"gender euphoria" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-gender euphoria.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gender euphoria (uncountable)
  1. The profound feeling of joy and comfort that some transgender people and others feel when their internal gender identity aligns with their external gender presentation. Tags: uncountable Related terms: euphoria boner
    Sense id: en-gender_euphoria-en-noun-YKB3PGPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Happiness, Transgender

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