"transface" meaning in All languages combined

See transface on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From trans + face (attested online since at least 2009), based on earlier blackface; compare yellowface, redface, etc. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trans|face}} trans + face Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} transface (uncountable)
  1. The practice of a cisgender person (especially one of the opposite gender) portraying a transgender person in media. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Transgender
    Sense id: en-transface-en-noun-mpsiC3bI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "[…] the days of transface are numbered.",
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          "ref": "2019, Jamison Green, Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Cris Mayo, sj Miller, Navigating Trans and Complex Gender Identities, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 99:",
          "text": "A particularly troubling outcome of transface is the reinforcement of biodeterministic views of gender.",
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          "ref": "2021, Abbie E. Goldberg, Genny Beemyn, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, SAGE Publications, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Transface also has negative consequences for trans actors because it limits their employment opportunities.",
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