Glossary of English gender and sex terminology: Difference between revisions

* '''angenital''' or '''ANG'''. "an identity in which you feel uncomfortable (potentially [[dysphoria|dysphoric]]) with having any sort of genitalia ([[sex]]) at all but do not mind gendered [[pronouns]] or having a gender label. You have a desire to be sexless but not necessarily genderless." Coined by uchuulien.<ref>https://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94551662004/uchuulien-angenital-ang-for-short-ang-is-an [https://web.archive.org/web/20200925142733/https://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94551662004/uchuulien-angenital-ang-for-short-ang-is-an Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> See also [[genital nullification]].

* '''[[aporagender]]'''. Coined in 2014, from Greek ''apo, apor'' "separate" + "gender".<ref name="apora-etymology">{{cite web |title=Anonymous said: could i ask the etymology of the prefix apora- ? |date=10 June 2014 |archive-date= 11 August 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160811080852/http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora| url= http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora}}</ref> A [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] and [[umbrella term]] for "a gender separate from male, female, and anything in between while still having a very strong and specific gendered feeling" (that is, not an [[agender|absence of gender]]).<ref name="aporagender">{{cite web |archive-date= 27 September 2014 |url=http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender |archive-url=https://archive.ph/qGmTX |title= Aporagender }}</ref>

* '''asexuality'''. A [[sexual orientation]] in which a person doesn't feel sexual attraction to people of any gender. Asexual people might still feel other types of attraction.<ref name="JHUglossary">{{Cite web |title=LGBT Glossary |author= |publisher=Johns Hopkins University |access-date=11 February 2021 |url= http://web.jhu.edu/LGBTQ/glossary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613211934/https://web.jhu.edu/LGBTQ/glossary.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

* '''a-spec''' or '''a-spectrum'''. The community of anyone who is in some way asexual or aromantic.

* '''enbies'''. ''See enby''.

* '''enby'''. Created in 2013 by a nonbinary person named vector (revolutionator).<ref name=":0">vector (revolutionator). Untitled post. 10 September 2013. Archive: https://www.gendercensus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013-09-10_Coiner_of_enby.pdf Linked from ''<nowiki/>'[https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2020-enby-and-age/ On “enby” and age]''' (2020-06-15).</ref> Based on an initialism of "nonbinary," "NB". A proper noun for a person with a nonbinary gender identity. This is the nonbinary gender equivalent of the proper nouns "boy" or "girl." Plural: enbies.

* '''enbyfriend'''. A nonbinary gender romantic partner. The nonbinary gender equivalent of a boyfriend or girlfriend. See ''enby''.<ref name=":0" />

* '''endosex'''. Adjective meaning "not [[intersex]]".<ref name="ihra_What">{{Cite web |title=What is intersex? |work=Intersex Human Rights Australia |date=2 August 2013 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://ihra.org.au/18106/what-is-intersex/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304091433/https://ihra.org.au/18106/what-is-intersex/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="anun_Biol">{{Cite web |title=Biological and Anatomical Sex: Endosex, Intersex & Altersex |author=Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez |work= |date=12 December 2019 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://anunnakiray.com/2019/12/12/biological-and-anatomical-sex-endosex-intersex-altersex/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213103039/https://anunnakiray.com/2019/12/12/biological-and-anatomical-sex-endosex-intersex-altersex/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Synonyms: dyadic, perisex.

* '''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>

* '''FAAB.''' ''See GAAB.''

* '''[[Female]]'''. Anyone with a female gender identity is female. Regardless of what gender she was assigned at birth, or what kind of body parts she has or wants to have, if she identifies as female, then she is a woman or girl.

* '''female to male transsexual (FTM).''' A [[Man#Transgender men|trans man]]. This term was coined by trans man Lou Sullivan, "in response to the custom of medical doctors and psychologists labeling us 'female transsexuals.'"<ref>Zander, "Coming of age." 2013-02-28. [http://www.genderodyssey.org/blog/coming-of-age-by-zander] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701111011/https://genderodyssey.org/blog/coming-of-age-by-zander/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> FTM can also mean nonbinary people who transition in a way similar to trans men, and describe themselves as being on the FTM spectrum. Abbreviated FTM, F2M.

* '''[[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.

* '''[[genderism]]'''. "The system of belief that there are only two genders (men and women) and that gender is inherently tied to one’s sex assigned at birth. It holds cisgender people as superior to transgender people, and punishes or excludes those who don't conform to society’s expectations of gender."<ref name="Berkeley2013" /> See [[cissexism]] and [[nonbinary erasure]]. ''Note:'' when used by [[Feminism#Transgender-exclusionary feminists|TERFs]], "genderist" is a disparaging term for a person who "believes in gender ideology" (i.e. respects gender as self-identified, not based on biology).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=433662447121753&id=368260636995268&__tn__=H-R|date=21 July 2018|author=trans autistica|title=there really needs to be more information about terf tactics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719162317/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D433662447121753%26id%3D368260636995268%26__tn__%3DH-R|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=5 July 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

* '''[[Gender nonconformity|gender non-conformity]] (GNC)'''. Regardless of gender identity or whether one is cisgender or transgender, resistance to conforming to a female or male gender expression.

* '''gender presentation'''. All the signs of a person's gender that other people can see.<ref>"Gender presentation." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Gender_presentation] [https://web.archive.org/web/20201030225551/https://susans.org/wiki/Gender_presentation Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

[[File:Genderqueer.png|thumb|[[Genderqueer flag]] by Marilyn Roxie in 2011. Lavender, as a mix of pink and blue, is for [[androgyne|androgynes]] and [[MOGII]]. White is for [[agender]]. Dark chartreuse green (the inverse of lavender) is for [[gender]] outside the [[gender binary]].<ref>[http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag http://genderqueerid.com/about-flag] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230625010700/https://genderqueerid.com/about-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

*'''[[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/20050308185631/http://www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary."]