Glossary of English gender and sex terminology: Difference between revisions

* '''altersex.''' Describes people or fictional characters for whom "their actual body or their desired body does not conform to either binary sex standard in some way, but is not this way due to any variation of [[intersex]]. This can be due to sexual [[transition]]ing, being of a [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Fictional_sexes|fictional/impossible sex]], being able to shapeshift to change sex characteristics, or having an 'alien' sex that is not found in humans but may be found elsewhere, such as a species that has different sexes from our own." Coined by farorenightclaw.<ref name="altersex">{{Cite web |title=Altersex by Pride-Flags |author= |work=DeviantArt |date=29 May 2017 |access-date=28 June 2020 |url= https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Altersex-683411440}}</ref><ref>https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/184717767156/term-of-the-day-altersex</ref> Intended to replace problematic terms like "futanari", "herm", "dickgirl", etc. Has been called transphobic by some<ref>https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/184723258911/chiquitadave-replied-to-your-post-term-of-the</ref> and should not be applied to real life people who do not identify themselves as such.

[[File:Androgyne Necker Cube.png|thumb|Androgyne symbol. In 1996, self-identified androgyne Raphael Carter proposed adopting this ambiguous geometric shape, the Necker Cube, as a symbol for androgynes, "because it is either concave or convex depending on how you look at it."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." July 14, 1996. [http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref><ref>Nat Titman, "The Necker Cube: Symbol for androgyny." June 25, 2011. ''Practical Androgyny.'' [http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/ http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/]</ref>]]

* '''[[ambonec]]'''. A nonbinary "gender identity in which you identify as both male and female, yet you also identify as neither, at the same time."<ref>http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94559591894/nbshadow-introducing-ambonec-an-for-short</ref><ref>"Terms." ''Queer Querys'' (blog). [http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms]</ref><ref>"Ambonec." ''Mogai-Archive'' (blog). [http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short] (dead link)</ref>

* '''androphilic'''. A [[romantic orientation|romantic]] and [[sexual orientation|sexual]] orientation in which a person feels attraction to men or masculinity.<ref name="neut_LGBT">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ Terms |author= |work=Neutrois.com |date= |access-date=22 September 2020 |url= http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms/}}</ref>

* '''angenital''' or '''ANG'''. "an identity in which you feel uncomfortable (potentially [[dysphoria|dysphoric]]) with having any sort of genitalia ([[sex]]) at all but do not mind gendered [[pronouns]] or having a gender label. You have a desire to be sexless but not necessarily genderless." Coined by uchuulien.<ref>https://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94551662004/uchuulien-angenital-ang-for-short-ang-is-an</ref> See also [[genital nullification]].

* '''[[aporagender]]'''. Coined in 2014, from Greek ''apo, apor'' "separate" + "gender".<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora</ref> A [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] and [[umbrella term]]<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender</ref> for "a gender separate from male, female, and anything in between while still having a very strong and specific gendered feeling" (that is, not an [[agender|absence of gender]]).<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender</ref>

* '''aromantic'''. A [[romantic orientation]] in which a person doesn't feel romantic attraction to people of any gender.<ref name="hallelujah-labels">{{Cite web |title=Hallelujah, it’s raining labels |author=Cottle, J.M. |work=jmcottle.com |date=16 July 2011 |access-date=7 May 2020 |url= https://jmcottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels/}}</ref>

* '''asexuality'''. A [[sexual orientation|sexual]] orientation in which a person doesn't feel sexual attraction to people of any gender.

* '''bi-gender, [[bigender]]'''. Bigender individuals have two gender identities, at the same time, or at different times.<ref>Schneider, M., et al. ''APA Task Force on Gender Identity, Gender Variance, and Intersex Conditions'', 2008 [http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/transgender.pdf http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/transgender.pdf] (PDF)</ref>

* '''bigenital'''. Describes a person who wishes to have genitalia of both binary sexes. Not exclusive to nonbinary people. Synonyms​: aphrodesian, salmacian<ref>https://plurgai.tumblr.com/post/618195598880997376/aphrodisian-bigenital-people-who-wish-to</ref>

* '''[[binarism]]'''. Discrimination against [[ethnicity and culture|ethnic groups and cultures]] that recognize non-binary genders, based on the sexist belief that there are only two genders ([[nonbinary erasure]]).

