Glossary of Irish gender and sex terminology

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{{Glossary list}}

This page lists Irish terms related to gender and sex. They are alphabetically ordered according to the words in Irish.

==A==

* aerach: [[gay]]

* aiteach: [[queer]]

==B==

* baineann go fireann (BGF): female-to-male (FTM)

* banríon draig: [[drag]] queen

* barrmháinliacht: [[top surgery]]

* brú: [[binding]]

* bunmháinliacht: [[bottom surgery]]

==C==

* ceisteach: [[questioning]]

* cis-inscneach: [[cisgender]]

* cis-ghnáthach: [[Cissexism|cisnormativity]]

* cis-ghnéasachas: [[cissexism]]

* claonadh rómánsach: [[romantic orientation]]

==D==

* dá-inscneach: [[bigender]]

* dé-anamúil / duine a bhfuil dhá spiorad ann/inti/iontu/iúmh: [[Two Spirit]] / Person with two spirits

* déghnéasach: [[bisexual]]

* dénárthacht inscne: [[gender binary]]

* diosfóiria inscne: [[gender dysphoria]]

==F==

* fireann go baineann (FGB): male-to-female (MTF)

* folú: [[tucking]]

* forainm(neacha): [[pronouns|pronoun(s)]]

==G==

* gan-ghnéasach: [[asexual]]

* gan inscne: [[agender]]

* gan obráid: non-op

* gan-rómánsach: [[aromantic]]

* gnéaschlaonadh: [[sexual orientation]]

==I==

* iar-obráid: post-op

* idirghnéas: [[intersex]]

* inscne-aiteach: [[genderqueer]]

==L==

* leath-inscnech: [[demigender]]

* leideanna inscne: [[gender cues]]

* leispiach: [[lesbian]]

==M==

* máinliacht dhaingniú inscne: gender confirmation [[surgery]]

==N==

* neamh-dhénártha: [[nonbinary]]

* neodrach ó thaobh na hinscne de: [[gender neutral]]

* nochtadh inscne: [[gender expression]]

==P==

* pacáil: [[packing]]

* painghnéasach: [[pansexual]]

==R==

* réamh-obráid: pre-op

* rí draig: [[drag]] king

==S==

* solúbhthacht: fluidity

==T==

* Teiripe Athsholáthair Hormón: [[hormone replacement therapy]]

* trasdul: [[transition]]

* trasinscneach: [[transgender]]

* tríú inscne: [[third gender]]

* teacht amach: [[coming out]]

==U==

* uamhan tras: [[transphobia]]

==External resources==

* [https://usi.ie/focloir-aiteach/ An Foclóir Aiteach/The Queer Dictionary]

[[Category:Glossaries of gender and sex terminology]]