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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/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> which see. | * '''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/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> which see. | ||
* '''gender presentation'''. All the signs of a person's gender that other people can see.<ref>"Gender presentation." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''gender presentation'''. All the signs of a person's gender that other people can see.<ref>"Gender presentation." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Gender_presentation]</ref> | ||
[[File:Genderqueer.png|thumb|[[Genderqueer flag]] by Marilyn Roxie in 2011. Lavender, as a mix of pink and blue, is for [[androgyne|androgynes]] and [[MOGII]]. White is for [[agender]]. Dark chartreuse green (the inverse of lavender) is for [[gender]] outside the [[gender binary]].<ref>[http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag]</ref>]] | [[File:Genderqueer.png|thumb|[[Genderqueer flag]] by Marilyn Roxie in 2011. Lavender, as a mix of pink and blue, is for [[androgyne|androgynes]] and [[MOGII]]. White is for [[agender]]. Dark chartreuse green (the inverse of lavender) is for [[gender]] outside the [[gender binary]].<ref>[http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag]</ref>]] | ||
* '''[[genderqueer]]'''. An umbrella term covering non-normative gender identity and gender expression. Genderqueer can also be a specific identity. | * '''[[genderqueer]]'''. An umbrella term covering non-normative gender identity and gender expression. Genderqueer can also be a specific identity. | ||
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* '''gender refusenik.''' "Proposed by [Raphael Carter in 1996 or earlier] as a term for people denied [gender confirming surgeries], whether due to lack of funds or psychological paternalism. All gender refuseniks are non-ops [...], but not all non-ops are refuseniks."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> | * '''gender refusenik.''' "Proposed by [Raphael Carter in 1996 or earlier] as a term for people denied [gender confirming surgeries], whether due to lack of funds or psychological paternalism. All gender refuseniks are non-ops [...], but not all non-ops are refuseniks."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> | ||
* '''gender role.''' A society's norms for how to divide labor by gender. | * '''gender role.''' A society's norms for how to divide labor by gender. | ||
* '''gender variant, gender variance'''. Gender expression that is different from Western cultural norms. Can mean gender non-conforming and/or transgender, as well as some non-Western gender roles.<ref>"Gender variance." [ | * '''gender variant, gender variance'''. Gender expression that is different from Western cultural norms. Can mean gender non-conforming and/or transgender, as well as some non-Western gender roles.<ref>"Gender variance." [https://susans.org/wiki/Gender_variance]</ref> | ||
* '''genetic boy'''. A less correct term for an AMAB person, which see. | * '''genetic boy'''. A less correct term for an AMAB person, which see. | ||
* '''genetic girl'''. A less correct term for an AFAB person, which see. | * '''genetic girl'''. A less correct term for an AFAB person, which see. | ||
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* '''[[LGBTIQAP]]'''. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual, and pansexual/polysexual. | * '''[[LGBTIQAP]]'''. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual, and pansexual/polysexual. | ||
* '''LGBTQQIA'''. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual. | * '''LGBTQQIA'''. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual. | ||
* '''lipstick lesbian'''. A lesbian with a feminine gender expression.<ref>"Lipstick lesbian." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki." [ | * '''lipstick lesbian'''. A lesbian with a feminine gender expression.<ref>"Lipstick lesbian." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki." [https://susans.org/wiki/Lipstick_lesbian]</ref> | ||
* '''[[lunagender]]'''. A fluid gender identity that changes on a consistent, orderly cycle, reminding one of a lunar cycle. | * '''[[lunagender]]'''. A fluid gender identity that changes on a consistent, orderly cycle, reminding one of a lunar cycle. | ||
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* '''[[Gender neutral titles#Misc|Misc]]'''. From miscellaneous. Pronounced ''misk''. A gender-neutral title. | * '''[[Gender neutral titles#Misc|Misc]]'''. From miscellaneous. Pronounced ''misk''. A gender-neutral title. | ||
* '''[[Cissexism#Misdirected_misogyny|misdirected misogyny]]'''. Misogyny that ends up doing harm even to people who don't identify as women. | * '''[[Cissexism#Misdirected_misogyny|misdirected misogyny]]'''. Misogyny that ends up doing harm even to people who don't identify as women. | ||
* '''misgender'''. To address someone in a way that contradicts their gender identity. This can be accidental, but if intentional, it can be an example of discrimination against transgender people (cissexism).<ref>"Misgender." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''misgender'''. To address someone in a way that contradicts their gender identity. This can be accidental, but if intentional, it can be an example of discrimination against transgender people (cissexism).<ref>"Misgender." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Misgender]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Gender neutral titles#Mre|Mre]]'''. Pronounced ''mystery.'' A gender-neutral title. | * '''[[Gender neutral titles#Mre|Mre]]'''. Pronounced ''mystery.'' A gender-neutral title. | ||