* '''[[binding|binder]]'''. An undergarment that a person can wear to make their chest look flat. [[Transgender men]] wear these so they have a male body shape, if they haven't had [[surgery]] to that effect. Some nonbinary people wear these to flatten breast tissue.

* '''[[bisexuality]]'''. 1. (Obsolete) [[Intersex|Intersexuality]].<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> 2. A sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction to more than one gender (this can include nonbinary genders).

* '''[[boi]]'''. From "boy." A gender identity that is masculine and [[queer]]. Beyond that, the specific definition varies greatly across the LGBT+ community.<ref>"Boi." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Boi]</ref>

* '''boydyke'''. A person who identifies as a lesbian woman, and has a masculine gender expression.<ref name="hans" />

* '''[[butch]]'''. A masculine gender identity or expression, which some see as a non-binary gender.

* '''[[cisgender]]'''. From Latin ''cis'' "on the same side of" + "gender," "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs."<ref>Julia Serano, "Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege." 2009-05-14. [http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html]</ref> A person who isn't transgender. The Latin prefix ''cis'' ("on the same side of") is the opposite of the Latin prefix ''trans'' ("to the other side of").

* '''[[cissexism]]'''. A form of sexism, specifically, a way of thought in which only cisgender people are seen as normal or right. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including non-binary people.

* '''[[Coming out|come out]]'''. "To recognize one's sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex identity, and to be open about it with oneself and with others."<ref name="Berkeley2019">{{cite web|date=May 2019|author=UC Berkeley|title=LGBTQ+ Resources: Definition of Terms|url=https://campusclimate.berkeley.edu/students/ejce/geneq/resources/lgbtq-resources/definition-terms}}</ref>

* '''[[cross-dreamer]]'''. Coined by cross-dreamer Jack Molay.<ref name="Molay2010">{{Cite web |title=Transgender, Genderqueer and Transsexual Glossary |last=Molay |first=Jack |work=CrossDreamers.com |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url= https://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html}}</ref> Someone who feels sexually aroused by the thought of being a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth. They may or may not cross-dress or consider themselves transgender.<ref>Jack Molay, "Crossdreaming described." August 3, 2014. [http://www.crossdreamers.com/2014/08/crossdreaming-described.html]</ref>

* '''[[cross-dresser]].''' "Someone who wears clothes associated with another gender part of the time."<ref name="Berkeley2013">{{cite web|title=LGBT resources: Definition of terms.|url=http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160506105845/http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms|date=July 2013|archive-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> A cross-dresser may consider themself to be cisgender or transgender.

* '''[[demigender]]'''. An umbrella term for nonbinary gender identities that have a partial connection to a certain gender, such as [[demiboy]], [[demigender#Demifluid|demifluid]], [[demigender#Demiflux|demiflux]], [[demigirl]], and [[Demigender#Deminonbinary|deminonbinary]]. <ref>Savage. "Demigender definitions." ''Demigender safe space.'' [http://demigenders.tumblr.com/post/102344212344/demigender-definitions http://demigenders.tumblr.com/post/102344212344/demigender-definitions]</ref><ref>http://asexualityorg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gender&amp;action=print&amp;thread=9 Definitions Master List</ref>

* '''[[demisexual]]'''. An orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction only after forming a connection with them.<ref>http://wiki.asexuality.org/Demisexual</ref>

* '''dyadic'''. A person whose body is not intersex.

* '''[[Intersex#Dyadism|dyadism]]'''. The sexist belief that humans have only two sexes, either female or male, resulting in discrimination against intersex people.

