Transgenderism
Originally an academic term for the phenomena of gender dysphoria, the term “transgenderism” has been co-opted by anti-trans activists to characterize being transgender as an ideology rather than an innate identity. By using the term “transgenderism” instead of “trans people,” anti-trans activists call for online and offline marginalization of and/or harm to transgender individuals under the guise of opposing an ideology. This is especially visible on social media platforms, where anti-trans accounts use “transgenderism” to skirt hate speech and harassment policies that prohibit the targeting of protected classes of people.
