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* '''same-gender loving (SGL).''' Romantic and/or sexual attraction to the same gender. Originated in Black communities.<ref name="UWM" /> | * '''same-gender loving (SGL).''' Romantic and/or sexual attraction to the same gender. Originated in Black communities.<ref name="UWM" /> | ||
* '''secondary sex characteristics'''. "Physical characteristics that emerge with the onset of puberty, including but not limited to: facial and body hair growth, muscle development, voice changes, breast development, and the ability to reproduce."<ref name="hans" /> | * '''secondary sex characteristics'''. "Physical characteristics that emerge with the onset of puberty, including but not limited to: facial and body hair growth, muscle development, voice changes, breast development, and the ability to reproduce."<ref name="hans" /> | ||
* '''sex reassignment surgery'''. "A term used by some medical professionals to refer to a group of surgical options that alter a | * '''sex reassignment surgery'''. "A term used by some medical professionals to refer to a group of surgical options that alter a person's sex to match their sex identity."<ref name="Berkeley2013" /> Generally this refers to the category of procedures colloquially called [[bottom surgery]], but might also be used for other surgeries sometimes. | ||
* '''she-male'''. An offensive word for a transgender woman. This word should be reclaimed only by trans women. Other people shouldn't use it. | * '''she-male'''. An offensive word for a transgender woman. This word should be reclaimed only by trans women. Other people shouldn't use it. | ||
* '''[[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. | * '''[[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 [[transfeminine|trans-feminine]] sexual identity.<ref>"Sissy." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Sissy]</ref> | * '''[[sissy]]'''. From "sister." An offensive word for a feminine boy. Also, a [[transfeminine|trans-feminine]] sexual identity.<ref>"Sissy." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Sissy]</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 name="UWM" /> | * '''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 name="UWM" /> | ||
* '''SRS.''' Sex Reassignment [[Surgery]]. | * '''SRS.''' Sex Reassignment [[Surgery]]. Generally this refers to the category of procedures colloquially called [[bottom surgery]], but might also be used for other surgeries sometimes. | ||
* '''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." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [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). | * '''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." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [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). | ||
* '''[[stone]]'''. A certain queer sexual identity. Specific kinds include [[Butch#Stone butch|stone butch]] and stone femme. Some see these as nonbinary genders. | * '''[[stone]]'''. A certain queer sexual identity. Specific kinds include [[Butch#Stone butch|stone butch]] and stone femme. Some see these as nonbinary genders. | ||