* '''effeminate'''. A feminine man. Some see this as an offensive word.<ref name="Molay2010">{{Cite web |title=Transgender, Genderqueer and Transsexual Glossary |last=Molay |first=Jack |work=CrossDreamers.com |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=27 April 2020 |url= https://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html}}</ref>

* '''enban'''. Created in the "askanonbinary" blog in 2014, based on the word "enby", which see. A proper noun for a non-binary adult person. A non-binary equivalent of a man or woman. Another blogger, coderqueer, then offered the spelling variant "enbian."<ref>Askanonbinary. January 21, 2014. [http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/post/74102698117/okay-everyone-i-want-your-input-on-this-were http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/post/74102698117/okay-everyone-i-want-your-input-on-this-were]</ref>

* '''enby'''. Created in 2013 by a non-binary person named vector (revolutionator).<ref>vector (revolutionator). Untitled post. September 2013. [http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like]</ref> Based on an initialism of "non-binary," "NB". A proper noun for a person with a non-binary gender identity. This is the nonbinary gender equivalent of the proper nouns "boy" or "girl." Plural: enbies.

* '''enbyfan'''. equivalent of "fanboy" or "fangirl"

* '''enbyfriend'''. Coined by Tumblr user Pansycub in 2013, based on the word "enby," which see. A nonbinary gender romantic partner. The nonbinary gender equivalent of a boyfriend or girlfriend.<ref>http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref>

* '''endosex'''. Adjective meaning "not [[intersex]]".<ref name="ihra_What">{{Cite web |title=What is intersex? |work=Intersex Human Rights Australia |date=2 August 2013 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://ihra.org.au/18106/what-is-intersex/ }}</ref><ref name="anun_Biol">{{Cite web |title=Biological and Anatomical Sex: Endosex, Intersex & Altersex |author=Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez |work= |date=12 December 2019 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://anunnakiray.com/2019/12/12/biological-and-anatomical-sex-endosex-intersex-altersex/ }}</ref>

* '''en femme'''. In [[cross-dressing]] communities, this means dressed as a woman.<ref>"En femme." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/En_femme]</ref>

* '''eonism'''. Term for an [[AMAB]] person dressing as a woman. Coined by sexologist Havelock Ellis, derived from the name of a historical figure, [[wikipedia:Chevalier d'Éon|Chevalier d'Éon]].<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eonism</ref>

* '''[[eunuch]]'''. A person who was assigned male at birth and had some or all of their private parts removed. Some transgender people think of themselves as eunuchs. Some think of eunuch as a non-binary gender identity.<ref>"Eunuch." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki." [https://susans.org/wiki/Eunuch]</ref>

* '''exorsexism'''. A term for [[discrimination against nonbinary gender people]], whether intentional or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exorsexistbullshit.tumblr.com/post/146314687718/whats-exorsexism-mean-sorry-i-keep-seeing-it|title=What's exorsexism mean? Sorry, I keep seeing it and I don't know|date=22 June 2016|work=Exorsexist Bullshit (blog)}}</ref> Coined in 2016 by tumblr user vergess.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112160958/http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart |title=XOR Gender Chart| date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2019|url=http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart}}</ref>

* '''female to male transsexual (FTM).''' A [[Gender binary#Transgender men|trans man]]. This term was coined by trans man Lou Sullivan, "in response to the custom of medical doctors and psychologists labeling us 'female transsexuals.'"<ref>Zander, "Coming of age." 2013-02-28. [http://www.genderodyssey.org/blog/coming-of-age-by-zander]</ref> FTM can also mean nonbinary people who transition in a way similar to trans men, and describe themselves as being on the FTM spectrum. Abbreviated FTM, F2M.

* '''FFS'''. Acronym for [[Facial surgery|facial feminization surgery]].

* '''FTF'''. Female to female. A term used by some trans women/[[transfeminine]] people because they feel "MTF" wrongly implies they were formerly male. People using the label FTF may not identify as [[transgender]].<ref name="yout_What">{{Cite web |title=What are MTM and FTF