"cotton ceiling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cotton ceilings [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Canadian activist Drew Deveaux. Modelled on glass ceiling. Underwear is typically made from cotton. Etymology templates: {{m|en|glass ceiling}} glass ceiling Head templates: {{en-noun}} cotton ceiling (plural cotton ceilings)
  1. A social barrier to consideration (by cisgender women) of transgender women as viable sexual partners. Categories (topical): LGBT, Transgender
    Sense id: en-cotton_ceiling-en-noun-S-lXHMWk Disambiguation of LGBT: 89 11 Disambiguation of Transgender: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 74 26
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cotton, ceiling. Related terms: glass ceiling
    Sense id: en-cotton_ceiling-en-noun-YcYAFg~G

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