* '''MSM'''. Men who have sex with men. This term means that they don't necessarily identify as gay or bisexual. | * '''MSM'''. Men who have sex with men. This term means that they don't necessarily identify as gay or bisexual. | ||
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* '''[[Pansexuality|pansexuality]]'''. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to all genders but is "gender blind". | * '''[[Pansexuality|pansexuality]]'''. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to all genders but is "gender blind". | ||
* '''paranoia transsexualis.''' Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Pauly, 1965."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | * '''paranoia transsexualis.''' Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Pauly, 1965."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | ||
* '''passing'''. When a person is seen by others as other than the gender they were assigned at birth. Some transgender people dislike this word, saying it gives the idea that they are being dishonest, when they are trying to be seen as they really are.<ref>"Passing." [ | * '''passing'''. When a person is seen by others as other than the gender they were assigned at birth. Some transgender people dislike this word, saying it gives the idea that they are being dishonest, when they are trying to be seen as they really are.<ref>"Passing." [https://susans.org/wiki/Passing]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Peh|peh]], pehm, ?, peh's, ?'''. Used by Jenn Manley Lee in a science fiction graphic novel, [http://www.dicebox.net/ Dicebox], as a gender non-specific pronoun, for when a person's gender is either irrelevant or nonbinary.<ref>"Organized by pronoun." ''Gender neutral pronoun blog.'' [https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/organized-by-pronoun https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/organized-by-pronoun/]</ref><ref>Kip Manley, "Kelly J. Cooper knows the score." [http://longstoryshortpier.com/2003/03/02/kelly_j_cooper_knows_the_score http://longstoryshortpier.com/2003/03/02/kelly_j_cooper_knows_the_score] (see second paragraph)</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Peh|peh]], pehm, ?, peh's, ?'''. Used by Jenn Manley Lee in a science fiction graphic novel, [http://www.dicebox.net/ Dicebox], as a gender non-specific pronoun, for when a person's gender is either irrelevant or nonbinary.<ref>"Organized by pronoun." ''Gender neutral pronoun blog.'' [https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/organized-by-pronoun https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/links/organized-by-pronoun/]</ref><ref>Kip Manley, "Kelly J. Cooper knows the score." [http://longstoryshortpier.com/2003/03/02/kelly_j_cooper_knows_the_score http://longstoryshortpier.com/2003/03/02/kelly_j_cooper_knows_the_score] (see second paragraph)</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Per|per]], persself'''. From "person." A set of gender-neutral pronouns used in Marge Piercy's book ''Woman on the Edge of Time'', 1972.<ref>"GNP FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> Independently created by transgender activists.<ref>"Gender terms." [http://alisha_clarke.tripod.com/readings/gender_terms.htm]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Per|per]], persself'''. From "person." A set of gender-neutral pronouns used in Marge Piercy's book ''Woman on the Edge of Time'', 1972.<ref>"GNP FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> Independently created by transgender activists.<ref>"Gender terms." [http://alisha_clarke.tripod.com/readings/gender_terms.htm]</ref> | ||
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* '''polyromantic'''. A romantic orientation in which a person feels romantic attraction to many genders.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | * '''polyromantic'''. A romantic orientation in which a person feels romantic attraction to many genders.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Polysexuality|polysexuality]]'''. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to two or more genders.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | * '''[[Polysexuality|polysexuality]]'''. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to two or more genders.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Postgenderism|postgenderism]]'''. A movement for getting rid of gender throughout humankind.<ref>[ | * '''[[Postgenderism|postgenderism]]'''. A movement for getting rid of gender throughout humankind.<ref>[https://susans.org/wiki/Postgenderism]</ref> | ||
* '''post-op'''. A trans person who has gotten surgery. | * '''post-op'''. A trans person who has gotten surgery. | ||
