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* '''biromantic'''. A romantic orientation in which a person feels romantic attraction to more than one gender.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | * '''biromantic'''. A romantic orientation in which a person feels romantic attraction to more than one gender.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | ||
* '''[[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 sexual attraction to two or more genders, this can include nonbinary genders. | * '''[[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 sexual attraction to two or more genders, 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.'' [ | * '''[[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> | ||
* '''bottom'''. A person who takes a submissive role in sexual activity. | * '''bottom'''. A person who takes a submissive role in sexual activity. | ||
* '''bottom surgery'''. In the transgender community, euphemism for any gender-validating [[surgery]] on a transgender person's reproductive organs or genitals. | * '''bottom surgery'''. In the transgender community, euphemism for any gender-validating [[surgery]] on a transgender person's reproductive organs or genitals. | ||
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* '''CAMAB.''' ''See CAGAB.'' | * '''CAMAB.''' ''See CAGAB.'' | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Ce|ce]], cir, cir, cirs, cirself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 2014.<ref>http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Ce|ce]], cir, cir, cirs, cirself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 2014.<ref>http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit</ref> | ||
* '''chapstick lesbian.''' A lesbian who doesn't try to look feminine.<ref>"Chapstick lesbian." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''chapstick lesbian.''' A lesbian who doesn't try to look feminine.<ref>"Chapstick lesbian." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Chapstick_lesbian]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Che|che]], chim, chis, chis, chimself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns listed in Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage under [[Epicene|epicene]] pronouns.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Che|che]], chim, chis, chis, chimself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns listed in Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage under [[Epicene|epicene]] pronouns.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Cisgender|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"). | * '''[[Cisgender|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|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. | * '''[[Cissexism|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. | ||
* '''[[Cisgender#Cissexual|cissexual]]'''. Non-transsexual. A kind of cisgender.<ref>"Cissexual." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''[[Cisgender#Cissexual|cissexual]]'''. Non-transsexual. A kind of cisgender.<ref>"Cissexual." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Cissexual]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Co|co]]''', '''cos, cos, cosself'''. Coined by Mary Orovan in 1970, from Indo-European *ko. A gender-neutral pronoun set.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Co|co]]''', '''cos, cos, cosself'''. Coined by Mary Orovan in 1970, from Indo-European *ko. A gender-neutral pronoun set.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Coming out|closet]]'''. To be "in the closet" means that a person is keeping their gender identity and/or sexual orientation a secret. | * '''[[Coming out|closet]]'''. To be "in the closet" means that a person is keeping their gender identity and/or sexual orientation a secret. | ||
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* '''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. | * '''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. | ||
* '''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> | * '''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> | ||
* '''en femme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a woman.<ref>"En femme." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''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> | ||
* '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man. | * '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man. | ||
* '''eonism'''. Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Ellis, 1936."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | * '''eonism'''. Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Ellis, 1936."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Et|et]], et, ets, ets, etself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 1979.<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Et|et]], et, ets, ets, etself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 1979.<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Elverson|ey]]''', '''em, eir, eirs, emself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns invented by Christine Elverson in 1975.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Elverson|ey]]''', '''em, eir, eirs, emself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns invented by Christine Elverson in 1975.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</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." [ | * '''[[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> | ||
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* '''[[Gender binary|gender binary]]'''. A model of gender that classifies all people into one of two genders, female or male. | * '''[[Gender binary|gender binary]]'''. A model of gender that classifies all people into one of two genders, female or male. | ||
