Which term is considered outdated when describing a person born male but living as a woman?

• A. Transwoman
• B. Transgender
• C. Transgendered
• D. Transvestite

Answer: (C)

Language about gender identity should be precise and respectful. Transgendered is outdated because transgender is an adjective, not a verb form; adding -ed makes it sound like a past participle and isn’t correct in modern usage. The person described would commonly be called a transgender woman or trans woman, which acknowledges both their gender identity as a woman and their status as transgender. Transgender alone is a broad term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth, not a specific label for an individual. Transvestite is an old, stigmatizing term used for cross-dressing and does not describe transgender identity.