Glossary of English gender and sex terminology: Difference between revisions

* '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man.

* '''eonism'''. Term for an [[AMAB]] person dressing as a woman. Coined by sexologist Havelock Ellis, derived from the name of a historical figure, [[wikipedia:Chevalier d'Éon|Chevalier d'Éon]].<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eonism [https://web.archive.org/web/20230518101013/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eonism Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

* '''exorsexism'''. A term for [[discrimination against nonbinary people]], whether intentional or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exorsexistbullshit.tumblr.com/post/146314687718/whats-exorsexism-mean-sorry-i-keep-seeing-it|title=What's exorsexism mean? Sorry, I keep seeing it and I don't know|date=22 June 2016|work=Exorsexist Bullshit (blog)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523082859/https://exorsexistbullshit.tumblr.com/post/146314687718/whats-exorsexism-mean-sorry-i-keep-seeing-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Coined in 2016 by tumblr user vergess.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112160958/http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart |title=XOR Gender Chart| date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2019|url=http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart}}</ref> Also called enbyphobia.<ref name="Archangel">{{Cite web |title=Gender Fluidity 101 |author=Archangel{{!}}December |work=The Everyday |date=17 January 2021 |access-date=6 March 2021 |url=https://theeverydaymagazine.co.uk/opinion/gender-fluidity-101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719161724/https://theeverydaymagazine.co.uk/opinion/gender-fluidity-101 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

* '''[[femme]], fem'''. A queer feminine gender identity or expression, which some see as a nonbinary gender.

* '''femboy'''. A boy or man whose [[gender expression]] is [[feminine]] may be called a femboy or may self-identify as such.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wiktionary|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=femboy&oldid=58188238|date=18 December 2019|access-date=14 December 2020|title=femboy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719161743/https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=femboy&oldid=58188238|archive-date=19 July 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Some femboys undergo [[hormone therapy]] to appear more feminine and/or less masculine, while still identifying as cisgender (though some end up later identifying as transgender).<ref name="AlyW-Exploration">{{Cite web |title=An Exploration of Possibilities for Hormone Therapy in Non-Binary Transfeminine People |last=W. |first=Aly |work=Transfeminine Science |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=27 June 2021 |url=https://transfemscience.org/articles/nonbinary-transfem-overview/ |quote=There are also individuals who seek hormonal feminization and/or demasculinization but do not actually identify as transgender. These cisgender-identified individuals often refer to themselves as “femboys”. Communities of these individuals exist on social media sites like Reddit (e.g., r/FemboyTransition). Feminization-inclined cisgender people who pursue hormonal transition often have similar preferences as transfeminine non-binary people—one of the most common of which is feminization without breast development. Sometimes these initially cisgender-identified hormonally transitioning individuals end up progressing to a transgender identity with time. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719161743/https://transfemscience.org/articles/nonbinary-transfem-overview/ |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> In the 2021 [[Gender Census]], 223 respondents (0.50% of total respondents) wrote that they were femboys.<ref>{{cite web| title= [GC2021] Identity| date=10 March 2021| url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WCFvopijdsWAsT6NGGnjUB7QpLmrs584Q9slbId3JDw/edit#gid=260963482}}</ref> Caution: "Femboy" should not be used against [[transfeminine]] people, as it is considered misgendering.

* '''[[Fluid Gender|fluid gender]]'''. A gender identity that changes.

* '''FT*'''. Female to unspecified transgender. This term includes all transgender people who were assigned female at birth.

* '''FTF'''. Female to female. A term used by some trans women/[[transfeminine]] people because they feel "MTF" wrongly implies they were formerly male, or because they dislike having to note their [[sex assigned at birth]].<ref name="FinneganMcNally">{{cite book|title=Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Substance Abusers: Dual Identities|page=31|year=2002|last1=Finnegan |first1=Dana G. |last2=McNally |first2=Emily B.}}</ref> People using the label FTF might not identify as [[transgender]].<ref name="yout_What">{{Cite web |title=What are MTM and FTF??? {{!}} ABC's of LGBT |last=Hardell |first=Ash |authorlink=Ash Hardell |work=YouTube |date=30 August 2015 |access-date=26 April 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH12b8QGti0&feature=emb_title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719161834/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH12b8QGti0&feature=emb_title |archive-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/183395584975/im-confused-how-can-someone-be-ftf-thats Anonymous asked: I'm confused. How can someone be ftf?], 11 March 2019</ref>

* '''GAS'''. Gender affirming [[surgery]]/surgeries.<ref name="nova_Gend">{{Cite web |title=Gender Affirming Surgery |author= |work=novascotia.ca |date= |access-date=10 October 2020 |url= https://novascotia.ca/dhw/gender-affirming-surgery/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503165206/https://novascotia.ca/dhw/gender-affirming-surgery/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="hind_Gend">{{Cite journal|title=Gender Affirmation Surgery |doi=10.1155/2018/1768414 |last1= Selvaggi |first1=Gennaro |last2= Salgado |first2=Christopher J. |last3=Monstrey |first3=Stan |last4=Djordevic |first4=Miroslav |date=5 June 2018 |access-date=10 October 2020 |url= https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2018/1768414/ |journal=BioMed Research International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507055558/https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2018/1768414/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

* '''[[gatekeeper]] system'''. In the transgender community, this is slang for the system of health providers that decide whether to allow a transgender person to get gender-validating health care.<ref name="UWM" />

* '''girl mode'''. In transgender and nonbinary communities, this means using [[clothes]] and other [[gender cues]] in order to be read as a female. Example usage: "I had to go to the interview in girl mode" or "Today was my first day going girl mode in public."

* '''[[gender binary]]'''. A model of gender that classifies all people into one of two genders, female or male.

*'''[[transfeminine]]'''. A transgender person who transitions in a feminine direction, but who doesn't necessarily identify as female. They may have a nonbinary gender identity.

*'''trans-feminism''', or '''transfeminism'''. The creation of this word in the late 1990s is credited to Diana Courvant and Emi Koyama.<ref>Alissa Quart, ''Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers and Rebels.'' p. 36.</ref> A [[feminism|feminist]] movement that takes into account transgender experience and rights.

*'''[[transgender]]'''. An umbrella term for those with gender identities that don't match the genders they were assigned at birth.

*'''[[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.

==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http:/aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html Gender Neutral Pronoun FAQ.]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428101535/https://jmcottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels/ J.M. Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels."]