Glossary of Welsh gender and sex terminology

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This page lists Welsh terms related to gender and sex. They are alphabetically ordered according to the words in Welsh.

A

• ailbennu rhywedd - gender reassignment
• anghyfunryw - heterosexual
• anneuaidd - nonbinary
• anrhywiol - asexual
• aromantig - aromantic

B

• benywaidd - female or feminine
• bwtsh - butch

C

• camenwi - deadname
• croeswisgwr - cross-dresser
• cwestiynu - questioning
• cwiar - queer
• cydryweddol - cisgender
• cyfeiriadedd rhamantus - romantic orientation
• cyfeiriadedd rhywiol - sexual orientation

D

• deuffobia - biphobia
• deurywiol or ddeurywiol - bisexual
• di-ddeuaidd - nonbinary
• dirywedd - agender/genderless
• dod allan - coming out
• dyn or ddyn - man
• dyn trawsryweddol - trans man
• dysfforia rhywedd - gender dysphoria

F

• fenyw - woman
• ffem - femme

G

• genderqueer - genderqueer
• gwrywaidd - male or masculine

H

• heterorywiol - heterosexual
• homoffobia - homophobia
• hoyw - gay or queer
• hunaniaeth rhywedd - gender identity

L

• lesbiaidd - lesbian
• lesboffobia - lesbophobia
• LHDT (Lesbiaidd, Hoyw, Deurywiol, Traws) - LGBT

M

• menyw - woman
• menyw drawsryweddol - trans woman
• mynegiant rhywedd - gender expression

N

• neutrois - neutrois
• niwtral o ran rhywedd - gender neutral

P

• panrywiol - pansexual

R

• rhagenw(au) - pronoun(s)
• rhyw - sex
• rhywedd - gender
• rhywedd-amrywiadol - gender variant
• rhywedd cyfnewidiol - genderfluid (literally "gender changeable")
• ryngryw - intersex

S

• syth - straight

T

• traws - trans
• trawsffobia - transphobia
• trawsnewid - transitioning
• trawsryweddol - transgender
• trawsrywiol - transsexual
• trydydd rhywedd - third gender
• Tystysgrif Cydnabod Rhywedd - Gender Recognition Certificate

External resources

• https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/welsh/
• https://www.stonewallcymru.org.uk/help-advice/glossary-terms-0
• https://advice.southwales.ac.uk/cyngor/a2z/lgbt-support-and-information/glossary-gender-identitytrans-terms/

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