Transracial

‘Transracial’ has been used to mean ‘across or crossing racial boundaries.’Google Dictionary, r. 15. Dec, 2019 It can mean adopting or otherwise transferring a person between racial boundaries, such as in adopting a child, or the adoption of cultural signifiers between races. Likely American POW in Japanese camps would have been in situations that fall under the winder meaning of the terms trans-cultural and trans-racial. (Eiríksson, 2021).
== Adoption ==
"In a trans-racial or trans-cultural child adoption you will be adopting a child that is of a race or ethnic group that is different than yours."
A workshop on Black and mixed-race children in the care system and the controversy around trans-racial adoption, 1940s-present. Speakers including, Lola Jaye and Shama Sutar-Smith, will debate the controversial history of Black and mixed-race children in the care system and trans-racial adoption and fostering.https://blackculturalarchives.org/events/2019/11/23/the-care-system-and-trans-racial-adoption
Some people have adopted the term "interracial adoption" instead.
== Identifying as a different race ==
Dolezal told Today Show host Matt Lauer she was first described as "transracial" and "biracial" in articles about her human rights work, and chose not to correct them.Landy, Benjamin; Wang, Joy Y. (June 16, 2015). "Rachel Dolezal: Yes, I am black". MSNBC.
-- MSNBC, 2015The infamous Rachel Dolezal was born white but pretended to be black, disguising herself as black and getting a job at the NAACP.‘Transracial’ vs. Transgender: What’s the difference? Dolezal has a black sister who was adopted. Allegedly, her brother abused the sister, and perhaps abused Rachel as well.Inside The Alleged Abuse Scandal That Destroyed The Dolezal Family This article includes detailed descriptions of alleged sexual abuse that are not suitable for all readers.
People began to use the word "transracial" to describe Dolezal.People have hijacked an adoption hashtag after a NAACP leader was 'outed' as white
=== False equivalence to transgender identity ===
Some anti-trans advocates have compared transgender identity to identifying as a different race in order to mock trans people.TRANSRACIAL is a thing! I invented it! If you can be transgender you can be TRANSRACIAL. Live your life to the fullest, be who you want to be and spread love. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈⚧ #olilondon #trans #transracial
-- Oli London@OliLondonTV·29 JunHowever, many advocates for transgender rights say the two are not remotely comparable. Race is passed from parent to child and identifying as a different race is ridiculous.No, you can’t identify as ‘transracial’. But you can affirm your gender"Unlike gender inequality, racial inequality primarily accumulates across generations. Transracial identification undermines collective reckoning with that injustice." Robin Dembroff and Dee PaytonWhy We Shouldn’t Compare Transracial to Transgender Identity
"My prob w/ #Transracial: Black folk cant decide to be white when the cops raid their pool party. But a white woman can be NAACP president." LizzoTweet by LizzoThere is a wealth of evidence on transgender identity and the benefits of healthcare for transgender people.What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really ShowsPoteat T, Davis AM, Gonzalez A. Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People. JAMA. 2023;329(21):1872–1874. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.8121 Experts are beginning to find biological signs of transgender identity.Between the (Gender) Lines: the Science of Transgender IdentityGene variants provide insight into brain, body incongruence in transgenderTransgender: Evidence on the biological nature of gender identity There is no such research supporting the validity of "transracial" identity.
== Media ==
* «'Trans-racial': When you’re born one race but identify as another» 13 JUL 2017 - 10:28AM 
* trans-racial adoption: NPR
* trans-racial | Salon.com
* «The pros and cons of trans-racial adoption»  Kate Murray Wed 4 Mar 2015 09.40 GMTLast modified on Wed 4 Mar 2015 10.15 GMT Shares 60 Comments 2
* «Trans-racial awareness», Facebook Page with 157 likes as of 15. Dec, 2019
== Rhizomata ==
* Race
* Post-racial
* Trans-racial fiction
Race science; Race lore; Fantasy races
== References ==
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