"TEHM" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: TEHMs [plural]
Etymology: Acronym of trans-exclusionary homosexual male. Coined after the pattern of TERF (“trans-exclusionary radical feminist”). Etymology templates: {{acronym|en|trans-exclusionary homosexual male}} Acronym of trans-exclusionary homosexual male Head templates: {{en-noun}} TEHM (plural TEHMs)
  1. (usually derogatory) A trans-exclusionary homosexual male; a gay man who holds gender-critical or anti-transgender views, particularly one who considers trans men to be women. Tags: derogatory, usually Categories (topical): Gender-critical feminism, Male people, Transgender, Transphobia Synonyms: tehm
    Sense id: en-TEHM-en-noun-YVXmmOQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Slowly for the TEHMs at the back ... not fancying a trans man (if you’re gay) doesn’t make you a transphobe. Making a big issue of it, or ironically claiming you aren’t transphobic just because you don’t find trans men attractive, means you probably are transphobic!",
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          "text": "can we also stop pretending like terf rhetoric doesn’t also deeply affect trans men? bc terfs are often the ones to spread misinfo like this and indoctrinate ppl into being TEHMs",
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        "(usually derogatory) A trans-exclusionary homosexual male; a gay man who holds gender-critical or anti-transgender views, particularly one who considers trans men to be women."
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