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This '''glossary of English gender and sex terminology''' shows actual language use. Unless a word is marked with a specific country, assume all these words may be used internationally, in any country where English is spoken.
This '''glossary of English gender and sex terminology''' shows actual language use. Unless a word is marked with a specific country, assume all these words may be used internationally, in any country where English is spoken.


This could be called a [[MOGII]] glossary. This glossary's selection of words has a focus on [[Nonbinary gender|non-binary gender]] identities, and closely related subjects of gender non-conformity. This glossary also collects words about gender and sexuality, especially words used by or in reference to MOGII identities (transgender, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and asexual), as well as [[Intersex|intersex]] conditions, as these provide essential context, and often have an overlap with the main subject. The glossary includes psychiatric terminology as well as subcultural slang, and obsolete historical terms as well as very new words (neologisms). The words cover identity labels, gender-neutral pronouns, diagnoses, and political issues.
This could be called a [[MOGII]] glossary. This glossary's selection of words has a focus on [[nonbinary]] identities, and closely related subjects of gender non-conformity. This glossary also collects words about gender and sexuality, especially words used by or in reference to MOGII identities (transgender, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and asexual), as well as [[intersex]] conditions, as these provide essential context, and often have an overlap with the main subject. The glossary includes psychiatric terminology as well as subcultural slang, and obsolete historical terms as well as very new words (neologisms). The words cover identity labels, gender-neutral pronouns, diagnoses, and political issues.


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==Numerals and symbols==
* '''[[Pronouns#*E|*e]], h*, h*s, h*s, h*self'''.<ref>Klaus Beck, ''Computervermittelte Kommunikation im Internet.'' p. 157.</ref><ref>Laura Borràs Castanyer, ed. ''Textualidades electrónicas: Nuevos escenarios para la literatura.'' p. 158.</ref> Called "splat pronouns," this set of third-person gender-neutral pronouns uses an asterisk to make ambiguity between "he" and "she." Some software in the 1990s used these.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070310125817/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/references.html</ref>


==A==
==A==


* '''[[Pronouns#A|a]]'''. A third-person gender-neutral pronoun in some archaic as well as living British dialects.<ref>"Epicene pronouns." ''American Heritage Book of English Usage''. [http://web.archive.org/web/20080630041424/http://www.bartleby.com/64/C005/004.html http://web.archive.org/web/20080630041424/http://www.bartleby.com/64/C005/004.html]</ref>
* '''ace'''. Short for asexual, which see.<ref>"Trans, genderqueer, and queer terms glossary." [http://lgbt.wisc.edu/documents/Trans_and_queer_glossary.pdf]</ref>
* '''ace'''. Short for asexual, which see.<ref>"Trans, genderqueer, and queer terms glossary." [http://lgbt.wisc.edu/documents/Trans_and_queer_glossary.pdf]</ref>
* '''ag, aggressive'''. Another word for stud, which see. This label should only be used by people of color.<ref>"LGBTQI Terminology." [http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/documents/LGBTTerminology.pdf]</ref>
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned gender at birth|AGAB]]'''. Assigned gender at birth. Most people are either [[Sexes#Assigned female at birth|assigned female at birth (AFAB)]] or [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth (AMAB)]].
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned gender at birth|AGAB]]'''. Assigned gender at birth. Most people are either [[Sexes#Assigned female at birth|assigned female at birth (AFAB)]] or [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth ([[AMAB]]).
* '''AGP'''. Short for autogynephilia, which see.<ref>Jack Molay. "Transgender and transsexual glossary." January 25, 2010. [http://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html]</ref>
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned female at birth|AFAB]]'''. ''See AGAB.''
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned female at birth|AFAB]]'''. ''See AGAB.''
* '''[[Agender|agender]]'''. 1. Some who call themselves agender have no gender identity (genderless). 2. Some who call themselves agender have a gender identity, which isn't female or male, but neutral.
* '''[[agender]]'''. A nonbinary identity. 1. Some who call themselves agender have no gender identity (genderless). 2. Some who call themselves agender have a gender identity, which isn't female or male, but neutral.
* '''[[Pronouns#Ala|ala]], alum, alis, ?, ?.'''. A set of third-person gender-neutral pronouns created in 1989.<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>
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|AMAB]]'''. ''See AGAB.''
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|AMAB]]'''. ''See AGAB.''
[[File:Androgyne Necker Cube.png|thumb|Androgyne symbol. In 1996, self-identified androgyne Raphael Carter proposed adopting this ambiguous geometric shape, the Necker Cube, as a symbol for androgynes, "because it is either concave or convex depending on how you look at it."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." July 14, 1996. [http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref><ref>Nat Titman, "The Necker Cube: Symbol for androgyny." June 25, 2011. ''Practical Androgyny.'' [http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/ http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/]</ref>]]
[[File:Androgyne Necker Cube.png|thumb|Androgyne symbol. In 1996, self-identified androgyne Raphael Carter proposed adopting this ambiguous geometric shape, the Necker Cube, as a symbol for androgynes, "because it is either concave or convex depending on how you look at it."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." July 14, 1996. [http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref><ref>Nat Titman, "The Necker Cube: Symbol for androgyny." June 25, 2011. ''Practical Androgyny.'' [http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/ http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/]</ref>]]
* '''[[ambonec]]'''. A nonbinary "gender identity in which you identify as both male and female, yet you also identify as neither, at the same time."<ref>http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94559591894/nbshadow-introducing-ambonec-an-for-short</ref><ref>"Terms." ''Queer Querys'' (blog). [http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms]</ref><ref>"Ambonec." ''Mogai-Archive'' (blog). [http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short] (dead link)</ref>
* '''[[ambonec]]'''. A nonbinary "gender identity in which you identify as both male and female, yet you also identify as neither, at the same time."<ref>http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94559591894/nbshadow-introducing-ambonec-an-for-short</ref><ref>"Terms." ''Queer Querys'' (blog). [http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms]</ref><ref>"Ambonec." ''Mogai-Archive'' (blog). [http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short] (dead link)</ref>
* '''[[androgyne]]'''. This word is used for a wide variety of [[gender nonconforming]] and non-binary gender identities and gender expressions.
* '''[[androgyne]]'''. This word is used for a wide variety of [[gender nonconforming]] and non-binary gender identities and gender expressions.
* '''androphilic'''. A romantic or [[sexual orientation]] in which a person feels attraction to men or masculinity.<ref>"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref>
* '''androphilic'''. A [[romantic and sexual orientation]] in which a person feels attraction to men or masculinity.<ref>"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref>
* '''[[aporagender]]'''. Coined in 2014, from Greek ''apo, apor'' "separate" + "gender".<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora</ref> A [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] and [[umbrella term]]<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender</ref> 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>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender</ref>
* '''[[aporagender]]'''. Coined in 2014, from Greek ''apo, apor'' "separate" + "gender".<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/post/88346079784/could-i-ask-the-etymology-of-the-prefix-apora</ref> A [[nonbinary]] [[gender identity]] and [[umbrella term]]<ref>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender</ref> 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>http://aporagender.tumblr.com/aporagender</ref>
* '''aromantic'''. A [[romantic orientation]] in which a person doesn't feel romantic attraction to people of any gender.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref>
* '''aromantic'''. A [[romantic orientation]] in which a person doesn't feel romantic attraction to people of any gender.<ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels]</ref>
* '''[[Asexuality|asexuality]]'''. A [[sexual orientation]] in which a person doesn't feel sexual attraction to people of any gender.
* '''asexuality'''. A [[romanti