Definition of "transness"

Green recognized that there are “little beehives of transness” in a few major US cities and abroad and F2M individuals who take upon themselves the role of educator and activist

1996, R. Scott Gerdes, “Extraordinary Lives—A Personal History of the F2M Movement (Part Ⅱ): Where have we been? Where are we going?”, in Jean Marie Stine, editor, Transgender Tapestry, volume 1, number 77, Waltham, Massachusetts: International Foundation for Gender Education, UPC 07447074121377, page 42, column 2

Clearly, these were folks who chose to view my transness as an “affliction” (despite the fact that I did not portray it that way myself).

2013, Julia Serano, Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive‎, Seal Press, published 2013

Now though, I've been thinking more about the idea that one can be attracted to transgender men (or women) in part because of their transness, not (as mainstream culture seems to think) in spite of it.

2014, Diane Anderson-Minshall, Jacob Anderson-Minshall, Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders‎, Bold Strokes Books, published 2014

My transness felt irrelevant to most of my informal, passing relationships. It was not something I discussed upon meeting someone.

2014, Janet Mock, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, Atria, published 2014, page 248