Originally Posted by
mumblethrax
I think a pretty good trans-inclusive definition of "woman" would go something like "an adult, human female, or someone who exhibits the gender attributes (especially gender identity) traditionally associated with adult, human females". That's non-circular and does not evacuate the word of all meaning.
It does not exclude transmen.
That's not the only problem with the definition, but that's enough to demonstrated that it doesn't meet the criteria I posted.
Reminder:
1. includes transwomen
2. excludes transmen
3. is not circular