transface en · NOUN
Etymology
From trans + face (attested online since at least 2009), based on earlier blackface.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The practice of a cisgender person (especially one of the opposite gender) portraying a transgender person in media.
Transface also has negative consequences for trans actors because it limits their employment opportunities.
2021, Abbie E. Goldberg, Genny Beemyn, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, SAGE Publications, →ISBN:A particularly troubling outcome of transface is the reinforcement of biodeterministic views of gender.
2019, Jamison Green, Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Cris Mayo, sj Miller, Navigating Trans and Complex Gender Identities, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 99:[…] the days of transface are numbered.
2018, The New York Times Editorial Staff, Sex and Sexuality, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN, page 79:
Coordinates
gayface · redface · whiteface · yellowface · blackface · brownface