Transphobia (or much less commonly
transprejudice) is a range of antagonistic attitudes and feelings against
transsexuality and transsexual or
transgender people. Transphobia can be emotional disgust, fear, anger or discomfort felt or expressed towards people who do not conform to society's
gender expectations. Although it is an aspect of
homophobia, and is similar to
racism and
sexism, views that are homophobic, racist or sexist have largely become unacceptable in modern society, whereas significantly more individuals still maintain transphobic views without fear of censure.