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 collects words about gender and sexuality, especially words used by or in reference to LGBT+ identities as well as intersex conditions, as these provide essential context, and often have an overlap with the main subject. The glossary includes psychiatric terminology as well as subcultural slang, and obsolete historical terms as well as very new words (neologisms). The words cover identity labels, gender-neutral pronouns, diagnoses, and political issues.

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ace. Short for asexual, which see.^[1]
AGAB. Assigned gender at birth. Most people are either assigned female at birth (AFAB) or assigned male at birth (AMAB).
AFAB. See AGAB.
agender. A nonbinary identity. 1. Some who call themselves agender have no gender identity (genderless). 2. Some who call themselves agender have a gender identity, which isn't female or male, but neutral.
AMAB. See AGAB.

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 * '''gender dissonance'''. Gender dysphoria, which see.
 * '''[[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 terms "gender incongruence" or "gender dissonance."
+* '''gender expansive'''. "An umbrella term used for individuals who broaden their own culture's commonly held definitions of gender, including expectations for its expression, identities, roles, and/or other perceived gender norms. Gender expansive individuals include those who identify as transgender, as well as anyone else whose gender in some way is seen to be stretching the surrounding society's notion of gender."<ref name="DePaulo">{{Cite web |title=60 Sex-Relevant Terms You May Not Know — and Why You Should |last=DePaulo |first=Bella |work=Psychology Today |date=6 April 2017 |access-date=13 May 2020 |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/living-single/201704/60-sex-relevant-terms-you-may-not-know-and-why-you-should}}</ref>
 * '''[[gender expression]]'''. "The way in which a person expresses their gender identity through clothing, behavior, posture, mannerisms, speech patterns, activities and more."<ref name="Berkeley2019" />
 * '''[[genderfluid]]''', or gender-fluid. A gender identity that often changes, so that a person may feel one day like a boy, and another day like a girl. Fluid gender.