transyouth

From trans- +‎ youth.

transyouth (countable and uncountable, plural transyouths or transyouth)

1. A member of a South Korean youth subculture highly active on social media.
   • 2010, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson, Damien Spry, Youth, Society and Mobile Media in Asia, page 90:

     Transyouth are in the transitional phase between youth and adulthood and have been the pioneers of the flourishing network culture in South Korea at the convergence of analog and digital.

   • 2021, Micky Lee, Peichi Chung, Media Technologies for Work and Play in East Asia, page 23:

     In South Korea, mobile phones have created a new population called transyouths who connect to each other through screens and PC bangs (J.H-j. Choi, 2010).

2. (countable) A transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.
   • 2015, Gilberto Q. Conchas, Cracks in the Schoolyard Confronting Latino Educational Inequality:

     The harassment of Latina/o trans-youths who came in for services became a point of contention for many of the youth clients seeking assistance.

3. (uncountable) Transgender or transsexual youths, collectively.
   • 2004, Yolanda C. Padilla, Gay and Lesbian Rights Organizing:

     Because of much of the validation the transyouth have experienced through the Internet and small group discussions, they are arriving on campuses with less trepidation and fear; instead, announcing, "here I am, I need services: housing, […]

   • 2014, Cris Mayo, LGBTQ Youth and Education:

     In addition, since many policies intent on helping address sexism have replicated a binary gender divide, transyouth and other gender nonconforming youth may face difficulties that go beyond policies intent on protecting women from bias.

4. (uncountable) The state or condition of being a transgender or transsexual adolescent or young adult.

• trans-youth, trans youth