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a person who pursues trans people, often fetishizing them or seeing them solely as sexual objects
What is the origin of the term "tranny chaser" and how is it used?
Tranny chaser is a slang term that arose in late 20th-century English, particularly in North American queer and transgender communities. It refers to a person—usually cisgender—who seeks out trans people primarily for sexual reasons, often fetishizing them or reducing them to sexual objects rather than seeing them as full people. The word tranny itself has a long history as a slur for transgender people, so pairing it with chaser makes the term strongly negative. It is almost always considered offensive and should be avoided outside critical discussion, because it labels both the behavior and the harmful intent behind it rather than just describing a sexual orientation.