* '''PPM'''. Created by Rabbit KM in 2015. Person perceived as a man, or people perceived as men. These are people who are usually seen and treated as men, but who don't identify as male. For example, masculine nonbinary people, and some trans women. This term is useful for people who often get misgendered.<ref>Rabbit KM (queercrip). "Terms we need: PPW/PPM (people perceived as women/men)." April 11, 2015. [http://queercrip.tumblr.com/post/116160527412/terms-we-need-ppw-ppm-people-perceived-as http://queercrip.tumblr.com/post/116160527412/terms-we-need-ppw-ppm-people-perceived-as]</ref> | * '''PPM'''. Created by Rabbit KM in 2015. Person perceived as a man, or people perceived as men. These are people who are usually seen and treated as men, but who don't identify as male. For example, masculine nonbinary people, and some trans women. This term is useful for people who often get misgendered.<ref>Rabbit KM (queercrip). "Terms we need: PPW/PPM (people perceived as women/men)." April 11, 2015. [http://queercrip.tumblr.com/post/116160527412/terms-we-need-ppw-ppm-people-perceived-as http://queercrip.tumblr.com/post/116160527412/terms-we-need-ppw-ppm-people-perceived-as]</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Re|re]], erm, rees, rees, ?'''. In 2002, atheist activist Mike Newdow proposed this set of third-person gender-neutral pronouns to replace all use of "he" and "she" pronouns.<ref>Evelyn Nieves, "'Under God' iconoclast looks to next targets." ''The New York Times.'' July 1, 2002. [http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/national/01PLED.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/national/01PLED.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Re|re]], erm, rees, rees, ?'''. In 2002, atheist activist Mike Newdow proposed this set of third-person gender-neutral pronouns to replace all use of "he" and "she" pronouns.<ref>Evelyn Nieves, "'Under God' iconoclast looks to next targets." ''The New York Times.'' July 1, 2002. [http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/national/01PLED.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/national/01PLED.html]</ref> | ||
* '''read'''. Slang in the wider transgender community. 1. To get read means that someone has guessed what gender one was assigned at birth, when one was trying to keep that a secret.<ref>"Passing." [ | * '''read'''. Slang in the wider transgender community. 1. To get read means that someone has guessed what gender one was assigned at birth, when one was trying to keep that a secret.<ref>"Passing." [https://susans.org/wiki/Passing]</ref> 2. How a person's gender is read means how one's gender is seen by others. This is regardless of that person's assigned gender at birth, or their intended gender presentation. | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Sie|sie]], hir, hir, hirs, hirself'''. Pronounced like "see" and "hear." Derived from German pronouns for "she" and "they." A set of English gender-neutral pronouns popularized on the Internet during the 1990s.<ref>"GNP FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Sie|sie]], hir, hir, hirs, hirself'''. Pronounced like "see" and "hear." Derived from German pronouns for "she" and "they." A set of English gender-neutral pronouns popularized on the Internet during the 1990s.<ref>"GNP FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#They|singular they]]'''. A gender-neutral pronoun that has been standard English for over a thousand years. During the last two centuries, grammarians dispute whether it is good grammar, or if a different word should be used as a gender-neutral pronoun instead. | * '''[[Pronouns#They|singular they]]'''. A gender-neutral pronoun that has been standard English for over a thousand years. During the last two centuries, grammarians dispute whether it is good grammar, or if a different word should be used as a gender-neutral pronoun instead. | ||
* '''[[sissy]]'''. From "sister." An offensive word for a feminine boy. Also, a trans-feminine sexual identity.<ref>"Sissy." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''[[sissy]]'''. From "sister." An offensive word for a feminine boy. Also, a trans-feminine sexual identity.<ref>"Sissy." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Sissy]</ref> | ||
* '''skoliosexual'''. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to people with non-binary genders.<ref>Jack Molay. "Transgender and transsexual glossary." January 25, 2010. [http://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html]</ref> Some see this as an offensive word. | * '''skoliosexual'''. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to people with non-binary genders.<ref>Jack Molay. "Transgender and transsexual glossary." January 25, 2010. [http://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html]</ref> Some see this as an offensive word. | ||
* '''SOFFA'''. Short for Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies. This means people who aren't LGBT, but who care about and help LGBT people.<ref>"Trans, genderqueer, and queer terms glossary." [http://lgbt.wisc.edu/documents/Trans_and_queer_glossary.pdf]</ref> | * '''SOFFA'''. Short for Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies. This means people who aren't LGBT, but who care about and help LGBT people.<ref>"Trans, genderqueer, and queer terms glossary." [http://lgbt.wisc.edu/documents/Trans_and_queer_glossary.pdf]</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#E|splat pronouns]]'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns that use an asterisk.<ref>Laura Borràs Castanyer, ed. ''Textualidades electrónicas: Nuevos escenarios para la literatura.'' p. 158.</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#E|splat pronouns]]'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns that use an asterisk.<ref>Laura Borràs Castanyer, ed. ''Textualidades electrónicas: Nuevos escenarios para la literatura.'' p. 158.</ref> | ||
* '''SRS.''' Sex Reassignment Surgery. | * '''SRS.''' Sex Reassignment Surgery. | ||
* '''stealth'''. In the transgender community, this means that a transgender person is living so that other people see them as the gender they want to be, while keeping it a secret that they are transgender.<ref>"Passing." [ | * '''stealth'''. In the transgender community, this means that a transgender person is living so that other people see them as the gender they want to be, while keeping it a secret that they are transgender.<ref>"Passing." [https://susans.org/wiki/Passing]</ref> Transgender women and transgender can be closeted, out, or stealth. In a culture that doesn't recognize non-binary genders, it is impossible to be a stealth non-binary person, because that society has no non-binary role to enter. In that situation, the only two options are to be closeted (you make sure nobody knows you're nonbinary) or out (you make sure everybody knows you're nonbinary, which isn't stealth). | ||