* '''gender-blank'''. Having no gender.<ref>[http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92539003104/agender]</ref><ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/94743909934/genderblank</ref>. Syn. [[Agender|agender]]. | * '''gender-blank'''. Having no gender.<ref>[http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92539003104/agender]</ref><ref>http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/94743909934/genderblank</ref>. Syn. [[Agender|agender]]. | ||
* '''gender blind'''. Doing things without regard to the genders of the people involved. Unisex.<ref>"Gender blind." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''gender blind'''. Doing things without regard to the genders of the people involved. Unisex.<ref>"Gender blind." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Gender_blind]</ref> | ||
* '''gender dissonance'''. Gender dysphoria, which see. | * '''gender dissonance'''. Gender dysphoria, which see. | ||
* '''[[Gender dysphoria|gender dysphoria]]'''. A clinical term. In transgender people, emotionally painful discontent about some aspect of one's assigned gender. The aspect in question may be social gender dysphoria, body dysphoria, or other specific details, such as voice dysphoria. Some prefer the less clinical term "gender dissonance." | * '''[[Gender dysphoria|gender dysphoria]]'''. A clinical term. In transgender people, emotionally painful discontent about some aspect of one's assigned gender. The aspect in question may be social gender dysphoria, body dysphoria, or other specific details, such as voice dysphoria. Some prefer the less clinical term "gender dissonance." | ||
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* '''[[Gender identity|gender identity]]'''. "An individual’s internal sense of gender, which may or may not be the same as one’s gender assigned at birth."<ref>"LGBT resources: Definition of terms." [http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms]</ref> Most people identify as the gender that they were assigned at birth. They are described as 'cisgender' by the transgender community, who do not identify with their assigned birth genders. | * '''[[Gender identity|gender identity]]'''. "An individual’s internal sense of gender, which may or may not be the same as one’s gender assigned at birth."<ref>"LGBT resources: Definition of terms." [http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms]</ref> Most people identify as the gender that they were assigned at birth. They are described as 'cisgender' by the transgender community, who do not identify with their assigned birth genders. | ||
* '''[[Gender Identity Disorder (GID)]]'''. "The medical diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostics and Statistics Manual IV (DSM4) used to describe a person who experiences significant gender dysphoria (lack of identification with one’s sex and/or gender assigned at birth)."<ref>"LGBT resources: Definition of terms." [http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms]</ref> | * '''[[Gender Identity Disorder (GID)]]'''. "The medical diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostics and Statistics Manual IV (DSM4) used to describe a person who experiences significant gender dysphoria (lack of identification with one’s sex and/or gender assigned at birth)."<ref>"LGBT resources: Definition of terms." [http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms]</ref> | ||
* '''gender incongruence'''. "Gender Incongruence was a proposed term for replacement of gender identity disorder in diagnosing transsexualism in the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). The term Gender Dysphoria was chosen as the replacement."<ref>"Gender incongruence." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''gender incongruence'''. "Gender Incongruence was a proposed term for replacement of gender identity disorder in diagnosing transsexualism in the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). The term Gender Dysphoria was chosen as the replacement."<ref>"Gender incongruence." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Gender_incongruence]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Genderism|genderism]]'''. "The system of belief that there are only two genders (men and women) and that gender is inherently tied to one’s sex assigned at birth. It holds cisgender people as superior to transgender people, and punishes or excludes those who don't conform to society’s expectations of gender."<ref>"LGBT resources: Definition of terms." [http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms]</ref> | * '''[[Genderism|genderism]]'''. "The system of belief that there are only two genders (men and women) and that gender is inherently tied to one’s sex assigned at birth. It holds cisgender people as superior to transgender people, and punishes or excludes those who don't conform to society’s expectations of gender."<ref>"LGBT resources: Definition of terms." [http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms]</ref> | ||
* '''genderless.''' Having no gender identity. Syn. [[Agender|agender]]. | * '''genderless.''' Having no gender identity. Syn. [[Agender|agender]]. | ||
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* '''gender outlaw.''' Used by [[Kate Bornstein]], a person who doesn't conform to a gender. See [[Gender nonconformity|gender non-conformity]]. | * '''gender outlaw.''' Used by [[Kate Bornstein]], a person who doesn't conform to a gender. See [[Gender nonconformity|gender non-conformity]]. | ||
* '''gender-play.''' Proposed by Raphael Carter in 1996 or earlier as an alternative word for genderfuck,<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/w | |||