How to Use trans man in a Sentence

trans man

noun
  • Schillizzi, a gay trans man, brought his 18-month-old daughter to the lectern for his comments.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • As a trans man, Emil isn’t used to finding off-the-rack clothing that fits perfectly.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The 35-year-old of Chicago was finally living his life as a trans man.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Leading the parade was a trans man on stilts, wearing a hot-pink two-piece hoop skirt and a long, braided beard.
    — Rae Garringer, Them, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Since coming out in 2020, Page has been one of the few high profile people speaking about life as a trans man.
    — Adrienne Gaffney, elle.com, 9 June 2023
  • The song is dedicated to Adu’s son, Izaak, a trans man.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Eleven days later, his wife, a cis woman, received her new passport in the mail but Miles, a trans man, didn’t.
    — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Elliot Page in 2021 became the first trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Jo, a trans man, is one of the leading figures in the New York start-up arena, a great speaker, mentor, activist.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Miles Joyner, a trans man and social worker in Louisville, asked the committee.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Nacho is a trans man who was arrested for swindling and started a rock band in jail.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Johan asks, realizing that William might in fact be a trans man.
    — David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Fortunately, his trust was merited — and thanks to word of mouth, Charley opened the door for the surgeon to work with many other Black trans men in the area.
    — Oliver Haug, Them, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Video shows trans man beaten by L.A. County deputy during stop.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Public funds would no longer be used to purchase items that bind breasts, remove hair or allow trans men to use urinals.
    — Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Page stars as Sam, a trans man who returns home for a family reunion and reconnects with an old friend.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • It is also used by trans men who would like to preserve their fertility.
    — Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
  • This season, the drag star—who has made history as the first trans man to ever compete on the series—says she’s approached the season with a sense of levity and fun.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 June 2024
  • Joker even meets and falls in love with another clown, the troubled Mr. J (Kane Distler), a trans man with a mysterious past.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Chappelle, however, can’t even do this without shoehorning in a shot at trans men.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Last year, Knott and colleagues published a small study analyzing breast tissue from trans men and cis women.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This was a stranger — someone who admired from afar Smith’s advocacy as a Black trans man and Jamaican immigrant.
    — Orion Rummler, Them, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Fred is a rare example of a trans man being portrayed on camera without fanfare about his gender.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • However, the law allows the county to grant permits to sports organizations that allow trans men to compete on men’s teams.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 15 July 2024
  • All students, including trans men and trans women, will be allowed to compete on men’s teams, according to the policy.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The most immediate concern with regard to the end of the public health emergency centers on changes to telehealth practices that could impact trans men and others who may take testosterone.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Currently, there are trans men attending the school who came out while enrolled there, but they are not permitted to apply to the school, nor are non-binary students who are assigned male at birth.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Over time, doctors have become more comfortable helping trans women and trans men access hormones.
    — Noah Schamus, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In Close to You, which releases in August, Page plays a trans man who rekindles a past connection with a woman while visiting his childhood home for a family reunion.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 July 2024
  • Permits will not be given to organizations that allow trans women to compete on women’s teams but will allow trans men to compete on men’s teams.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 July 2024

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