For this reason , many see it as an important and appropriate distinction to include a space in the term , as in trans woman , thus using trans as merely an adjective describing a particular type of woman ; this is in contrast to the usage of transwoman as one word , implying a `` third gender '' .
Because of this many see it as important to include a space in the name , as in `` trans woman '' , using `` trans '' as a word to talk about a particular type of woman , not a `` third gender '' as `` transwoman '' might imply .