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TERF

acronym of trans-exclusionary radical feminism
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Summary

TERF is an acronym[1]. TERF draws 5,232 Wikipedia views per month (acronym category, ranking #8 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: social movement[3]
  • Movement: gender-critical feminism[4]
  • Subclass of: radical feminism[5], transmisogyny[6], anti-transgender activism[7]
  • Part of: gender-critical feminism[8]
  • Field of this occupation: gender-critical feminism[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:TERF[10]
  • Official name: trans-exclusionary radical feminist[11]
  • Short name: TERF[12]
  • Uses: gender abolitionism[13]
  • Hashtag: TERF[14], gendercritical[15]
  • In opposition to: Q139504024[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[17], gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[18]
  • Related category: Category:Gender-critical feminism[19]

Why It Matters

TERF has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] TERF is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [11] ↑ . newyorker.com. newyorker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Marbletan · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    In opposition to → Q139504024
    Topic's main category → Category:Gender-critical feminists
    Instance of → acronym, social movement
    Uses → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Commons category: Trans-exclusionary radical feminists, Moving to gender-critical feminism"
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