Trans Form Definitions
Comments (0) Note: Trans Form is the title of the one-woman show I’m working on, which will go up the second weekend of December in Chicago. I’m considering having little definition explanations throughout the show – because right now I really have no through-line or arc – as a way of linking pieces together.
Trans (prefix)
- Used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly”
- Chemistry. a prefix denoting a geometric isomer having a pair of identical atoms or groups on the opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond
Trans (noun)
- A truncated version of transgender or transexual individual
- An umbrella term referring to those who are differently gendered
“She identifies as trans because she identifies as a woman, even though she was assigned ‘boy’ at birth.”
Form (noun)
- The shape of a thing or person
- A body, esp. that of a human being
- A standardized document to be filled out my
- Procedure or conduct, as judged by social standards
“It is considered poor form to refer to a trans woman – some who identifies as female – as a man. Also, it means you’re a rude jerk.”
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