* '''stem'''. "A person whose gender expression falls somewhere between a stud and a femme."<ref>"LGBTQI Terminology." [http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/documents/LGBTTerminology.pdf]</ref> | * '''stem'''. "A person whose gender expression falls somewhere between a stud and a femme."<ref>"LGBTQI Terminology." [http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/documents/LGBTTerminology.pdf]</ref> | ||
* '''[[stone]]'''. A certain queer sexual identity. Specific kinds include stone butch and stone femme. Some see these as non-binary genders. | * '''[[stone]]'''. A certain queer sexual identity. Specific kinds include stone butch and stone femme. Some see these as non-binary genders. | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Thon|thon]]'''. Charles Crozat Converse of Erie, Pennsylvania proposed this gender-neutral pronoun in 1858, based on a contraction of "that one."<ref>Fred Barge, "Viewpoints from involvement -- 'thon'". ''Dynamic Chiropractic.'' August 14, 1992. [http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422 http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Thon|thon]]'''. Charles Crozat Converse of Erie, Pennsylvania proposed this gender-neutral pronoun in 1858, based on a contraction of "that one."<ref>Fred Barge, "Viewpoints from involvement -- 'thon'". ''Dynamic Chiropractic.'' August 14, 1992. [http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422 http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422]</ref> | ||
* '''[[TME]] / [[TMA]]'''. [[Trans-misogyny]] affected or trans-misogyny exempt. | * '''[[TME]] / [[TMA]]'''. [[Trans-misogyny]] affected or trans-misogyny exempt. | ||
* '''[[tomboy]]'''. A masculine young girl.<ref>"Tomboy." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''[[tomboy]]'''. A masculine young girl.<ref>"Tomboy." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Tomboy]</ref> | ||
* '''top surgery'''. In the transgender community, euphemism for any gender-validating surgery on a transgender person's breasts. | * '''top surgery'''. In the transgender community, euphemism for any gender-validating surgery on a transgender person's breasts. | ||
* '''tranny.''' An offensive word for a transgender woman. This word should be reclaimed only by trans women. Other people shouldn't use it. | * '''tranny.''' An offensive word for a transgender woman. This word should be reclaimed only by trans women. Other people shouldn't use it. | ||
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[[File:Trans Pride Flag.png|thumb|[[Transgender]] flag designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999. Stripes for male (blue), female (pink), and [[other gender|other]] or [[transition|transitioning]] (white).]] | [[File:Trans Pride Flag.png|thumb|[[Transgender]] flag designed by trans woman Monica Helms in 1999. Stripes for male (blue), female (pink), and [[other gender|other]] or [[transition|transitioning]] (white).]] | ||
* '''[[transgender]]'''. An umbrella term for those with gender identities that don't match the genders they were assigned at birth. | * '''[[transgender]]'''. An umbrella term for those with gender identities that don't match the genders they were assigned at birth. | ||
* '''[[transgenderist]]'''. Coined by Virginia Charles Prince. A transgender person who has lived full time without wanting surgery, or perhaps without all the same surgeries expected for a transsexual of that gender identity.<ref>"Transgenderist." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki.'' [ | * '''[[transgenderist]]'''. Coined by Virginia Charles Prince. A transgender person who has lived full time without wanting surgery, or perhaps without all the same surgeries expected for a transsexual of that gender identity.<ref>"Transgenderist." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Transgenderist]</ref> | ||
* '''[[transition]]'''. The process that individuals typically experiencing gender dysphoria go through to reach their desired social gender role, and/or physicality. There is no one definition of transition, as the term is based on the unique requirements of each individual. | * '''[[transition]]'''. The process that individuals typically experiencing gender dysphoria go through to reach their desired social gender role, and/or physicality. There is no one definition of transition, as the term is based on the unique requirements of each individual. | ||
* '''trans man'''. The correct term for a transgender person who has a male gender identity. | * '''trans man'''. The correct term for a transgender person who has a male gender identity. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [https://susans.org/wiki/Terms_and_definitions Susan's Place Transgender Resources Wiki: Terms and definitions] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http:/aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html Gender Neutral Pronoun FAQ.] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http:/aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html Gender Neutral Pronoun FAQ.] | ||
* [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels."] | * [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels."] | ||