Glossary of Dutch gender and sex terminology

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

Many trans terms, especially the ones ending in "-gender", are simply copied from English.

A

• agender
• androgyn - androgyne
• androgynie - androgyny

B

• bigender

C

• cisgender

D

• derde geslacht - third gender

E

• endoseks - endosex

F

• fenotypische geslacht - physical sex/phenotypic sex

G

• genderdysforie - gender dysphoria
• genderexpressie - gender expression
• genderidentiteit - gender identity
• genderincongruentie - gender incongruity
• genderfluïde - genderfluid
• genderloos - genderless
• genderneutraal - gender neutral
• gender niet-conform - gender-nonconforming
• genderqueer
• gendervrij - genderfree
• genderzoekend - gender questioning
• genetische geslacht - genetic sex
• geslacht(en) - sex(es), genus/geni or gender(s) (gender is an old translation, but still common)
• geslachtsidentiteitsstoornis - gender identity disorder

H

• holebi - LGB; collective term for gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals.

I

• intergender
• intersekse - intersex

L

• LHBT - LGBT (lesbian [lesbisch], gay [homoseksueel], bisexual [biseksueel] and transgender)

M

• man - man
• man-naar-vrouw, MV, or MV-er - trans woman (MTF)

N

• non-binair or niet-binair - nonbinary
• nongender - non-gendered
• neutrois

P

• pangender
• polygender
• pronomen - pronoun
• psychologisch geslacht - gender/psychological sex

T

• transgender
• transgenderisme - transgenderism
• trans man - trans man
• transphobie - transphobia
• transseksualiteit - transsexuality
• trans vrouw - trans woman
• trigender

V

• voornaamwoord(en) - pronoun(s)
• vrouw - woman
• vrouw-naar-man, VM, or VM-er - trans man (FTM)

External resources

• Vereniging Genderdiversiteit (Gender Diversity Association)
• Transgender Infopunt: Terminologie

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