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* '''biromantic'''. A romantic orientation in which a person feels romantic attraction to more than one gender.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | * '''biromantic'''. A romantic orientation in which a person feels romantic attraction to more than one gender.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref> | ||
* '''[[bisexuality]]'''. 1. (Obsolete) [[Intersex|Intersexuality]].<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> 2. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to two or more genders, this can include nonbinary genders. | * '''[[bisexuality]]'''. 1. (Obsolete) [[Intersex|Intersexuality]].<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> 2. A sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to two or more genders, this can include nonbinary genders. | ||
* '''[[boi]]'''. From "boy." A gender identity that is masculine and [[queer]]. Beyond that, the specific definition varies greatly across the LGBT community.<ref>"Boi." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''[[boi]]'''. From "boy." A gender identity that is masculine and [[queer]]. Beyond that, the specific definition varies greatly across the LGBT community.<ref>"Boi." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Boi]</ref> | ||
* '''bottom'''. A person who takes a submissive role in sexual activity. | * '''bottom'''. A person who takes a submissive role in sexual activity. | ||
* '''bottom surgery'''. In the transgender community, euphemism for any gender-validating [[surgery]] on a transgender person's reproductive organs or genitals. | * '''bottom surgery'''. In the transgender community, euphemism for any gender-validating [[surgery]] on a transgender person's reproductive organs or genitals. | ||
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* '''CAMAB.''' ''See CAGAB.'' | * '''CAMAB.''' ''See CAGAB.'' | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Ce|ce]], cir, cir, cirs, cirself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 2014.<ref>http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Ce|ce]], cir, cir, cirs, cirself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 2014.<ref>http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/credit</ref> | ||
* '''chapstick lesbian.''' A lesbian who doesn't try to look feminine.<ref>"Chapstick lesbian." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''chapstick lesbian.''' A lesbian who doesn't try to look feminine.<ref>"Chapstick lesbian." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Chapstick_lesbian]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Che|che]], chim, chis, chis, chimself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns listed in Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage under [[Epicene|epicene]] pronouns.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Che|che]], chim, chis, chis, chimself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns listed in Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage under [[Epicene|epicene]] pronouns.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Cisgender|cisgender]]'''. From Latin ''cis'' "on the same side of" + "gender," "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs."<ref>Julia Serano, "Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege." 2009-05-14. [http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html]</ref> A person who isn't transgender. The Latin prefix ''cis'' ("on the same side of") is the opposite of the Latin prefix ''trans'' ("to the other side of"). | * '''[[Cisgender|cisgender]]'''. From Latin ''cis'' "on the same side of" + "gender," "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs."<ref>Julia Serano, "Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege." 2009-05-14. [http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html]</ref> A person who isn't transgender. The Latin prefix ''cis'' ("on the same side of") is the opposite of the Latin prefix ''trans'' ("to the other side of"). | ||
* '''[[Cissexism|cissexism]]'''. A form of sexism, specifically, a way of thought in which only cisgender people are seen as normal or right. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including non-binary people. | * '''[[Cissexism|cissexism]]'''. A form of sexism, specifically, a way of thought in which only cisgender people are seen as normal or right. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including non-binary people. | ||
* '''[[Cisgender#Cissexual|cissexual]]'''. Non-transsexual. A kind of cisgender.<ref>"Cissexual." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''[[Cisgender#Cissexual|cissexual]]'''. Non-transsexual. A kind of cisgender.<ref>"Cissexual." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Cissexual]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Co|co]]''', '''cos, cos, cosself'''. Coined by Mary Orovan in 1970, from Indo-European *ko. A gender-neutral pronoun set.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Co|co]]''', '''cos, cos, cosself'''. Coined by Mary Orovan in 1970, from Indo-European *ko. A gender-neutral pronoun set.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Coming out|closet]]'''. To be "in the closet" means that a person is keeping their gender identity and/or sexual orientation a secret. | * '''[[Coming out|closet]]'''. To be "in the closet" means that a person is keeping their gender identity and/or sexual orientation a secret. | ||
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* '''enby'''. Created in 2013 by a non-binary person named vector (revolutionator).<ref>vector (revolutionator). Untitled post. September 2013. [http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like]</ref> Based on an initialism of "non-binary," "NB". A proper noun for a person with a non-binary gender identity. This is the nonbinary gender equivalent of the proper nouns "boy" or "girl." Plural: enbies. | * '''enby'''. Created in 2013 by a non-binary person named vector (revolutionator).<ref>vector (revolutionator). Untitled post. September 2013. [http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like]</ref> Based on an initialism of "non-binary," "NB". A proper noun for a person with a non-binary gender identity. This is the nonbinary gender equivalent of the proper nouns "boy" or "girl." Plural: enbies. | ||
* '''enbyfriend'''. Coined by Tumblr user Pansycub in 2013, based on the word "enby," which see. A nonbinary gender romantic partner. The nonbinary gender equivalent of a boyfriend or girlfriend.<ref>http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref> | * '''enbyfriend'''. Coined by Tumblr user Pansycub in 2013, based on the word "enby," which see. A nonbinary gender romantic partner. The nonbinary gender equivalent of a boyfriend or girlfriend.<ref>http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref> | ||
* '''en femme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a woman.<ref>"En femme." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [ | * '''en femme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a woman.<ref>"En femme." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/En_femme]</ref> | ||
* '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man. | * '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man. | ||
* '''eonism'''. Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Ellis, 1936."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | * '''eonism'''. Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Ellis, 1936."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Et|et]], et, ets, ets, etself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 1979.<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Et|et]], et, ets, ets, etself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 1979.<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#Elverson|ey]]''', '''em, eir, eirs, emself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns invented by Christine Elverson in 1975.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Elverson|ey]]''', '''em, eir, eirs, emself'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns invented by Christine Elverson in 1975.<ref>"Gender-neutral pronoun FAQ." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229202924/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html]</ref> | ||
* '''[[eunuch]]'''. A person who was assigned male at birth and had some or all of their private parts removed. Some transgender people think of themselves as eunuchs. Some think of eunuch as a non-binary gender identity.<ref>"Eunuch." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki." [ | * '''[[eunuch]]'''. A person who was assigned male at birth and had some or all of their private parts removed. Some transgender people think of themselves as eunuchs. Some think of eunuch as a non-binary gender identity.<ref>"Eunuch." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki." [https://susans.org/wiki/Eunuch]</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Gender binary|gender binary]]'''. A model of gender that classifies all people into one of two genders, female or male. | |||