The act of someone pretending to be or playing a role in media of a transgender person when they are not transgender.
by Qisvon December 16, 2021
When a transgender character in a movie or television show is portrayed by a non-transgender man or woman. Considered to be offensive by most transgender people, analogous to blackface portrayals of African-American people.
"I like that British mini-series "Hit & Miss," even though the main character was in transface."
"Really, that was a transgender woman?"
"No, it was a cisgender woman in transface."
"Really, that was a transgender woman?"
"No, it was a cisgender woman in transface."
by magickalsummer October 6, 2013