] Deliberately misgendering a transgender person is considered extremely offensive by transgender individuals.[15][11]

References

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  1. ↑ Serano, Julia (20 May 2009). Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Seal Press. ISBN 978-0-7867-4791-7. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023 – via Cambridge University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 Bender-Baird, Kyla (2011). Transgender Employment Experiences: Gendered Perceptions and the Law. SUNY Press. pp. 5–24. ISBN 978-1-4384-3674-6.
  3. ↑ Herman, Joanne (2009). Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not. AuthorHouse. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-1-4490-2957-9.
  4. ↑ DeCecco, John (2012). Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies). New Jersey: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7890-0463-5.
  5. ↑ Talusan, Meredith Ramirez (4 June 2015). "What 'deadnaming' means, and why you shouldn't do it to Caitlyn Jenner". Fusion. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Fae, Jane (19 May 2015). "Changing your name should be a joyous moment, but for many it's a nightmare". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ↑ McLemore, Kevin (July 2014). "Experiences with Misgendering: Identity Misclassification of Transgender Spectrum Individuals". Self and Identity. 14 (1): 51–74. doi:10.1080/15298868.2014.950691. S2CID 145101341.
  8. ↑ Harrison, Kelby (2013). Sexual Deceit: The Ethics of Passing. Lexington Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7391-7705-1.
  9. ↑ Ansara, Y. Gavriel; Hegarty, Peter (2011). "Cisgenderism in psychology: pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008" (PDF). Psychology & Sexuality. 3 (2): 137–160. doi:10.1080/19419899.2011.576696. S2CID 10589506. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Ansara, Y. Gavriel. "Cisgenderism in Medical Settings: Challenging Structural Violence Through Collaborative Partnerships" (PDF). p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  11. 1 2 Di Menna, Hillary (16 September 2013). "Gender Block: Media misgendering and Chelsea Manning". This Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Molloy, Parker Marie (23 August 2013). "The happy story of my transgender coming-out". Salon. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Grossman, Arnold H.; Li, Gu; Pollitt, Amanda M.; Russell, Stephen T. (1 October 2018). "Chosen Name Use Is Linked to Reduced Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Behavior Among Transgender Youth". Journal of Adolescent Health. 63 (4): 503–505. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.02.003. ISSN 1054-139X. PMC 6165713. PMID 29609917.
  14. ↑ Vance, Stanley R. (1 October 2018). "The Importance of Getting the Name Right for Transgender and Other Gender Expansive Youth". Journal of Adolescent Health. 63 (4): 379–380. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.07.022. ISSN 1054-139X. PMID 30286897.
  15. ↑ Shapiro, Lila (28 August 2013). "Shouting Disrupts Vigil For Murdered Transgender Woman Islan Nettles". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 10 June 2025.
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