Editing Transphobia (section)

==Etymology and use==
The word ''transphobia'' is a [[classical compound]] patterned on the term ''[[homophobia]]''. The first component is the [[English prefixes#Neo-classical|neo-classical prefix]] ''trans-'' (originally meaning "across, on the far side, beyond") from ''transgender'', and the second component ''-phobia'' comes from the [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|φόβος}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|phóbos}}, "fear"). Along with ''[[lesbophobia]]'', ''[[biphobia]]'' and ''homophobia'', ''transphobia'' is a member of the family of terms used when [[Bigotry|intolerance]] and discrimination is directed toward [[LGBT]] people.

''Transphobia'' is not a [[phobia]] as defined in [[clinical psychology]] (i.e., an [[anxiety disorder]]). Its meaning and usage parallels ''[[xenophobia]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Transpeople: Repudiation, Trauma, Healing|last = Shelley |first = Christopher A.|publisher = University of Toronto Press|year = 2008|isbn = 978-0802097842|location =Toronto |pages = 32–35}}</ref> The noun ''transphobe'' denotes someone who harbors transphobia. The [[Adjective|adjectival]] form ''transphobic'' may be used to describe a transphobe or their actions. The words ''transphobia'' and ''transphobic'' were added to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/june-2013-update/new-words-list-june-2013/|title=New words list|date=June 2013|website=public.oed.com|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023405/https://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/june-2013-update/new-words-list-june-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It has been argued that '''transmisia''', with the suffix ''-misia'' meaning "hatred", would be a more accurate term, because transphobia is more about hatred of than about fear of transgender people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translanguageprimer.com/transmisia/ |title=Transmisia |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 17 August 2021|publisher=The Trans Language Primer |access-date=23 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Planned Parenthood |title=What's transphobia, also called transmisia? |url=https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/gender-identity/transgender/whats-transphobia |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Planned Parenthood}}</ref>