Glossary of English gender and sex terminology: Difference between revisions

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This glossary of English gender and sex terminology shows actual language use. Unless a word is marked with a specific country, assume all these words may be used internationally, in any country where English is spoken.

This glossary's selection of words has a focus on nonbinary identities, and closely related subjects of gender non-conformity. This glossary also coll

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+* '''[[neopronouns]]'''. In English, any third-person pronoun other than he/him, she/her, they/them, or it/its.
 * '''[[neutrois]]'''. Coined by a neutrois person named H. A. Burnham in 1995.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref> Having one non-binary gender identity that is neutral. Not female, not male, and not a mix. Some neutrois people are transsexual, experience gender dysphoria, and want to get a physical transition.<ref>"Define." ''Neutrois Nonsense.'' [http://neutrois.me/neutrois]</ref>
 [[File:Nonbinary.png|thumb|[[Nonbinary]] flag by Kye Rowan in 2014. Yellow is for gender without reference to the gender binary. White: those with [[multigender|many]] or [[pangender|all genders]]. Purple: a mix of female and male. Black: [[agender|without gender]].]]
 * '''[[Nonbinary|non-binary gender]]''', '''nonbinary gender''', or '''nonbinary'''. An umbrella term for all who don't identify as just female or male. Though there are many kinds of nonbinary gender identities, some people identify as "nonbinary" only.
-* '''non-op'''. A trans person who hasn't gotten surgery, and won't get it.
+* '''non-op'''. A trans person who hasn't gotten surgery, and doesn't desire surgery in the future.
-* '''[[nounself pronouns]]'''. In 2014, a community of non-binary gender people on the social blogging site Tumblr.com came up with the idea of adapting any noun of one's choosing into a third-person pronoun, to create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns. The pronoun sets can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as nature, technology, or abstract concepts.
+* '''[[nounself pronouns]]'''. In 2014, a community of nonbinary people on the social blogging site Tumblr.com came up with the idea of adapting any noun of one's choosing into a third-person pronoun, to create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns. The pronoun sets can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as nature, technology, or abstract concepts.
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